दुरुक्तिdurukti

दुरुक्ति (durukti) is a Sanskrit word meaning harsh or injurious speech, harsh or abusive language, offensive speech, reproach, born of Krodha and Himsa, and the sister and wife of Kali. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Negative or Harmful Speech, Mythological Personification.

Definitions: 4

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Negative or Harmful Speech

3 definitions

harsh or injurious speech

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

offensive speech, reproach

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

harsh or abusive language

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mythological Personification

1 definition

born of Krodha and Himsa, and the sister and wife of Kali

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.