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Daruna, ṇa: 34 definitions

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Daruna means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Darun.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ṇa (दारु�) (Cf. Suṇa) refers to “severe (penance)�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Traksura�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated: “[...] Then the demon Traka, of great strength and exploit, endowed with a lofty mind, requested permission of his mother for performing penance. The permission having been secured, that demon possessing great power of illusion and capable of deluding even experts in the magical art, thought of performing penance in order to conquer all the gods. Strictly adhering to the directions of his elders and preceptors he went to the forest of Madhu and performed a severe [i.e., ܻṇa] penance duly, having Brahm as his objective. [...]�.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ṇa (दारु�) refers to “poison�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.5.2 (“The Prayer of the gods).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] Among the burning ones, you are the fire, among the devotees of Śiva, you are Viṣṇu, among Purṇas you are Bharata; among the letters of the alphabet you are the letter Ma. Among the Bījamantras you are the Praṇava; among the terrible ones you are poison (ṣa); among the pervading ones you are the firmament; among the Ātmans you are the supreme Ātman. [...]�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ṇa (दारु�).—A Gandharva.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 7. 11.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

ṇa (दारु�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. VI.10.64) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ṇa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

ṇa (दारु�) refers to “violent elephants�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 8, “on marks of character”]: �6. Who has the odor of a crow, ape, ass, camel, or cat, or of urine, dung, or putrefaction, who slays (other) elephants, and is violent (ṇa) at night [niśi ṇaśca], who likes (to eat) sour things, meat, and blood, is undisciplined, and shows no gratitude, of refractory behavior, such a one is an ogre in character�.

: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

ṇa (दारु�) (lit. “one who is dreadful�) is a synonym (another name) for Ҳḍa, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rj nighaṇṭu

ṇa (दारु�) is another name for Citraka, a medicinal plant identified with (1) [white variety] Plumbago zeylanica Linn.; (2) [red variety] Plumbago rosea Linn. syn. or Plumbago indica Linn., both from the Plumbaginaceae or “leadwort� family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.43-45 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rjanighaṇṭu.—The sixth chapter (辱貹徱-) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (貹ṇyṣa). Together with the names ṇa and Citraka, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

ṇa (दारु�):—Hard

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) ṇa (दारु�) refers to �(places that are) terrifying�, according to the Ṣaṭshasrasaṃhi, an expansion of the Kubjikmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik cult.—Accordingly, “One should institute a great sacrifice at times of great fear, [...]. One should make a level canopy measuring sixteen (hand-spans) in a frightening forest, [...], or (places) that are tranquil, terrifying [i.e., ṇa], or romantic as one pleases. Beautiful with flags and garlands, (it is erected) to (win) victory in battle with the enemy and for other purposes as they arise, each separately�.

2) ṇa (दारु�) refers to one of the eight Guardians (ṣeٰ-ṣṭ첹) associated with Oṃkrapīṭha (also called Oḍḍiyna, Ādipīṭha or Uḍapīṭha), according to the Manthnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik.—[...] The eight guardians (ṣeٰṣṭ첹): Kla, Ḍmara, Laṃboṣṭa, Daṃṣṭrin, Dundhubhi, ṇa, Durdhara, Raudra

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

ṇa (दारु�) refers to “cruel�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhi (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Venus should enter the constellation of Āśleṣ� there will be much suffering from serpents [i.e., bhujaṅgama-ṇa-pīḍ�]; it Venus should pass through the constellation of Magha, elephant keepers or ministers will suffer and there will be abundance of rain. If Venus should pass through the constellation of Pūrvaphalgunī, hill men and the people of Pulinda will perish and there will be abundance of rain; if she should pass through the constellation of Uttaraphalgunī, the people of Kuru, of Jṅgala and of Pñcla will perish, and there will also be rain�.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nryaṇa)

: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhi

ṇa (दारु�) refers to “dreadful�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhi, belonging to the Pñcartra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “An abnormal modification caused by a aggressive ritual against Kings, occurring at the improper time, dreadful (ṇa) and all-reaching, is characterized by the these signs: Suddenly horses, elephants and ministers perish, the king himself suffers from a serious illness which has seized [his] body; terrifying thunderbolts strike his dominion; [...] from such and other signs he should understand that the enemy is performing a aggressive ritual�.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ṇa (दारु�) refers to “dreadful (sin)�, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (ṇḍԲ) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samdhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahyna-Vajrayna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Whatever injuries to the three jewels, or to father and mother by me, Abuses to the gurus or other teachers, done by body, speech and mind, Corrupted by much wickedness, by me and by my sins, heroes, Whatever dreadful (ṇa) sin was done [e.g., yat kṛta� ṇa� ppa�], all of that I confess�.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

