# द्वेष (dveṣa)

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द्वेष (dveṣa) is a Sanskrit word meaning hatred, dislike, repugnance, enmity, hatred, dislike, or abhorrence, malignity or enmity, hate, enmity, hate or enmity, dislike, abhorrence, or hatred. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Hatred, Dislike, Enmity, Cross-references, Epithet of Śiva.

- **Roots:** कृ (kṛ), द्विष् (dviṣ)
- **Etymology:** E. द्विष to hate, affix घञ् — E. dviṣa to hate, affix ghañ
- **SLP1:** `dveza`  **IAST:** dveṣa  **Devanagari:** द्वेष
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvesha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/dvesha/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Hatred, Dislike, Enmity (10 definitions)
- hatred, dislike, repugnance, enmity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 507,1] द्वेष (dveṣa) a m. hatred, dislike, repugnance, enmity to ( comp. ), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. ( ° षं -√ कृ (°ṣaṃ-√kṛ), to show enmity against ( dat. ), Pañcatantra (Title) iii, 160 ). [ ID=98977 ]
- 1. Dislike, abhorrence, or hatred. 2. Malice or malignity.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 129-2 ] द्वेष (dveṣa) dvéṣ-a, m. dislike, abhorrence, hatred (of, —° ); malice, malignity; -ṃ kṛ, show oneʼs hatred towards ( d., lc. ). [ ID=9864 ]
- Hate, enmity.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 435 ] द्वेष (dveṣa) m. ( - षः (-ṣaḥ) ) Hate, enmity. E. द्विष (dviṣa) to hate, affix घञ् (ghañ). [ ID=20241 ]
- Hate or enmity  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 388-a ] द्वेष (dveṣa) ( षः ) ((ṣaḥ)) 1. m. Hate; enmity. [ ID=19728 ]
- 1. Hatred, enmity, or dislike. 2. Repugnance or distaste.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 352-03 ] द्वेष (dveṣa) m. 1. Hatred, enmity, dislike, Bg. iii.34, vii.27; 2. repugnance, distaste, (e.g. भक्तद्वेष (dveṣa) (bhaktadveṣa), अन्नद्वेष (dveṣa) (annadveṣa) ). [ ID=18080 ]
- Hate, enmity  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 362-b ] द्वेष (dveṣa) m. ( - षः (-ṣaḥ) ) Hate, enmity. E. द्विष (dviṣa) to hate, affix घञ् (ghañ). [ ID=20227 ]
- 1. Hatred. 2. Abhorrence. 3. Repentance. 4. Malignity.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 0428-b ] द्वेष (dveṣa) dveṣa, i. e. dviṣ + a, m. 1. Hatred, Man. 4, 163. 2. Abhorrence, repentance, Śāk. 66, 2. 4. Malignity, Man. 8, 225. [ ID=6900 ]
- aversion, hate, dislike  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 245 ] द्वेष (dveṣa) m. aversion, hate, dislike. [ ID=15011 ]
- hatred  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 174-b ] dvéṣa, m. hatred. [ √dviṣ. ] [ ID=2124 ]
- 1. Hatred, dislike, or abhorrence. 2. Repugnance. 3. Malignity or enmity.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 0445-c ] Dveṣa, as, m. (opposed to rāga, kāma, icchā ), hatred, hate, dislike, abhorrence; repugnance; malig- nity, enmity; [cf. a-d° and tulasī-d°. ] [ ID=23110 ]

### Cross-references (2 definitions)
- See above  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 507,2] द्वेष (dveṣa) b &c. See above. [ ID=99051 ]
- See page 445  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0446-a ] द्वेष (dveṣa) dveṣa. See p. 445, col. 3. [ ID=23127 ]

### Epithet of Śiva (1 definition)
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > द्वेष (dveṣa) [Printed book page 282-2 ] Dveṣa = Śiva (1000 names 1 ). [ ID=3850 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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