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dakṣiṇāदक्षिणाdákṣiṇā (ā), f. (scil. go), ‘able to calve and give milk’, a prolific cow, good milch-cow, [RV.]; [AV.]
a fee or present to the officiating priest (consisting originally of a cow, cf. [KātyŚr. xv]; [Lāṭy. viii, 1, 2]), [RV.] &c.
Donation to the priest (personified along with Brahmaṇas-pati, Indra, and Soma, [i, 18, 5]; [x, 103, 8]; authoress of [x, 107]; [RAnukr.]; wife of Sacrifice [[Ragh. i, 31]; [BhP. ii, 7, 21]], both being children of Ruci and Ākūti, [iv, 1, 4 f.]; [VP. i, 7, 18 f.])
reward, [RV. viii, 24, 21]
(offered to the Guru), [MBh. v]; [Ragh. v, 20]; [Kathās. iv, 93 f.]
(°ṇām ā-√ diś, ‘to thank’, [Divyāv. vii, 104]; Caus. ‘to earn thanks’, [i])
a gift, donation (cf. abhaya-, prāṇa-), [Mn. iii]; [R. ii]
(scil. diś) the south, Deccan, [L.]
a figure of Durgā having the right side prominent, [W.]
completion of any rite (pra-tiṣṭhā), [L.]
f. of °ṇa, q.v.
dakṣiṇā́ ind. (old. instr.) on the right or south ([Pāṇ. v, 3, 36]), on the right side of or southward from (abl.: [ii, 3, 29]), [RV. ii, 27, 11]; [x, 17, 9]; [AV.] (also dákṣ°), [VS.]; [TBr.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]; [ChUp.]; [Kauś.]
dakṣiṇācदक्षिणाच्m(acc. °RAYcam)fn. southward, [Kauś. 87.]
dakṣiṇātदक्षिणात्dákṣiṇāt (āt), abl. ind. from or on the right side, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 34]
dákṣiṇāt ind. from the south, southward, [ib.]
See °ṇa.
dakṣiṇāśāदक्षिणाशाf. ‘southern quarter’
dakṣiṇāhiदक्षिणाहिind. far to the right or in the south (of, abl. [Pāṇ. ii, 3, 29]), [v, 3, 37.]
dakṣiṇābdhiदक्षिणाब्धिm. the southern ocean, [VP. v, 23, 2] (v.l. for °ṇāpatha).
dakṣiṇāgniदक्षिणाग्निdakṣiṇāgní m. the southern fire of the altar (= anvāhārya-pácana), [AV.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]; [ChUp.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [VP. v, 34]; [BhP. iv.]
dakṣiṇāgraदक्षिणाग्रdakṣiṇā́gra mfn. having the points turned to the south, [ŚBr. xii]; [KātyŚr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Gobh.]; [MBh.]; [R.]
dakṣiṇārdhaदक्षिणार्धdakṣiṇārdhá m. the right or southern side, [TS.]; [TBr.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.]; [R.]
dakṣiṇārhaदक्षिणार्हdakṣiṇā°rha (°ṇā°) mfn. deserving the sacrificial fee, [L.]
dakṣiṇārusदक्षिणारुस्mfn. wounded on the right side, [L.]
dakṣiṇāsadदक्षिणासद्dakṣiṇā—sád See °ṇa-s°.
dakṣiṇātvaदक्षिणात्वdakṣiṇā—tvá n. the state of the sacrificial gift, [MaitrS. iv, 8, 3.]
dakṣiṇāvahदक्षिणावह्dakṣiṇā—váh mf(nom. -vA/w)n. being borne to the right of the fire (the ladle), [RV. iii, 6, 1.]
dakṣiṇāvatदक्षिणावत्dákṣiṇā—vat (dákṣ°), mfn. giving sacrificial presents, [RV.] (Indra, [iii], [vi], [ix]), [AV. xviii]
abounding in sacrificial re-wards (sacrifice), [ŚBr.]; [Lāṭy.]; [MBh.]
dakṣiṇāvṛtदक्षिणावृत्dakṣiṇā—vṛ́t mfn. turning or going round to the right, [i, 144, 1] (the ladle), [ŚBr. vi]-[viii]; [TBr. 1]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Kauś.]
