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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दक्षिणाdakṣiṇāind.On the right or south of.
    1. On the right or south of.
    2. In the southern direction (with Ablative)

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णा

      1. A present or gift to Brāhmaṇas (at the completion of a religious rite, such as a sacrifice).
      2. Dakṣiṇā regarded as a daughter of Prajāpati and as the wife of Sacrifice personified; पत्नी सुदक्षिणेत्यासीदध्वरस्येव दक्षिणा R.1.31.
      3. A gift, offering or donation in general, fee, remuneration; प्राणदक्षिणा, गुरुदक्षिणा etc.; Compare also दक्षिणाशब्दश्च परिक्रयार्थो भवति ŚB. on Ms.1.2.38; परिक्रयार्थे हि दक्षिणा- शब्दो भवति ŚB. on MS.1.2.48. Etymologically दक्षिणा is so called because it imparts power or strength to the receiver; दक्षकरणी हि दक्षिणा । दक्षश्च बलम् ŚB. on MS. 1.3.45; दक्षिणा नाम दक्षतेरुत्साहकर्मणः । दक्षिणा उत्साहिका इति । ŚB. on MS.1.3.57.
      4. A good milch-cow, prolific cow.
      5. The south.
      6. The southern country, the Deccan.
      7. Fame.
      8. A kind of heroine thus defined: या गौरवं भयं प्रेम सद्भावं पूर्वनायके । न मुञ्चत्यन्यसक्तापि सा ज्ञेया दक्षिणा बुधैः ॥.
      9. Completion of any rite.

    • -अर्ह Adjective deserving or worthy of a gift.

    • -आवर्त

      1. Adjective
      2. curved to the right (a conch-shell etc.); Bhāg.5.23.5.
      3. turned towards the south.
      4. (र्तः) the Deccan.
      5. a conch-shell opening to the right; Divyāvadāna 56.71.

    • -कालः the time of receiving Dakṣiṇā.

    • -पथः

      1. the southern part of India, the south or Deccan; अस्ति दक्षिणापथे विदर्भेषु पद्मपुरं नाम नगरम् Māl.1.
      2. 'the path of the दक्षिणा', id est, that is the cow, constituting the sacrificial cow.

    • -प्रत्यच् Adjective south-western.

    • -प्रतीची southwest.

    • -पथिक Adjective belonging to the Deccan.

    • -प्रवण Adjective inclining to the south.

    • -बन्धः (in Sāṅ. Philosophy) the bondage of ritual or cermonial observances.

    • -मूर्तिः Masculine a Tāntric form of Śiva.

    • -युग्यः the right yoke-horse.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. दक्षिणाdakṣiṇā[dakshinấ] ad. to the right or south wards (of, ab.).

    [dakshinấ] adverb, -ial, -ially to the right or south wards (of, ablative).

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  2. दक्षिणाग्निdakṣiṇāgni[dakshina ͜ agni] m. southern sacrificial fire; á ͜ agra, a. pointed southward.

    [dakshina ͜ agni] masculine southern sacrificial fire; á ͜ agra, adjective pointed southward.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दक्षिणाdakṣiṇāf. (scil. गो), "able to calve and give milk", a prolific cow, good milch-cow RV. AV.
    1. feminine (scilicet गो), "able to calve and give milk", a prolific cow, good milch-cow fg-veda AV.
    2. feminine a fee or present to the officiating priest (consisting originally of a cow confer, compare Ka1tyS3r.. xv La1t2y. viii, 1, 2). fg-veda etc.
    3. feminine Donation to the priest (personified along with Brahman2as-pati ब्रह्मणस्-पति, Indra इन्द्र, and Soma सोम, 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 रुचि and A1ku1ti आकूति, iv, l, 4 feminine VP. i, 7, 18 feminine)
    4. feminine reward fg-veda viii, 24, 2I
    5. feminine (offered to the Guru गुरु) MBh. v Ragh. v, 20 Katha1s. iv, 93 feminine
    6. feminine (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedणाम् आ- √दिश्, "to thank" DivyA7v. vii, 104; Causal "to earn thanks", i)
    7. feminine a gift, donation (confer, compare अभय-, प्रा*ण-) Mn. iii R. ii
    8. feminine (scilicet दिश्) the south, Deccan Lexicographers
    9. feminine a figure of Durga1 दुर्गा having the right side prominent W.
    10. feminine completion of any rite (प्र-तिष्ठा) Lexicographers
    11. feminine of that the rest of a word is to be suppliedण quod vide
    12. indeclinable (old. instrumental case) on the right or south (Pa1n2. 5-3, 36), on the right side of or southward from (ablative : ii, 3, 29) fg-veda ii, 27, 11; x, 17, 9 AV. (also द्/अक्ष्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) VS. TBr. S3Br. Ka1tyS3r.
    13. feminine S3a1n3khS3r. La1t2y. ChUp. Kaus3.
    14. (in compound)
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  2. अभयदक्षिणाabhayadakṣiṇāf. promise or present or protection from danger Mn. iv, 247, &c.

    feminine promise or present or protection from danger Mn. iv, 247, etc.

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  3. क्रतुदक्षिणाkratudakṣiṇāf. sacrificial reward S3a1n3khS3r.

    feminine sacrificial reward S3a1n3khS3r.

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  4. गुरुदक्षिणाgurudakṣiṇāf. a fee given to a spiritual preceptor W.

    feminine a fee given to a spiritual preceptor W.

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  5. दक्षिणाकपर्दdakṣiṇākapardasee ˚णत्/अस्-क्˚ .

    see that the rest of a word is to be suppliedणत्/अस्-क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .

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  6. दक्षिणाकालdakṣiṇākālam. the time of receiving the sacrificial fee Ka1tyS3r. S3a1n3khS3r.

    masculine gender the time of receiving the sacrificial fee Ka1tyS3r. S3a1n3khS3r.

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  7. दक्षिणागविdakṣiṇāgavif. pl. the cows given as a sacrificial fee A1pS3r. xii, 19, 6 Sch.

    feminine plural the cows given as a sacrificial fee A1pS3r. xii, 19, 6 Scholiast or Commentator

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