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Results for द्वैधीभाव

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

द्वैधीभावdvaidhībhāva1 Duality, double state or nature.
1. 1 Duality, double state or nature.
2. Separation into two, difference, diversity.
3. Doubt, uncertainty, vacillation, suspense; धृतद्वैधीभावकातरं मे मनः Ś.1.
4. A dilemma.
5. One of the six Guṇas or modes of foreign policy. (According to some authorities it means 'double dealing', or 'duplicity' 'keeping apparently friendly relations with the enemy'; द्वैधी- भाविकाः सन्धिविग्रहाः Kau. Atmanepada 7; बलिनोर्द्विषतोर्मध्ये वाचात्मानं समर्पयन् । द्वैधीभावेन तिष्ठेत्तु काकाक्षिवदलक्षितः ॥ According to others it means 'dividing one's army and encountering a superior enemy in detachments', 'harassing the enemy by attacking them in small bands'; द्वैधीभावः स्वबलस्य द्विधाकरणम् Mitā. on Y.1.347; Compare also Ms.7. 173. and 16.)
6. A contest, dispute.
7. Falsehood, duplicity.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

द्वैधीभावdvaidhībhāva[dvaidhî-bhâva] m. double nature, duality; division of forces; double game, duplicity; uncertainty, doubt.

[dvaidhî-bhâva] masculine double nature, duality; division of forces; double game, duplicity; uncertainty, doubt.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

द्वैधीभावdvaidhībhāvam. duality, double nature MBh.
1. masculine gender duality, double nature MBh.
2. masculine gender dilemma, doubt, uncertainty ibidem
3. masculine gender double-dealing, falsehood, deceit Ya1jn5. Pan5c. Ka1m.
4. masculine gender separation (especially of an army, one of the six kinds of royal policy) Mn. vii, 160
5. masculine gender exciting dissension or causing the separation of allies W.
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धृतद्वैधीभावdhṛtadvaidhībhāvamfn. held in doubt or suspense S3ak. i, 25/26.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective held in doubt or suspense S3ak. i, 25/26.

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संधिविग्रहयानद्वैधीभावसमाश्रयग्रन्थsaṃdhivigrahayānadvaidhībhāvasamāśrayagrantham. N. of wk.

masculine gender Name of work

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