dakṣiṇācāraदक्षिणाचारmfn. upright in conduct, [MBh. iv, 167]
= °rin
dakṣiṇācalaदक्षिणाचलm. ‘southern mountain’, the Malaya range, [L.]
dakṣiṇāgavīदक्षिणागवीdakṣiṇā—gavī f. pl. the cows given as a sacrificial fee, [ĀpŚr. xii, 19, 6], Sch.
dakṣiṇākālaदक्षिणाकालdakṣiṇā—kāla m. the time of receiving the sacrificial fee, [KātyŚr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
dakṣiṇālipiदक्षिणालिपिdakṣiṇā—lipi v.l. for °ṇa-l°.
dakṣiṇāmukhaदक्षिणामुखdakṣiṇā—mukha mf(I)n. standing with the face to the right or south, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [R.]
dakṣiṇāpathaदक्षिणापथdakṣiṇā—patha m. path of the Dakṣiṇā cow, (between the Śālā and the Sadas), [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]
(°ṇa-saṃcara, [Vait.]) the southern region, Deccan, [MBh.]; [Hariv. 5289]; [VarBṛS.]; [Suśr.]; [BhP.]; [Kathās.]; [Vet.] : [Hit.]
See °ṇābdhi.
dakṣiṇāpadaदक्षिणापदdakṣiṇā—pada mf(I)n. having the feet towards the south, [Hir.]
dakṣiṇāparaदक्षिणापरmf(A)n. southwestern, [KātyŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]; [Kauś.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Āp.]
dakṣiṇārdhyaदक्षिणार्ध्यdakṣiṇārdhyà mfn. being on the right or southern side, [TS. ii], [vi]; [ŚBr.]
dakṣiṇātsadदक्षिणात्सद्dakṣiṇāt—sád mfn. sitting to the south, [MaitrS. ii, 6.]
dakṣiṇāyanaदक्षिणायनn. ‘southward way’, way to Yama's quarter, [MBh. xii, 996]
‘sun's progress south of the equator’, the winter half-year, [Gaut.]; [Mn. i, 67]; [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.]; [Pañcat.]; [BhP. v, 21, 3]
mfn. situated in the sun's winter course (as an asterism), [23, 5 f.]
dakṣiṇāśirasदक्षिणाशिरस्dakṣiṇā—śiras mfn. having the head southwards, [KātyŚr. xxii, 6, 4] and [15]; [Gobh. iii, 10, 27.]
dakṣiṇāśroṇiदक्षिणाश्रोणिdakṣiṇā—śroṇi f. the right buttock, [KātyŚr. xvii, 8, 24.]
dakṣiṇābandhaदक्षिणाबन्धdakṣiṇā—bandha m. ‘bondage of ritual reward’, one of the 3 states of bondage (in Sāṃkhya phil.), [Tattvas.]
dakṣiṇācārinदक्षिणाचारिन्mfn. worshipping Śakti according to the right-hand ritual
dakṣiṇādvāraदक्षिणाद्वारdakṣiṇā—dvāra n. a door on the south, [MānGṛ. ii, 11]
dakṣiṇā—dvāra mfn. having a door on the south, [Kauś.]; [Gobh.]
dakṣiṇādvātaदक्षिणाद्वातdakṣi°ṇād-vātá m. the south wind, [7.]
dakṣiṇāmūrtiदक्षिणामूर्तिdakṣiṇā—mūrti m. a Tāntric form of Śiva
N. of a copyist of the 17th cent.
dakṣiṇāntikāदक्षिणान्तिकाf. N. of a metre.
dakṣiṇānyāyaदक्षिणान्यायdakṣiṇā—nyāya mfn. = °ṇato-ny°, [ŚāṅkhŚr. i, 1, 14.]
dakṣiṇāprāñcदक्षिणाप्राञ्च्dakṣiṇā—prāñc mfn. directed towards the south-east, ib.
dakṣiṇāraṇyaदक्षिणारण्यn. ‘southern forest’, N. of a forest, [Hit. i, 2, 0/1.]
