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Dvandva, Dvamdva: 24 definitions

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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Shodhganga: Vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasāra: a critical study

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व).—Name of the compounds formed by two or more words used in the same case. A dvandva compound takes place either in the sense of mutual relationship or collection.

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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) or Dvandvāgama refers to one of ܱ岵 (supplementary scriptures) of the Գ岵 which is one of the twenty-eight Գ岵: a classification of the Śaiva division of Ś岵. The Ś岵 represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing ܱ岵 (e.g., Dvandva Āgama) is to explain more elaborately than that of ū岵 (e.g., Santāna-āgama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in ū岵.

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) refers to “extremes�, according to the Jayadrathayāmala, Ṣaṭka 1 verse 13.3�18::—Accordingly, “[...] [And], O Goddess, [the Śivadharmadīkṣā] has two forms: in Śaiva scriptures the division of initiation is called that without the seed and that with the seed. [...] The ī is the opposite to this and is performed, O beautiful one, for those who are learned, endure extremes (dvandva-saha) and are able bodied. By those the rituals towards the Guru, the God and the fire have to be performed with extreme devotion, since the desired fruit will not come about for them who don’t do [these rites]. [...]�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) refers to the “pair (of tusks)� (of an elephant), 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 7, “on details of price”]: �2. But one shall take at full price a noble elephant that is endowed with all the desirable qualities; at half price, one that has one eye, foot, or tusk missing, or that is deaf, or diseased; at three-quarters of the (full) price the wise man shall take one that has half an ear or the tail or the like cut off; one that has lost both tusks (岹Գٲ-屹Ի屹-īṇa) or the like, even though (otherwise) a fine elephant, he shall take for a quarter of the price�.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व):—Alloying

: Indian Journal of History of Science: Jvaranirnaya: a rare monograph on diagnosis of fevers from the pre-colonial era

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) refers to the “combination of two (Doṣas)�, according to the ٱԻ屹Ჹ-ʰ첹ṇa section of the Jvaranirṇaya: an Ayurvedic manuscript dealing exclusively with types of jvara (fevers) written by Sri Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍita in the 16th century CE.—The uniqueness of the text is that one can get a comprehensive classification, symptomatology and diagnosis of jvara, all at one place in this text. [...] Dvandva are of two types; and śṣa like ٳ-Գܰū貹 and ٳ-Գܰū貹, ṛt--ٲ is and ṛt-ṣa-ٲ is śṣa. This part is not very clear as to what is exactly indicated, and needs further analysis.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dvandva in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) refers to a “pair� (e.g., the feet), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“On hearing your words the couple thought them true. Both Menā and Himavat were much distressed. O sage, on hearing your words, and inferring that indications referred to Śiva, Pārvatī’s joy knew no bounds. Convinced that Nārada’s words could not be false, Śivā turned her mind and love to Śiva’s feet [i.e., ś貹岹-屹Ի屹]. The lord of mountains who was very much grieved in mind spoke to you, ‘O Nārada, O sage, what is the way out? What shall I do? A great misery has befallen us�. On hearing that, O sage, you who are eloquent in speech, delighted Himavat by your sweet words of auspicious import and spoke to console him�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

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: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) refers to “two birds (flying together)�, according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] When two birds fly together (屹Ի屹-ṃc) and one is killed, the survivor mourns pitifully. This excites the emotion of sorrow. In the king, the lover’s emotion is discernible in two conditions, that of enjoyment when the quarry is caught, and that of separation when it escapes. [...]�.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) or Dvandvamudrā refers to one of the 81 Mudrās (hand-gestures) described in chapter 2 of the Ṛṣirātra section of the Բٰܳṃh: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—[Cf. the chapter ܻ-ṣaṇa].

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

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: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) refers to the “dualism (of things done and undone)�, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “Knowing when the dualism (dvandva) of things done and undone has been put to rest, or the person for whom they occur has [kṛtākṛte ca dvandvāni kadā śāntāni kasya vā], then you can here and now go beyond renunciation and obligations by indifference to such things. Rare indeed, my son, is the lucky man whose observation of the world's behaviour has led to the extinction of his thirst for living, thirst for pleasure and thirst for knowledge. [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Dvandva.�(IE 7-1-2), ‘two�. Note: dvandva is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dvandva (द्वंद्�).—n S A couple of animals male and female. 2 Strife, contention, clashing. Ex. tvā� śēta cārilē� pakṣiyā || bhalē� dvandva sādhilē� ||. 3 m A form of grammatical combination:--combining two or more words which regularly are connected by a conjunction. Ex. śŧ岵ōṭĸ.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dvandva (द्वंद्�).�n A couple of animals, male and female. Strife. Twin. m A grammatical combination.

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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

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व).—[dvau dvau sahābhivyaktau; cf. P.VIII.1.15. Sk.]

1) pair, couple.

2) A couple of animals (including even men) of different sexes, i. e. male and female; द्वन्द्वान� भावं क्रियय� बिवव्रुः (dvandvāni bhāva� kriyayā bivavru�) Kumārasambhava 3.35; Meghadūta 45; � चेदिदं द्वन्द्व�- योजयिष्यत् (na cedida� dvandvama- yojayiṣyat) Kumārasambhava 7.66; R.1.4; Ś.2.15;7.27; अल्प� तुल्�- शीलानि द्वन्द्वान� सृज्यन्त� (alpa� tulya- śīlāni dvandvāni sṛjyante) Pratimā 1.

