Dakshaja, Dakṣajā, Daksha-ja: 7 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Dakṣajā can be transliterated into English as Daksaja or Dakshaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Dakṣajā (दक्षजा) refers to “she who is born of Dakṣa”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.4.—Accordingly, as Umā (Durgā/Satī) spoke to the Gods:—“[...] Ever since I cast off my body born of Dakṣa [i.e., dakṣajā] on seeing my lord’s disrespect at the hands of my father at the altar of sacrifice, my lord Rudra is tormented by thoughts about me. He saw my anger at the altar of my father’s sacrifice. Thinking that the virtuous lady had cast-off her body out of love for him he became a Yogin and abandoned home-life. He assumed an unearthly form and features. But he could not bear my separation. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dakṣajā (दक्षजा).—

1) an epithet of Durgā.

2) a lunar mansion.

Dakṣajā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣa and (जा). See also (synonyms): dakṣakanyā, dakṣatanayā, dakṣayajñavināśinī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dakṣajā (दक्षजा).—f.

(-jā) 1. The goddes Durga. 2. A lunar asterism. E. dakṣa, and born: see the preceding.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dakṣajā (दक्षजा):—[=dakṣa-jā] [from dakṣa > dakṣ] f. ‘D°'sdaughter’, Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] [plural] the Moon’s wives, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan ii, 88]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dakṣajā (दक्षजा):—[dakṣa-jā] (jā) 1. f. The goddess Durgā; a lunar asterism.

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Dakshaja in German

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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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