dakṣiṇāvartaदक्षिणावर्तmfn. turning (from the left) to the right (a conch-shell, [Sāh.]; kuṇḍala, [BhP. v, 23, 5]; a fruit, [Bhpr. v, 1, 139.]; a woman's navel, [Subh.])
moving in the southern course (the sun), [MBh. vi, 5671]
m. a conch-shell opening to the right, [Divyāv. viii, 490.]
dakṣiṇāvṛttaदक्षिणावृत्तdakṣiṇā—vṛtta mfn. twisted from the left to the right, [Āp.]
dakṣiṇāyugyaदक्षिणायुग्यdakṣiṇā—yugyá m. the right yoke-horse, [ŚBr. v], [ix.]
dakṣiṇābhimukhaदक्षिणाभिमुखmf(A)n. having the face turned southwards, [Mn. iv, 50]; [Hcat. i, 11, 7]
flowing southwards, [Suśr. i, 45]
dakṣiṇādhipatiदक्षिणाधिपतिm. the lord of the Deccan, [Vet. v, 1/2.]
dakṣiṇāśāpatiदक्षिणाशापतिdakṣiṇāśā—pati m. ‘lord of D°’, Yama, [Hemac.]
dakṣiṇāśāratiदक्षिणाशारतिdakṣiṇāśā—rati f. ‘delight of D°’, canopy, [ib.]
dakṣiṇādeśanāदक्षिणादेशनाdakṣiṇā—°deśanā f., id., [xiii, 247.]
dakṣiṇādeśanaदक्षिणादेशनdakṣiṇā°deśana n. (°ṇād°) thanksgiving, [Divyāv. xviii, 200]
dakṣiṇājyotisदक्षिणाज्योतिस्dákṣiṇā—jyotis (dákṣ°), mfn. brilliant by the sacrificial gift, [AV. ix, 5, 22 ff.]
dakṣiṇāpathikaदक्षिणापथिकdakṣiṇā-°pathika mfn. belonging to the Deccan, [Hariv. 6144.]
dakṣiṇāpraṣṭiदक्षिणाप्रष्टिdakṣiṇā—praṣṭí m. the horse harnessed on the right side of the yoke-horses, [ŚBr. v, 1, 4]; [ix, 4, 2]; [KātyŚr.]
dakṣiṇāvacaraदक्षिणावचरmfn. (an embryo) moving in the right part (of the womb), [Lalit. vi, 7.]
dakṣiṇāvarjamदक्षिणावर्जम्dakṣiṇā—varjam ind. with the exception of the sacrificial gift, [ĀpGṛ.]
dakṣiṇākapardaदक्षिणाकपर्दdakṣiṇā—kaparda See °ṇatás-k°.
dakṣiṇāpavargaदक्षिणापवर्गmfn. terminating in the south, [Kauś. 87]; [ĀpGṛ. xxi, 9.]
dakṣiṇāpratīcīदक्षिणाप्रतीचीdakṣiṇā—pratīcī f. south-west, [Gaut.]
(with diś), [MānGṛ. ii, 1], Sch.
dakṣiṇāpratyacदक्षिणाप्रत्यच्dakṣiṇā—pratyac mf(tIcI)n. ‘south-western’
dakṣiṇāpratyakदक्षिणाप्रत्यक्dakṣiṇā—pratyak ind. south-westwards, [1]
dakṣiṇāpravaṇaदक्षिणाप्रवणdakṣiṇā́—pravaṇa mfn. sloping down southwards, [Hir.]
dakṣiṇā́—pravaṇa (°ṇā́), mf(A)n. sloping southwards, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [MānGṛ. ii, 11]; [Mn. iii]; [Yājñ.]
dakṣiṇāsaṃcaraदक्षिणासंचरdakṣiṇā—saṃcara m. See -patha.
dakṣiṇāvartakīदक्षिणावर्तकीf. Tragia involucrata, [L.]
dakṣiṇāvartakaदक्षिणावर्तकmf(ikA)n. turned to the right or southwards, [MBh. xiii]; [AgP. xl, 28]; [Hcat. i, 3, 964]
dakṣiṇāprāgagraदक्षिणाप्रागग्रdakṣiṇā—prāg-agra mfn. having the points turned to the south-east, [ĀpŚr. xiv, 32, 3]; [ĀpGṛ. i, 15.]
