दक्षिणdakṣiṇathe right hand.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अर्धः
- the right hand.
- the right or southern side.
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-आचार
- Adjective
- an epithet of Yama.
- the planet Mars.
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-इतर Adjective
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-णः
- The right hand or arm.
- A civil or courteous person, applied in poetic compositions to a lover who professes attachment to one mistress, while his heart has been entirely taken up by another.
- An epithet of Śiva or Viṣṇu.
- The right-hand horse of a carriage; इन्द्रस्येव दक्षिणः श्रियैधि Vāj.9.8.
- The southern sacred fire.
- honest, well-behaved.
- a worshipper of Śakti according to the right hand (or purer) ritual.
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-आम्नायः the southern sacred text (of the Tāntrikas).
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-आवर्त Adjective turning to the right (from the left), (a conch-shell).
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-आशा
- the south. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपतिः णः, णम् The right side.
- The south; Nala.9.23.
- The Deccan.
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-णम् The highest doctrine of the Śāktas-Compound
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-अग्निः the southern fire, the sacred fire placed southwards; also called अन्वाहार्यपचन quod vide, which see
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-अग्र Adjective pointing to the south.
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-अचलः the southern mountain.id est, that is Malaya.
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-अत्ययः a dweller in the south.
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-अपर Adjective south-western.
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-अभिमुख Adjective facing the south, directed towards the south; Ms.4.5.
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-अयनम् the sun's progress south of the equator, the half year in which the sun moves from the north to the south, the winter solstice; सर्वेऽश्वमेधैरीजानास्तेऽ न्वयुर्दक्षिणायनम् Mb. 12.29.13. रात्रिः स्याद्दक्षिणायनम् Ms.1.67; Bhāg.5.21.3.
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-अरण्यम्
- Dandakāraṇya.
- left (as hand or foot); तमिमं कुरु दक्षिणेतरं चरणं निर्मितरागमेहि मे Ku.4.19.
- northern. (-रा) the north.
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-ईर्मन् Adjective (a deer) wounded on the right side मृगयुमिव मृगोऽथ दक्षिणेर्मा.
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-उत्तर Adjective turned or lying to the south and the north. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवृत्तम् the meridian line.
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-कालिका Feminine
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दक्षिण dakṣiṇa, Adjective
- दक्ष्-इनन् Uṇ 2.5.
- Able, skilful, dexterous, competent, clever; इत्यम्बरीषं नाभागिमन्वमोदन्त दक्षिणाः Mb.12.29.12.
- Right (Opposite of वाम).
- Situated on the right side. दक्षिणं परि, दक्षिणं कृ to place any one on the right side as a mark of respect; ग्रहर्क्षताराः परियन्ति दक्षिणम् Bhāg.4.12.25.
- South, southern; as in दक्षिणवायु, दक्षिणदिक्; आददे नातिशीतोष्णो नभस्वानिव दक्षिणः R. 4.8.
- Situated to the south.
- Sincere, straightforward, honest, impartial.
- Pleasing, amiable.
- Courteous, civil.
- Compliant, submissive.
- Dependent.
- Favourable; 'दक्षिणः सरलावामपरच्छन्दानुवर्तिषु' इति विश्वः; Ki.18.27.
- A Tāntrika Deity.
- Durgā.
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-पश्चात् Indeclinable to the southwest.
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-पश्चिम Adjective south-western. (-मा) the south-west; जग्मुर्भरतशार्दूल दिशं दक्षिणपश्चिमाम् Mb.17.1.44.
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-पूर्व, -प्राच् Adjective south-east.
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-पूर्वा, -प्राची the south-eastern quarter.
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-भागः the southern hemisphere.
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-समुद्रः, -सागरः the southern ocean.
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-स्थः a charioteer.
