Dakshinamukha, Dakṣiṇāmukha: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dakṣiṇāmukha can be transliterated into English as Daksinamukha or Dakshinamukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDakṣiṇāmukha (दक्षिणामुख):—(da adv. + mukha) adj. f. ī das Gesicht gegen rechts, gegen Süden wendend [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 8, 6, 22. 17, 1, 23.] [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 2, 3.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 4, 14, 12.] [LĀṬY. 4, 3, 9.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 52. 3, 215. 238.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 69, 15. 3, 73, 14.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDakṣiṇāmukha (दक्षिणामुख):—Adj. (f. ī) mit dem Gesicht nach rechts oder Süden gewandt. m Adv. südwärts [111,11.] Nom.abstr. tva n. [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,352,18.]
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