Sudakshina, Sudakṣiṇa, Su-dakshina, Sudakṣiṇā: 12 definitions
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Sudakshina has 11 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Sudakṣiṇa and Sudakṣiṇā can be transliterated into English as Sudaksina or Sudakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSudakṣiṇa (सुदक्षिण):—
1) adj. a) sehr geschickt [Mahābhārata 8, 109.] — b) überaus liebenswürdig, zuvorkommend [Mahābhārata 13, 99.] — c) der eine treffliche Rechte hat: Indra [Ṛgveda 7, 32, 3. 8, 33, 5.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium a) eines Fürsten der Kāmboja [Mahābhārata 1, 6995. 2, 1912. 5, 590.] kāmbojāḥ sasudakṣiṇāḥ [6, 662.] — b) des Sohnes eines Pauṇḍraka [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 66, 27. fgg.] —
3) f. ā Nomen proprium der Gattin Dilīpa’s [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 31. 2, 64. 3, 67.]
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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Partial matches: Dakshina, Cu, Shu.
Full-text: Dohadalakshana, Dauhrida, Daurhrida, Raghu, Dilipa, Kambhoja, Tryambakatma, Dayin, Devakashta, Bhaima, Gautamaklesha, Shapadayi, Kashi, Kamarupadhipa, Kamboja, Kamarupa, Paundraka, Shaka, Yavana, Bandha.
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