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द्वंद्वं (dvaMdvaM)

 
Apte 1890
English
द्वंद्वं [द्वौ द्वौ सहाभिव्यक्तौ
cf. P. VIII. 1. 15. Sk.] 1 A pair, couple.
2 A couple of animals (including even men) of different sexes, i. e. male and female
द्वंद्वानि भावं क्रियया विवव्रुः Ku. 3. 35
Me. 45
न चेदिदं द्वंद्वमयोजयिष्यत् Ku. 7. 66
R. 1. 40
Ś. 2. 14, 7. 27.
3 A couple of opposite conditions or qualities, (such as सुख and दुःख, शीत and उष्ण)
बलवती हि द्वंद्वानां प्रवृतिः K. 135
द्वंद्वैरयोजयच्चेमाः सुखदुःखादिभिः प्रजाः Ms. 1. 26
6. 81
सर्वर्त्तुनिर्वृतिकरे निवसन्नुपैति न द्वंद्वदुःखमिह किंचिदकिंचनोऽपि Śi. 4. 64.
4 A strife, contention, quarrel, dispute, fight.
5 A duel.
6 Doubt, uncertainty.
7 A fortress, stronghold.
8 A secret.
द्वः 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 द्वंद्वः P. II. 2. 29
द्वंद्वः सामासिकस्य च Bg. 10. 33.
2 A kind of disease.
3 The sign Gemini of the zodiac.
Comp.
चर, चारिन् a. living in couples. (
m.) the ruddy goose
दयिता द्वंद्वचरं पतत्त्रिणं R. 8. 56, 16. 63.
ज a. {1} produced from morbid affection of two humours. {2} arising from a quarrel {3} arising from a couple.
भावः antagonism, discord.
भिन्नं separation of the sexes.
भूत a. {1} forming a couple. {2} doubtful, uncertain.
मोहः trouble caused by doubt.
युद्धं a duel, a single combat.