Dakshayana, Dākṣāyaṇa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dākṣāyaṇa can be transliterated into English as Daksayana or Dakshayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDākṣāyaṇa (दाक्षायण):—
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Dākṣāyaṇa (दाक्षायण):—
1) adj. (f. ī) zu Dakṣa in Beziehung stehend [WEBER, Nakṣ. 2, 392.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDākṣāyaṇa (दाक्षायण):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) vom Stamme des Dakṣa kommend , — bereitet u.s.w. , zu Dakṣa in Beziehung stehend. —
2) m. Patron. von Dakṣa. Auch Pl. dākṣāyaṇabhakta Adj. von ihnen bewohnt. —
3) m. n. ein best. Opfer. —
4) f. ī — a) Patron. von Dakṣa. *Pl. die Gattinnen des Mondes , die Mondhäuser. — b) *Croton polyandrum. —
5) n. — a) die Nachkommenschaft des Dakṣas. — b) eine Art Goldschmuck. dākṣāyaṇahasta Adj.
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Starts with: Dakshayanabhakta, Dakshayanahasta, Dakshayanayajna, Dakshayanayajnaprayoga, Dakshayanayajnika, Dakshayanayajnin.
Full-text: Dakshayanin, Dakshayani, Dakshayanayajna, Dakshayanayajnin, Dakshayanayajnika, Dakshayanahasta, Dakshayanabhakta, Dakshayanyagnipravesha, Dakshayanipa, Dakshayanipati, Dakshayaniramana, Devabhagashrautarsha, Phak, Ayana.
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