3) A couple of opposite conditions or qualities, (such as sukha and ḥk; śīٲ and ṣṇ); बलवती हि द्वन्द्वानां प्रवृत्तिः (balavatī hi dvandvānā� pravṛtti�) K.135; द्वन्द्वैरयोजयच्चेमा� सु�- दुःखादिभिः प्रजाः (dvandvairayojayaccemā� sukha- duḥkhādibhi� prajā�) Ms. 1.26;6.81; सर्वर्तुनिर्वृतिकर� निवसन्नुपैति � द्वन्द्वदुःखमि� किंचिदकिंचनोऽप� (sarvartunirvṛtikare nivasannupaiti na dvandvaḥkmiha kiṃcidakiṃcano'pi) Śiśupālavadha 4.64.

4) A strife, contention, quarrel, dispute, fight.

5) A duel; Rām.6. 43.15.

6) Doubt, uncertainty.

7) A fortress, stronghold.

8) A secret.

9) A secret, or lonely place; द्वन्द्व� ह्येतत� प्रवक्तव्य� हितं वै यद्यवेक्षस� (dvandve hyetat pravaktavya� hita� vai yadyavekṣase) 峾.7.13.11.

-Ի屹� 1 (In gram.) One of the four principal kinds of compounds, in which two or more words are joined together which, if not compounded, would stand in the same case and be connected by the copulative conjunction `and'; चार्थे द्वन्द्व� (cārthe dvandva�) P.II.2.29; द्वन्द्व� सामासिकस्य � (dvandva� sāmāsikasya ca) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.33; उभ�- पदप्रधान� द्वन्द्व� (ubhaya- padapradhāno dvandva�) Kāśikā 38.

2) A kind of disease.

3) (in music) A kind of measure.

4) The sign Gemini of the zodiac.

Derivable forms: dvandvam (द्वन्द्वम्).

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

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व).—n.

(-Ի屹�) 1. A pair, a brace. 2. A couple of animals, or male and female. 3. Union of the sexes or coupling. 4. Strife, dispute. 5. A secret. m.

(-Ի屹�) 1. A form of grammatical combination uniting two or more words in the same case, properly separated by a conjunction, as 峾ṣmṇa Rama and Lakshmana; ṇi岹� hand and foot. 2. A sign of the zodiac (Gemini.) 3. A species of disease, a complication of two disorders, or compound affection of two humours. E. dvi two, reduplicate, deriv. irr.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvaṃdva (द्वंद्�).—i. e. dva + m-dva (+ m, old sing. ntr. of dvi, twice repeated), n. A pair, a couple, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 46. 2. A pair of opposite things, as heat and cold, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 26. 3. Quarrel, contest, Mahābhārata 12, 7557. 4. A duel, Mahābhārata 5, 7083. 5. Doubt, Mahābhārata 1, 1867. 6. A class of comp. words, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 10, 33. Acc. sing. º屹, and instr. º屹Բ, adv. Two by two. [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 3754; [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 10. 34.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvaṃdva (द्वंद्�).—[neuter] pair, couple, [especially] a pair of opposites (as male & female, heat & cold, etc.); duality, contrast; duel, strife, fight; [masculine] [neuter] a copulative compound ([grammar]). � Acc. & [instrumental] by pairs.

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

1) Dvaṃdva (द्वंद्�):�n. (the repeated [nominative case] of dva) pair, couple, male and female, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (am ind., dve ind., or dvena ind. by two, face to face, secretly)

2) a pair of opposites (e.g. heat and cold, joy and sorrow etc.), [Upaniṣad; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

3) strife, quarrel, contest, fight ([especially] between two persons, a duel), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Hitopadeśa]

4) stronghold, fortress, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) m. ([scilicet] ; rarely n.) a copulative compound (or any c° in which the members if uncompounded would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction, ‘and� cf. 𱹲-, Բṣaٰ-), [Pāṇini 2-2, 29; 4, 2 ]

6) m. Name of sub voce Ekāhas, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

7) the sign of the zodiac Gemini, [Golādhyāya]

8) (in music) a kind of measure

9) a species of disease, a complication of two disorders, a compound affection of two humours, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व):�(Ի屹�) 1. n. A pair; coupling; strife; a secret; a compound of two nouns; or of two diseases.

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Hindi dictionary

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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dvaṃdva (द्वंद्�) [Also spelled dwandv]:�(nm) conflict, quarrel, duel; uproar; hubbub; a pair, couple; copulative compound, a compound wherein the members if uncompounded would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction 'and' (as [rāma-lakṣmaṇa, mātā-pitā); ~mūlaka] conflictional, pertaining to or arising out of a conflict; duelistic; -[yuddha] a duel.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dvaṃdva (ದ್ವಂದ್�):�

1) [noun] a set of two corresponding things; a pair.

2) [noun] a pair of opposites.

3) [noun] the feeling of being dual or separate from; dualism.

4) [noun] a physical combat between only two persons.

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

6) [noun] a disputing; a dispute; heated argument.

7) [noun] a discussion between two that is supposed to be kept from the knowledge of others.

8) [noun] (gram.) a compound word in which both the words combined without lowering the importance of either of them.

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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

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dvandva (द्वन्द्व):—n. 1. pair; couple; male and female; 2. husband and wife; 3. a pair of opposites; 4. quarrel; dispute; strife; 5. Gram. one of the four principal kinds of compounds, in which two/more words are joined together which, if not compounded, would stand in the same and be connected by the copulative conjunction 'and'; 6. sorrow; pain; trouble; 7. doubt;

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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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