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Duḥkha (Sanskrit: दुःख; Pali: dukkha) is a term found in the Upanishads and Buddhist texts, meaning anything that is "uneasy, uncomfortable, unpleasant, difficult, causing pain or sadness".
15 results. duṣ. दुष् 4 P. (दुष्यति, दुष्ट) 1 To be bad or corrupted, be spoiled or suffer damage. -2 To be defiled or violated (as a woman &c.), be stained, be or become impure or contaminated; स्वल्पेनाप्यपकारेण ब्राह्मण्यमिव दुष्यति ...
In these scriptures of Hinduism, the Sanskrit word duḥkha (दुःख) appears in the sense of "suffering, sorrow, distress", and in the context of a spiritual pursuit and liberation through the knowledge of Atman (soul/self).
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Vaisheshika
Duḥkha (दुःख, “pain”) is one of the seventeen guṇas (‘qualities’), according to the Vaiśeṣika-sūtras. These guṇas are considered as a category of padārtha (“metaphysical correlate”). These padārthasrepresent everything that exists which can be cognized and named. Together with their subdivisions, they attempt to explain the nature of the universe and the existence of living beings.
Natyashastra
Duḥkha (दुःख) refers to “time of sorrow” and is one of the six reasons for “conjugal union” (vāsaka) between a king and a women, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24. Accordingly, “conjugal union (vāsaka) being due, kings should go to the bed-chamber of a wife even if she may be in her menses and may not be his favourite”.
Purana and Itihasa
Duḥkha (दुःख).—Agni Purāṇa tells the following about the origin of Duḥkham. Hiṃsā (violence) is the wife of Adharma (unrighteousness). To the couple were born two daughters called Anṛta (falsehood) and Nikṛta (fraud) and from them were born the daughters Bhayā (fear) Naraka (hell) Māyā (illusion) and Vedanā (pain). Māyā brought forth Mṛtyu (death), the annihilator of all living objects, and Vedanā, from Raurava (a particular hell) brought forth Duḥkha (sorrow, grief). From Mṛtyu were born Jāt...
Mahayana
1) Duḥkha (दुःख, “suffering ”) refers to one of the eight kinds of contemplations (anupaśyanā) among the Buddha’s disciples, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 16). Accordingly, “for them, everything is impermanent (anitya), suffering (duḥkha), empty (śūnya), egoless (anātmaka), like a sickness (roga), an ulcer (gaṇḍa), like an arrow (śalya) stuck in one’s body, like an agony (agha)”. According to chapter 31, there are two kinds of suffering (duḥkha): 1. inner suff...
Tibetan Buddhism
Duḥkha (दुःख) is the name of a Rāśi (zodiac sign) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Duḥkha). Duḥkhā (दुःखा) is the name of a Ḍākinī w...
General definition
Duḥkha (दुःख, “suffering”) refers to the first of the “four noble truths” (caturāryasatya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 21). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., duḥkha). The work is attributed to Nagarjunawho lived around the 2nd century A.D. Duḥkha refers to one of the “eight worldly conditions” (lokadharma)as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 61). Duḥkha or Duḥkhajñāna refers to the “knowledge of su...
General definition
Duḥkha (दुःख, “misery”) refers “feeling of misery” and is one of the causes leading to the influx (āsrana) of karmas extending unpleasant feelings (asātāvedanīya). Duḥkha is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Tattvārthasūtra (ancient authorative Jain scripture) from the 2nd century, which contains aphorisms dealing with philosophy and the nature of reality. Duḥkha (दुःख, “suffering”) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.20.—“The function of matter (pudgala) is also to contribu...
Marathi-English dictionary
duḥkha (दुःख).—n (S) Pain, sorrow, affliction, unhappiness. 2 A difficulty, disease, trouble; a cause or an occasion of pain. 3 Lues Venerea. duḥkha pāhūna ḍāga dyāvā Apply the remedy to the evil. duḥkha mānaṇēṃ g. of s. To be pained or grieved about; to be sorry for. duḥkha vēśīsa bāndhaṇēṃ To tell a grievance or pain to the whole world. duḥkhācā vāṇṭā ucalaṇēṃ-ghēṇēṃ To take part in the pain or trouble of. duḥkhāvara ḍāga dēṇēṃ or phāsaṇyā ghālaṇēṃ or ṭākaṇēṃ To triumph over an unfortunate...
Sanskrit dictionary
Duḥkha (दुःख).—a. [duṣṭāni khāni yasmin, duṣṭaṃ khanati khan-ḍa, duḥkh-ac vāTv.] 1) Painful, disagreeable, unpleasant; सिंहानां निनदा दुःखाः श्रोतुं दुःखमतो वनम् (siṃhānāṃ ninadā duḥkhāḥ śrotuṃ duḥkhamato vanam)Rām. 2)Difficult, uneasy. -kham 1 Sorrow, grief, unhappiness, distress, pain, agony; सुखं हि दुःखान्यनुभूय शोभते (sukhaṃ hi duḥkhānyanubhūya śobhate) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.1; यदेवोपनतं दुः- खात्सुखं तद्रसवत्तरम् (yadevopanataṃ duḥ- khātsukhaṃ tadrasavattaram) V.3.21; so दुःखसुख, समदुःखसुख (du...
Hindi dictionary
Duḥkha (दुःख) [Also spelled dukh]:—(nm) sorrow; unhappiness; suffering, grief, distress; ~[kara] distressing, grievous, bringing sorrow and suffering in its wake; ~[traya] the three sorrows viz. physical, mundane and divine; ~[da] painful, grievous/sorrowful; dolorous; ~[dāyaka/~dāyī] painful, causing grief/sorrow; distressing, agonising; -[dvaṃdva] distress and affliction; ~[prada] see [duḥkhada; ~sādhya] difficult, that which can be attained or achieved through sorrow/suffering; -[sukha meṃ...
In ordinary usage, the Pali word dukkha (Sanskrit duḥkha) means ‘suffering’, ‘pain’, ‘sorrow’ or ‘misery’, as opposed to the word sukha meaning ‘happiness’, ‘comfort’ or ‘ease’.
Aug 17, 2021 · In classic Sanskrit, the term duhkha was often compared to a large potters wheel that would screech as it was spun around, and did not turn smoothly. The opposite of dukkha was the term sukha, which brought to mind a potters wheel that turned smoothly and noiselessly.
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