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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for द्वैधीभाव

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. द्वैधीभावdvaidhībhāva1 Duality, double state or nature.
    1. 1 Duality, double state or nature.
    2. Separation into two, difference, diversity.
    3. Doubt, uncertainty, vacillation, suspense; धृतद्वैधीभावकातरं मे मनः Ś.1.
    4. A dilemma.
    5. One of the six Guṇas or modes of foreign policy. (According to some authorities it means 'double dealing', or 'duplicity' 'keeping apparently friendly relations with the enemy'; द्वैधी- भाविकाः सन्धिविग्रहाः Kau. Atmanepada 7; बलिनोर्द्विषतोर्मध्ये वाचात्मानं समर्पयन् । द्वैधीभावेन तिष्ठेत्तु काकाक्षिवदलक्षितः ॥ According to others it means 'dividing one's army and encountering a superior enemy in detachments', 'harassing the enemy by attacking them in small bands'; द्वैधीभावः स्वबलस्य द्विधाकरणम् Mitā. on Y.1.347; Compare also Ms.7. 173. and 16.)
    6. A contest, dispute.
    7. Falsehood, duplicity.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. द्वैधीभावdvaidhībhāvam. duality, double nature MBh.
    1. masculine gender duality, double nature MBh.
    2. masculine gender dilemma, doubt, uncertainty ibidem
    3. masculine gender double-dealing, falsehood, deceit Ya1jn5. Pan5c. Ka1m.
    4. masculine gender separation (especially of an army, one of the six kinds of royal policy) Mn. vii, 160
    5. masculine gender exciting dissension or causing the separation of allies W.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. द्वैधीभावdvaidhībhāva[dvaidhî-bhâva] m. double nature, duality; division of forces; double game, duplicity; uncertainty, doubt.

    [dvaidhî-bhâva] masculine double nature, duality; division of forces; double game, duplicity; uncertainty, doubt.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · द्वैधीभाव

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