Dakshayanya, Dākṣāyaṇya: 5 definitions

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Dakshayanya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Dākṣāyaṇya can be transliterated into English as Daksayanya or Dakshayanya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Dākṣāyaṇya (दाक्षायण्य).—The sun; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.

Derivable forms: dākṣāyaṇyaḥ (दाक्षायण्यः).

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

Dākṣāyaṇya (दाक्षायण्य).—i. e. dākṣāyaṇī + ya, m. The son of Dākṣāyaṇī, Mahābhārata 13, 6831.

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

Dākṣāyaṇya (दाक्षायण्य):—[from dākṣāyaṇin > dākṣa] m. the son of the Dākṣāyaṇī Aditi, the Sun, [Mahābhārata xiii, 6831.]

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Dakshayanya 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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