Pradakshina, Pradakṣiṇā, Pradakṣiṇa: 20 definitions
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Pradakshina has 18 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Pradakṣiṇā and Pradakṣiṇa can be transliterated into English as Pradaksina or Pradakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPradakṣiṇa (प्रदक्षिण):—
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Pradakṣiṇa (प्रदक्षिण):—
1) b) yadā kālaḥ pradakṣiṇaḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 54, 16.] —
2) devapradakṣiṇam [Kathāsaritsāgara 63, 83.]
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Pradakṣiṇa (प्रदक्षिण):—
1) b) tasya sarvaṃ pradakṣiṇam dem geht Alles gut von Statten [Spr. (II) 5408.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPradakṣiṇa (प्रदक्षिण):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) rechtsläufig. — b) zu Jmds Rechten stehend. In Verbindung mit kar oder pra-kar einem Gegenstande seine Rechte zukehren (als Zeichen der Hochachtung) , mit doppeltem Acc. — c) von günstiger Vorbedeutung , günstig [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,434,9.] tasya sarvaṃ pradakṣiṇam dem gebt Alles gut von Statten. — d) Jmd die Rechte zukehrend. so v.a. ehrerbietig. —
2) pradakṣiṇam und pradakṣiṇa Adv. — a) nach der rechten Seite hin , von der Linken zur Rechten so dass die Rechte einem Gegenstande zugekehrt ist (ein Zeichen der Hochachtung). Mit kar und pra-kar einem Gegenstande (Acc.) die Rechte zukehren. — b) nach Süden hin. —
3) f. ( ā) und n. das Zukehren der rechten Seite , das Umwandeln von links nach rechts. Der Gegenstand , dem die Hochachtung erwiesen wird , steht im Gen. oder geht im Comp. voran ; in Verbindung mit kar oder dā steht er im Dat. , Gen. oder Loc.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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