Dvaidha: 13 definitions

Introduction
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Dvaidha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Dwaidh.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥攏 S dvaividhya n S Diversity (of opinions, doctrines, accounts); variance, discrepancy, difformity.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥�n Diversity (of opinion; doctrines, accounts); variance.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥�a. (-诲丑墨 f.) Two-fold, double.

-dham 1 Duality, two-fold nature or state.

2) Separation into two parts.

3) Double resource, secondary reserve; 啶曕ぞ啶班啶 啶掂啶曕啶粪啶� 啶啶班く啷佮啷嵿啷€啶� 啶︵啶掂啶о 啶膏啶多啶班く啶啶� 啶� (k膩rya峁� v墨k峁a prayu帽j墨ta dvaidha峁� sa峁兣況ayameva ca) Manusm峁泃i 7.161.

4) Diversity, difference, conflict, contest, variance; 啶多啶班啶むた啶︵啶掂啶о 啶む 啶い啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶ぞ啶む 啶むい啷嵿ぐ啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距が啷佮き啷� 啶膏啶啶む (艣rutidvaidha峁� tu yatra sy膩t tatra dharm膩bubhau sm峁泃au) Manusm峁泃i 2.14;9.32; Y.2.78.

5) Doubt, uncertainty; 啶涏た啶ㄠ啶ㄠう啷嵿さ啷堗ぇ啶距 (肠丑颈苍苍补诲惫补颈诲丑腻岣�) (峁涐梗补测补岣�) Bhagavadg墨迟腻 (Bombay) 5.25; Ve.6.44.

6) Double-dealing, duplicity, one of the six modes of foreign policy; see 啶︵啶掂啶о啶ぞ啶� (dvai诲丑墨bh膩va) below and 啶椸啶� (驳耻峁嘺).

7) Contradiction.

-dham ind.

1) In two parts.

2) In two ways, doubly.

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

Dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥攎fn.

(-dha岣�-诲丑墨-诲丑补峁�) Two-fold, of two sorts. n.

(-诲丑补峁�) 1. A double resource, a stratagem, a secondary arrangement or array, a reserve. 2. Contest, dispute, difference. 3. A two-fold form or state. E. dvaidham and 岣峚 added.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥攊. e. dvidh膩 + a, n. 1. Duality, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 2, 14 (two texts) 2. Difference, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 9, 32. 3. Contradiction, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 8, 73. 4. A contest, a personal conflict, Mah膩bh膩rata 5, 5828. 5. Duplicity, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] iii. [distich] 62. 6. Division of an army, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 7, 167.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥擺adjective] twofold, double; [neuter] [adverb], as subst. duality, difference, division ([especially] of the forces), contest, strife.

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

1) Dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�):鈥擺=dvai-dha] [from dvai] a See dvaidha.

2) [from dvai] b mf(墨)n. ([from] 诲惫颈-诲丑腻) twofold, double, [P膩峁噄ni 5-3, 45], [vArttika] 1, [Pata帽jali] (cf. a-)

3) [v.s. ...] n. a twofold form or state, duality, duplicity, division, separation into two parts, contest, dispute, doubt, uncertainty, [L膩峁瓂膩yana; Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] double resource, secondary array or reserve, [Manu-sm峁泃i vii, 161, 167]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�):鈥�(诲丑补峁�) 1. n. A double resource; a contest; two-fold state.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�) [Also spelled dwaidh]:鈥�(a) of two types; discriminatory; hence ~[迟腻] (nf); —[艣腻蝉补苍补-辫谤补峁嚹乴墨] diarchical system of government.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dvaidha (嗖︵硩嗖掂硤嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] the fact or quality of being dual; duality.

2) [noun] (pl.) the two different ways, manners.

3) [noun] hatred; antagonism; dislike.

4) [noun] condition, quality, fact or instance of being different; difference.

5) [noun] lack of certainty; doubt; uncertainty.

6) [noun] creation of divisions among confederates or seduction or enticement of an ally to one鈥檚 own party by sowing dissensions, used as an expedient in politics.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dvaidha (啶︵啶掂啶�):鈥攏. 1. double nature/existence; 2. distinction; division; 3. doubt; hesitation; suspicion; 4. double-dealing;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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