दुर्योधन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्योधन (duryodhana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊɾ.joː.d̪ʱən/, [d̪ʊɾ.joː.d̪ʱɐ̃n]

Noun

दुर्योधन • (duryodhan) m (Urdu spelling دُرِیودَھن)

1. (Hinduism) Duryodhana

Declension

Declension of दुर्योधन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दुर्योधन duryodhan	दुर्योधन duryodhan
oblique	दुर्योधन duryodhan	दुर्योधनों duryodhanõ
vocative	दुर्योधन duryodhan	दुर्योधनो duryodhano

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुर्योधन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2329
• “दुर्योधन”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দুৰ্যোধন (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬸᬃᬬᭀᬥᬦ (Balinese script)
• দুর্যোধন (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰠𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဒုရျောဓန (Burmese script)
• દુર્યોધન (Gujarati script)
• ਦੁਰ੍ਯੋਧਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦸꦫꦾꦺꦴꦣꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂡𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ದುರ್ಯೋಧನ (Kannada script)
• ទុយ៌ោធន (Khmer script)
• ທຸຣ຺ໂຍຘນ (Lao script)
• ദുര്യോധന (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡠᡵᠶᠣᢡᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘳𑘨𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘠𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠤᠷᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢑᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧔𑧈𑧠𑧇𑧜𑧀𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐸𑐬𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐢𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଦୁର୍ଯୋଧନ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢸꢬ꣄ꢫꣂꢤꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆣𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖠𑖡 (Siddham script)
• දුර්‍යොධන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩒𑩼 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩮𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚰𑚤𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚜𑚝 (Takri script)
• து³ர்யோத⁴ந (Tamil script)
• దుర్యోధన (Telugu script)
• ทุรฺโยธน (Thai script)
• དུ་རྱོ་དྷ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒡𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨃𑨫𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨜𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From दुर्- (dur-, “badly, with difficulty”) +‎ योधन (yodhana, “the act of fighting, battle”), literally “difficult to fight with”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /duɾ.jɐw.dʱɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪uɾˈjoː.d̪ʱɐ.n̪ɐ/

Proper noun

दुर्योधन • (duryodhana) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) Duryodhana (son of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari, eldest of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दुर्योधन (duryodhana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दुर्योधनः duryodhanaḥ	दुर्योधनौ / दुर्योधना¹ duryodhanau / duryodhanā¹	दुर्योधनाः / दुर्योधनासः¹ duryodhanāḥ / duryodhanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दुर्योधन duryodhana	दुर्योधनौ / दुर्योधना¹ duryodhanau / duryodhanā¹	दुर्योधनाः / दुर्योधनासः¹ duryodhanāḥ / duryodhanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दुर्योधनम् duryodhanam	दुर्योधनौ / दुर्योधना¹ duryodhanau / duryodhanā¹	दुर्योधनान् duryodhanān
Instrumental	दुर्योधनेन duryodhanena	दुर्योधनाभ्याम् duryodhanābhyām	दुर्योधनैः / दुर्योधनेभिः¹ duryodhanaiḥ / duryodhanebhiḥ¹
Dative	दुर्योधनाय duryodhanāya	दुर्योधनाभ्याम् duryodhanābhyām	दुर्योधनेभ्यः duryodhanebhyaḥ
Ablative	दुर्योधनात् duryodhanāt	दुर्योधनाभ्याम् duryodhanābhyām	दुर्योधनेभ्यः duryodhanebhyaḥ
Genitive	दुर्योधनस्य duryodhanasya	दुर्योधनयोः duryodhanayoḥ	दुर्योधनानाम् duryodhanānām
Locative	दुर्योधने duryodhane	दुर्योधनयोः duryodhanayoḥ	दुर्योधनेषु duryodhaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄𑀳𑀡 (dujjohaṇa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दुर्योधन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0486/3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “दुर्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 824