Names starting with Du

Duthi दूती attested

female messenger, esp. procuress, go-between

dūtī · MW 489,2 · Apte 574

Dukha दुःख attested

uneasy, uncomfortable, unpleasant, difficult

duḥkha · MW 483,2 · Apte 569

Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

Duli दूली attested

the Indigo plant

dūlī · MW 490,1 · Apte 575

The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

Dyuthi द्युति attested

splendour (as a goddess, ), brightness, lustre, majesty, dignity

dyuti · MW 500,1 · Apte 583

Dunya दुन्या modern coinage

Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning; its source language has not been checked.

Dru द्रु attested

running, going

dru · MW 502,1 · Apte 585

Duradharsha दुराधर्षा attested

difficult to be attacked or approached, dangerous, invincible

durādharṣa · MW 484,3

Durgaghna दुर्गघ्ना attested

a name of Durga

durgaghnā · MW 487,2

In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Durlabha दुर्लभा attested

extraordinary, eminent; also difficult to be obtained or found, hard, scarce

durlabha · MW 486,3

Dusaha दुःसहा attested

a name of Lakshmi

duḥsahā · MW 483,1

In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Durg दुर्ग attested

difficult of access or approach, impassable, unattainable

durga · MW 487,2

Dushyanth दुष्यन्त attested

N. of a prince of the lunar race (descendant of Puru

duṣyanta · MW 488,1 · Apte 573

Durgam दुर्गम attested

difficult to be traversed or travelled over, impassable

durgama · MW 485,2

Durgasimh दुर्गसिंह attested

N. of a grammarian and of an astronomer

durgasiṃha · MW 487,2

In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Durbal दुर्बल attested

of little strength, weak, feeble

durbala · MW 486,1

Durjan दुर्जन attested

a bad man, villain, scoundrel

durjana · MW 485,2

The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.

Duru दुरु attested

N. of a mountain

duru · MW 488,2

Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Dusan दूषण attested

corrupting, spoiling, vitiating, violating

dūṣaṇa · MW 488,3 · Apte 572

The dictionary's sense is unflattering: ‘corrupting, spoiling, vitiating, violating’.

Dru द्रु attested

wood or any wooden implement

dru · MW 502,1 · Apte 585

Drughana द्रुघण attested

a name of Brahma; a wooden mace

drughaṇa · MW 502,1

Druhana द्रुहण attested

a name of Brahma

druhaṇa · MW 502,3 · Apte 586

Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.

Druhina द्रुहिण attested

a name of Shiva; = druhaṇa: N. of Brahmā

druhiṇa · MW 502,3 · Apte 586

Druma द्रुम attested

a tree

druma · MW 502,2 · Apte 585

Dundubha दुन्दुभ attested

a name of Shiva; an unvenomous water-snake

dundubha · MW 484,1 · Apte 569

Duradharsha दुराधर्ष attested

difficult to be attacked or approached, dangerous, invincible

durādharṣa · MW 484,3

Durariha दुरारिहा attested

(for ar) ‘killing wicked enemies’, N. of Viṣṇu

durārihan · MW 485,1

The dictionary's sense is unflattering: ‘(for ar) ‘killing wicked enemies’, N. of Viṣṇu’; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Durasada दुरासद attested

a name of Shiva; difficult or dangerous to be approached

durāsada · MW 485,1

Duratikrama दुरतिक्रम attested

hard or difficult to be overcome, insurmountable, inevitable

duratikrama · MW 484,2

Durdhara दुर्धर attested

difficult to be carried or borne or suffered, unrestrainable

durdhara · MW 485,3

Durdharsha दुर्धर्ष attested

difficult to be assaulted or laid hold of, inviolable, inaccessible

durdharṣa · MW 485,3

Durjaya दुर्जय attested

difficult to be conquered or won, invincible, irresistible

durjaya · MW 485,2

Durjneya दुर्ज्ञेय attested

a name of Shiva; difficult to be understood or found out

durjñeya · MW 485,3

Durlabha दुर्लभ attested

extraordinary, eminent; also difficult to be obtained or found, hard, scarce

durlabha · MW 486,3

Durmarshana दुर्मर्षण attested

unmanageable, unbearable, insupportable

durmarṣaṇa · MW 486,2

Durvishaha दुर्विषह attested

a name of Shiva; difficult to be borne or supported, intolerable, irresistible

durviṣaha · MW 487,1

Dushchyavana दुश्च्यवन attested

a name of Indra; difficult to be felled, unshaken

duścyavana · MW 487,3

In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Dushkala दुष्काल attested

a name of Shiva; an evil time

duṣkāla · MW 487,3

The dictionary's sense is unflattering: ‘a name of Shiva’; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Dusvapnanashana दुःस्वप्ननाशन attested

removing bad dreams

duḥsvapnanāśana · MW 483,2

In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.

Dutaka दूतक attested

a name of Agni

dūtaka · MW 489,2 · Apte 574

Dyumani द्युमणि attested

a name of Shiva; ‘sky-jewel’, the sun

dyumaṇi · MW 499,3

Dyupati द्युपति attested

a name of Indra; ‘sky-lord’, a god

dyupati · MW 499,3

Dyuti द्युति attested

N. of a Ṛṣi under Manu Merusāvarṇa

dyuti · MW 500,1 · Apte 583

Dyutidhara द्युतिधर attested

N. of a poet

dyutidhara · MW 500,1

Dyuman द्युमान् attested

bright, light, brilliant, splendid, excellent

dyumat · MW 499,3 · Apte 583

Durga दुर्गा attested

Durga (the deity's own name); the Indigo plant or Clitoria Ternatea

durgā · MW 487,2

In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.