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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दक्षिणdakṣiṇaa.Able, skilful, dexterous, competent, clever; इत्यम्बरीषं नाभागिमन्वमोदन्त दक्षिणाः Mb.12.29.12.

    [दक्ष्-इनन् Uṇ 2.5.]

    1. Able, skilful, dexterous, competent, clever; इत्यम्बरीषं नाभागिमन्वमोदन्त दक्षिणाः Mb.12.29.12.
    2. Right (Opposite of वाम).
    3. 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.
    4. South, southern; as in दक्षिणवायु, दक्षिणदिक्; आददे नातिशीतोष्णो नभस्वानिव दक्षिणः R. 4.8.
    5. Situated to the south.
    6. Sincere, straightforward, honest, impartial.
    7. Pleasing, amiable.
    8. Courteous, civil.
    9. Compliant, submissive.
    10. Dependent.
    11. Favourable; 'दक्षिणः सरलावामपरच्छन्दानुवर्तिषु' इति विश्वः; Ki.18.27.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णः

      1. The right hand or arm.
      2. 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.
      3. An epithet of Śiva or Viṣṇu.
      4. The right-hand horse of a carriage; इन्द्रस्येव दक्षिणः श्रियैधि Vāj.9.8.
      5. The southern sacred fire. णः, णम् The right side.
      6. The south; Nala.9.23.
      7. The Deccan.

    • -णम् The highest doctrine of the Śāktas-Compound

    • -अग्निः the southern fire, the sacred fire placed southwards; also called अन्वाहार्यपचन quod vide, which see

    • -अग्र Adjective pointing to the south.

    • -अचलः the southern mountain.id est, that is Malaya.

    • -अत्ययः a dweller in the south.

    • -अपर Adjective south-western.

    • -अभिमुख Adjective facing the south, directed towards the south; Ms.4.5.

    • -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.

    • -अरण्यम् Dandakāraṇya.

    • -अर्धः

      1. the right hand.
      2. the right or southern side.

    • -आचार

      1. Adjective
      2. honest, well-behaved.
      3. a worshipper of Śakti according to the right hand (or purer) ritual.

    • -आम्नायः the southern sacred text (of the Tāntrikas).

    • -आवर्त Adjective turning to the right (from the left), (a conch-shell).

    • -आशा

      1. the south. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपतिः
      2. an epithet of Yama.
      3. the planet Mars.

    • -इतर

      1. Adjective
      2. left (as hand or foot); तमिमं कुरु दक्षिणेतरं चरणं निर्मितरागमेहि मे Ku.4.19.
      3. northern. (-रा) the north.

    • -ईर्मन् Adjective (a deer) wounded on the right side मृगयुमिव मृगोऽथ दक्षिणेर्मा.

    • -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.

    • -कालिका

      1. Feminine
      2. A Tāntrika Deity.
      3. Durgā.

    • -पश्चात् Indeclinable to the southwest.

    • -पश्चिम Adjective south-western. (-मा) the south-west; जग्मुर्भरतशार्दूल दिशं दक्षिणपश्चिमाम् Mb.17.1.44.

    • -पूर्व, -प्राच् Adjective south-east.

    • -पूर्वा, -प्राची the south-eastern quarter.

    • -भागः the southern hemisphere.

    • -समुद्रः, -सागरः the southern ocean.

    • -स्थः a charioteer.

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  2. अदक्षिणadakṣiṇaa. [न. त.]
    1. Adjective न. त.
    2. Not right, left.
    3. 2न. ब. Not bringing in Dakṣiṇā to Plusthe priests; without any gifts (as a sacrifice); अदक्षिणास अच्युता दुधुक्षन् Rv.1. 61.1 मृतो यज्ञस्त्वदक्षिणः Pt.2.94.
    4. Simple, weakminded, silly; मेनेऽथ सत्यमेवेति परिहासमदक्षिणा Rām.
    5. Not handy, skillful or clever; awkward.
    6. Unfavourable Bhāg.1.82.2.
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  3. अदक्षिणीयadakṣiṇīyaदक्षिण्य [dakṣiṇya], दक्षिण्य a. Not deserving Dakṣiṇā.