dakṣiṇātinayanaदक्षिणातिनयनdakṣiṇā°tinayana (°ṇāt°) m. the Mantra with which the Dakṣiṇā cows are driven southwards, [ĀpŚr. xiii, 6, 9.]
dakṣiṇāpraharaṇaदक्षिणाप्रहरणdakṣiṇā́—praharaṇa (°ṇā́-), mfn. hurled to the right, [MaitrS. iii, 2, 10.]
dakṣiṇācāratantraदक्षिणाचारतन्त्रdakṣiṇācāra—tantra n. N. of a Tāntric work.
dakṣiṇācāritantraदक्षिणाचारितन्त्रdakṣiṇācā°ri-tantra n. = °ra-t°.
dakṣiṇāmūrtistavaदक्षिणामूर्तिस्तवdakṣiṇā—mūrti—stava, m. or dakṣiṇā—mūrti—stotra, n. 10 verses ascribed to Śaṃkara (explained by Viśva-rūpa or Sureśvara in a commentary with gloss by Rāma-tīrtha)
dakṣiṇāparābhimukhaदक्षिणापराभिमुखdakṣiṇāpa°rābhimukha mfn. turned to the south-west, [Viṣṇ. lxi, 12.]
dakṣiṇāpratigrahaदक्षिणाप्रतिग्रहdakṣiṇā—pratigraha m. N. of partic. Mantras, [HirP.]
dakṣiṇārdhāparārdhaदक्षिणार्धापरार्धdakṣi°ṇārdhāparārdha m. = ṇa-pascardha, [ŚāṅkhŚr. xviii, 24, 18.]
dakṣiṇābhimukhasthitaदक्षिणाभिमुखस्थितdakṣiṇābhimukha—sthita mfn. standing with the face southwards, [MārkP.]
dakṣiṇāmūrtimantraदक्षिणामूर्तिमन्त्रdakṣiṇā—mūrti—mantra m. N. of [Śārad. xix]
dakṣiṇāmūrtistotraदक्षिणामूर्तिस्तोत्रdakṣiṇā—mūrti—stava, m. or dakṣiṇā—mūrti—stotra, n. 10 verses ascribed to Śaṃkara (explained by Viśva-rūpa or Sureśvara in a commentary with gloss by Rāma-tīrtha)
dakṣiṇārdhapūrvārdhaदक्षिणार्धपूर्वार्धdakṣiṇārdha—pūrvārdha m. = °ṇa-p°, [i, 1, 2] and [7, 6]; [ĀpGṛ. ii, 6]
dakṣiṇārdhapaścārdhaदक्षिणार्धपश्चार्धdakṣiṇārdha—paścārdha m. = °ṇa-p°, [MānŚr. vi, 2, 5]
dakṣiṇāmūrtiprayogaदक्षिणामूर्तिप्रयोगdakṣiṇā—mūrti—prayoga m. N. of a ch. of [Tantras. iv]
dakṣiṇāmūrtisaṃhitāदक्षिणामूर्तिसंहिताdakṣiṇā—mūrti—saṃhitā f. N. of wk. [Tantras.]; [Ānand. 31], Sch.
dakṣiṇāmūrtyupaniṣadदक्षिणामूर्त्युपनिषद्dakṣiṇā—mūr°ty-upaniṣad f. N. of an [Up.]
dakṣiṇārdhyapūrvārdhyaदक्षिणार्ध्यपूर्वार्ध्यdakṣiṇārdhya—pūrvārdhya mfn. being on the south-western side, [Lāṭy. i, 10, 3.]
dakṣiṇāpratyakpravaṇaदक्षिणाप्रत्यक्प्रवणdakṣiṇā—pra°tyak-pravaṇa mfn. sloping south-westwards, [ĀpGṛ. xvii, 1]
dakṣiṇāpratyagapavargaदक्षिणाप्रत्यगपवर्गdakṣiṇā—pra°tyag-apavarga mfn. terminating in the south-west, [Kauś. 1.]