ṇa (दारु�) refers to “severe (suffering)�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [after hostile Ngas released winds, thunderbolts, etc.] “[...] Beings experience great and severe suffering (ṇa-duḥkha). Listen, O Ngas, there is the evident empowerment of the Tathgata’s miracles. Behold the deep knowledge of the Buddha, the power of the Tathgata, the empowerment of special merit�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñprami ūٰ.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van ⲹūdeva’s Paümacariu

ṇa (दारु�) participated in the war between and 屹ṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in ⲹūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 峾ⲹṇapurṇa) chapter 57ff. ⲹū or ⲹūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 峾 story as known from the older work 峾ⲹṇa (written by ī쾱). Various chapters [mentioning ṇa] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as ṣaܳṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Daruna in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago rosea L. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1966)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Prodr. Fl. SW. Afr. (1967)
· FBI (1882)
· Flora of Southern Africa (1963)

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Daruna in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ṇa : (adj.) severe; harsh; cruel.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

ṇa, (adj.) (Ved. ṇa, to (“strong as a tree�), cp. Gr. droόn=i)sxurόn Hesych; Lat. dūrus; Oir. dron (firm), Mir. dūr (hard) Ags. trum) strong, firm, severe; harsh, cruel, pitiless S.I, 101; II, 226; Sn.244; Dh.139; J.III, 34; Pv IV.36 (=ghora PvA.251); Miln.117 (vta); PvA.24, 52 (=ghora), 159 (sapatha a terrible oath= ghora), 181 (=kurūrin), 221 (°kraṇa); Sdhp.5, 78, 286. (Page 320)

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

1) ṇa�

(Burmese text): (�) (ကိုယ�,စိတ� ချမ်းသာမှုကိ�)-ဖောက်ခွ�-ဖျက်ဆီ�-တတ်သော၊ (က) ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ်ကောင်းသော။ ဒါရုဏဇာတိက-(က)-လည်းကြည့်။ (�) ကြမ်းတမ်�-ခက်ထန�-သော။ (�) ပြင်းထန�-ပြင်းပ�-သော။ (�) ညှဉ်းဆ�-နှိပ်စက�-တတ်သော။ (�) အနိုင်ကျင့�-နှိပ်စက�-တတ်သော။ ဒါရုဏကမ္မကိရိယ�-လည်းကြည့်။ (�) ယုတ်မ�-ဆိုးဝါ�-သော၊ အပြစ်ကြီးသေ� (�) တာဝန်ကြီးသော၊ ဒုက္ခများသော။ (�) အပြေ�-အဆိ�-ခက်သော၊ ဆုံးမခက်သော။ (�) (�) ညှဉ်းဆ�-နှိပ်စက�-ခြင်း။ ဒါရုဏကာရ�-ကြည့်။ မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။

(Auto-Translation): (1) (Self, mental prosperity) - capable of splitting - destroying - (a) frighteningly terrible. Also look at the qualities of the strength. (b) rough - harsh. (c) intense - severe. (d) capable of oppression - tyranny. (e) capable of winning - oppressing. Also look at the tools of strength. (s) wicked - malicious; sinful (ch) highly responsible; filled with suffering. (z) difficult to express, hard to determine. (n) (2) oppression - tyranny. Look at the causes of strength. Please refer to the original.

2) ṇa�

(Burmese text): အထူးသဖြင့�-အလွန�-ကြမ်းတမ်�-ကြမ်းကြုတ�-ရုန့်ရင်�-ခက်ထန�-သော။

(Auto-Translation): Especially very harsh and difficult.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṇa (दारु�).—a (S) Ferocious, truculent, savage: horrible, fearful, dreadful: harsh, violent, furious;--used of men, battles, speech, diseases, measures, treatment. Ex. lē� tujajavaḷi maraṇa || yama gñjitila d0 �.

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ṇ� (दारुणा).—m Scaldhead.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṇa (दारु�).�n Ferocious, savage, horrible, harsh, furious-used of men, battles, diseases, measures.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṇa (दारु�).�a [�-ṇi-ܲԲ Uṇdi-sūtra 3.53]

1) Hard, rough; शोकदारुणाः (śǰ첹ṇḥ) (峦�) Uttararmacarita 3.34.