    दक्षिण्य dakṣiṇya, दक्षिण्य Adjective Not deserving Dakṣiṇā.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. दक्षिणdakṣiṇa[dáksh-ina (also á)] a. able, clever, dexterous; right; southern (because when look ing east the right hand is…

    [dáksh-ina (also á)] adjective able, clever, dexterous; right; southern (because when look ing east the right hand is towards the south); south (wind); upright, honest; amiable, obliging; masculine right hand or arm; masculine neuter right side; south; â, feminine; also equal for (scilicet, that is to say, supply go), a good i. e. milch cow, (being the original) sacrificial fee; fee; gift; personified as the wife of Sacrifice.

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  2. अदक्षिणadakṣiṇa[a-dakshina] a. not right, left; awkward; inexperienced; unamiable.
    1. [a-dakshina] adjective not right, left; awkward; inexperienced; unamiable.
    2. [a-dakshiná] adjective without gifts to Brâhmans.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. दक्षिणdakṣiṇamf(आ)n. (also ˚ण्/अ S3Br.) (declined as a pron. when denoting relative position ["right" or, "southern"]…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedण्/अ S3Br.) (declined as a pronoun when denoting relative position ["right" or, "southern"] Ka1tyS3r. A1s3vGr2. etc.; confer, compare Pa1n2. 1-1, 34; vii, 1, 16; but not necessarily in ablative and locative case sg. masculine gender neuter gender [that the rest of a word is to be suppliedणे Ka1tyS3r. Mn. ii, 63] and nominative case plural masculine gender; except Hariv. 12390) able, clever, dexterous Pa1n2. 1-1, 34 Ka1s3. S3atr. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound')
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender right (not left) fg-veda AV. VS. etc. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedणं परी*, "to walk round a person with the right side towards him" BhP. iv, 12, 25; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedमं√कृ, "to place any one on the right side as a mark of respect", i, viii)
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender south, southern (as being on the right side of a person looking eastward), situated to the south, turned or directed southward AV. VS. etc.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender coming from south (wind) Sus3r. Ragh. iv, 8
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender (with आम्नाय) the southern sacred text (of the Ta1ntrikas तान्त्रिक s), Kula7rn2. iii
    6. mf(आ)neuter gender straightforward, candid, sincere, pleasing, compliant MBh. iv, 167 R. S3ak. iv, 18 Sa1h. iii, 35 Prata1par. BrahmaP.
    7. masculine gender the right (hand or arm) fg-veda i, viii, x TS. v
    8. masculine gender the horse on the, right side of the pole of a carriage, i, x VS. ix, 8
    9. masculine gender S3iva शिव
    10. masculine gender or neuter gender the south Nal. ix, 23 R. iv
    11. neuter gender the righthand or higher doctrine of the S3a1ktas शाक्त s Kula7rn2. ii
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  2. अदक्षिणadakṣiṇamfn. not dexterous, not handy, not right, left
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not dexterous, not handy, not right, left
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective inexperienced, simple-minded, not giving or bringing in a dakshin2a1 दक्षिणा or present to the priest fg-veda x, 61, 10, etc.
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  3. अदक्षिणत्वadakṣiṇatvan. awkwardness
    1. neuter gender awkwardness
    2. neuter gender not bringing in a dakshin2a1 दक्षिणा .
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  4. अदक्षिणीयadakṣiṇīyamfn. not entitled to a dakshin2a1 दक्षिणा S3Br.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not entitled to a dakshin2a1 दक्षिणा S3Br.

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  5. अदक्षिण्यadakṣiṇyamfn. not fit to be used as a dakshin2a1 दक्षिणा TS.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not fit to be used as a dakshin2a1 दक्षिणा TS.

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