Dushprapa, ٳṣp貹, Dus-prapa, Dutprapa: 13 definitions
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Dushprapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term ٳṣp貹 can be transliterated into English as Dusprapa or Dushprapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birchٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�) refers to “that which is difficult to attain�, according to verse 3-52 of the Śivasaṃhitā.—Accordingly, “A man who dwells in the subterranean realms can see [up to] the world of Brahma. [This] power called Prāpti is very difficult to attain (-ṣp貹) for those who are not Yogins�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflectionsٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�) refers to �(being) hard to attain�, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Here in the world a whole multitude of objects, and the supremacy that is desired by the chiefs of snakes, men and gods, and other than [that], family, power, prosperity, and wanton women, etc. is easily obtained. On the contrary, that very same jewel of enlightenment alone is difficult to obtain [com.�ṣp貹—‘hard to attain’]. [Thus ends the reflection on] enlightenment�.
Synonyms: Durlabha.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�) [or दुष्प्राप्�, duṣprāpya].—a S Difficult of obtainment, rare, scarce.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�) [or duṣprapyā, or दुष्प्रप्या].�a Difficult of obtainment, rare.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�).�a. unattainable, hard to get; R.1.48; असंयता- त्मन� योगो दुष्प्रा� इत� मे मतिः (asaṃyatā- tmanā yogo ṣp貹 iti me mati�) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 6.36.
ٳṣp貹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and 貹 (प्रा�). See also (synonyms): ṣp貹ṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�).—mfn.
(-貹�--貹�) Difficult of attainment, difficult to be got or reached. E. dur, and 貹 obtaining.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�).—i. e. dus-pra-āp -a, adj., f. , Difficult to be attained, Mahābhārata 4, 115
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�).—[adjective] hard to attain.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�):—[=du�-貹] [from du� > dur] mfn. hard to attain, inaccessible, remote, [Mahābhārata; ???; Purāṇa etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�):—[du-ṣ�] (pa�--pa�) a. Hard to obtain.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ٳṣp貹 (दुष्प्रा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dupya.
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Starts with: Dushprapana, Dushprapanca, Dutprapadana.
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