Dakshayanipati, Dākṣāyaṇīpati, Dakshayani-pati: 3 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Dākṣāyaṇīpati can be transliterated into English as Daksayanipati or Dakshayanipati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Dakshayanipati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dākṣāyaṇīpati (दाक्षायणीपति).—

1) an epithet of Śiva.

2) the moon.

Derivable forms: dākṣāyaṇīpatiḥ (दाक्षायणीपतिः).

Dākṣāyaṇīpati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dākṣāyaṇī and pati (पति).

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

Dākṣāyaṇīpati (दाक्षायणीपति):—[=dākṣāyaṇī-pati] [from dākṣāyaṇa > dākṣa] m. the protector, husband, lover of D° (id est. Durgā or Rohiṇī), Śiva or the Moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.],

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Dakshayanipati 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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