2) Harsh, cruel, ruthless, pitiless; मय्येव विस्मरणदारुणचित्तवृत्त� (mayyeva vismaraṇaṇacittavṛttau) Ś.5.23; पशुमारणकर्मदारुण� (paśumraṇakarmaṇa�) 6. 1; दारुणरसः (ṇarasa�) 'of cruel resolve or nature;' Uttararmacarita 5.19; Ms. 8.27.

3) Fierce, terrible, frightful; प्रसादसौम्यानि सतां सुहृज्जन� पतन्ति चक्षूंषि � दारुणा� शराः (prasdasaumyni sa� suhṛjjane patanti cakṣūṃṣi na ṇḥ śar�) Ś.6.28.

4) Heavy, violent, intense, poignant, agonizing (grief, pain &c.); हृदयकुसुमशोषी दारुणो दीर्घशोक� (hṛdayakusumaśoṣ� ṇo dīrghaśoka�) Uttararmacarita 3.5.

5) Sharp, severe (as words).

6) Atrocious, shocking.

-ṇa� 1 The sentiment of horror (󲹲Բ첹).

2) Name of Viṣṇu.

-ṇam 1 Severity, cruelty, horror, &c.

2) The harsh, unfavourable constellations मृ�, पुष्�, ज्येष्ठा (mṛga, puṣya, jyeṣṭh) and मू� (ū); Ѳٲ (Bombay) 13.14. 28.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇa (दारु�).—mfn.

(-ṇa�-ṇ�-ṇa�) Horrible, terrific, frightful. fearful. 2. Dreadful, shocking. mn.

(-ṇa�-ṇa�) Horror, horribleness. m.

(-ṇa�) Lead- wort, (Plumbago zeylanica.) E. to tear to pieces, Unadi affix unan .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇa (दारु�).—i. e. + na (or rather darvan + a), I. adj., f. ṇ�. 1. Hard, [śܳٲ] 1, 295, 10. 2. Sharp, 1, 130, 14. 3. Harsh, severe, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 58, 11. 4. Violent, Ѳٲ 14, 442. 5. Painful, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 12, 78. 6. Terrible, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 56, 8. Ii. n. Severity, Ѳٲ 13, 2144.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇa (दारु�).�(ī) hard, rough, harsh, cruel, severe; [neuter] & � [feminine] [abstract]

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ṇa (दारु�).�, [feminine] (ī) hard, rough, harsh, cruel, severe; [neuter] & � [feminine] [abstract]

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ṇ� (दारुणा).�(ī) hard, rough, harsh, cruel, severe; [neuter] & ٻṇ�� [feminine] [abstract]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṇa (दारु�):—[from ] ṇa and ([Uṇdi-sūtra iii, 53]) ṇa, mf(, once ī)n. hard, harsh (opp. ṛd), [Śatapatha-brhmaṇa; Ѳٲ; śܳٲ]

2) [v.s. ...] rough, sharp, severe, cruel, pitiless

3) [v.s. ...] dreadful, frightful

4) [v.s. ...] intense, violent, [Manu-smṛti; Ѳٲ; 峾ⲹṇa; Śakuntal; ʲñٲԳٰ] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] (in [compound] or am before a [verb] to express excellence or superiority cf. [gana] kṣṭhdi)

6) [v.s. ...] m. Plumbago Zeylanica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] n. harshness, severity, horror, [Ѳٲ]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇa (दारु�):—[(ṇa�-ṇa�)] 1. m. n. Horror. m. Lead-wort. a. Horrible.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ṇa (दारु�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṇa.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Daruna in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ṇa (दारु�) [Also spelled darun]:�(a) awful; horrible; severe; heart-rending; hence ~[] (nf).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

ṇa (दारु�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṇa (ದಾರು�):—[adjective] causing distress; dreadful; terrible; fierce.

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ṇa (ದಾರು�):�

1) [noun] the quality or tendency of being fierce or the state of being distressed; fierceness; terribleness.

2) [noun] a dreadful man; a ruthless fellow.

3) [noun] that which causes dread (as a condition).

4) [noun] (myth.) name of a hell.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ṇa (दारु�):—adj. 1. severe; dreadful (of disease); 2. rough; hard; harsh; 3. cruel; stone-hearted; brutal; 4. terrible; dreadful;

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