As a deity name
Name 846 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 99 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
difficult to be accomplished (v.l. ˚saha)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "durāsadāya" is the dative of "durāsada" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
dur—āsada mfn. d˚ or dangerous to be approached, MBh.; Kāv.; Pur.
d˚ to be found or met with, unheard of, unparalleled, MBh.; R.
Alternative readings
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