Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

durjana दुर्जन – bad person; evildoer

adjective · substantive masculine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

bad person; evildoer

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

durjana ·m. a bad man, villain.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

—Dur-jana, as, m. a bad man, a wicked wretch, a mischievous person, a scoundrel, a villain; (as, ā, am), bad, wicked, vile; malicious, mischief-making.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · German · adjective

durjana wie ein adj. gebraucht: durjane jane KATHĀS. 63,154. KATHĀS. 71,184. sujanasyāpi tasyāsītparivāro 'tidurjanaḥ KATHĀS. 55,13. KATHĀS. 62,56. hā durjana vidhe KATHĀS. 52,221.

Original text · German · substantive masculine

durjana (2. duṣ + jana) m. ein schlechter, boshafter Mensch AK. 3,1,47. H. 380. M. 9,13. M. 12,79. CĀṆ. 24. CĀṆ. 25. BHARTṚ. 2,18. BHARTṚ. 2,19. KUMĀRAS. 2,40. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 73,5. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 74,11. HIT. 23,1. KATHĀS. 24,203. KATHĀS. 25,153. BHĀG. P. 5,14,21. BHĀG. P. 6,18,47. RĀJA-TAR. 3,142. In durjanajanaiḥ beim Schol. zu CAURAP. 1 ist das Wort adj. gebraucht.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

durjana m. ein schlechter, boshafter Mann, Bösewicht. Auch Adj. insbes. in Verbindung mit einem zweiten jana.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

durjana m. schlechter Mensch, Bösewicht.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

durjana durjana m. méchant homme.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

HP 1 occurrence
HP 1.58-1.63: Mitāhāra 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.10-5.14: Subtile Hindernisse 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

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