Dakshinacara, Dakṣiṇācāra, Dakshina-acara: 8 definitions
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Dakshinacara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Dakṣiṇācāra can be transliterated into English as Daksinacara or Dakshinacara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dakshinachara.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydakṣiṇācāra (दक्षिणाचार).—m S One of the two divisions of the śākta,-worship,--the right-hand-form. Of this the ritual is held to be pure and agreeable with the Vedas. Opp. to vāmācāra.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDakṣiṇācāra (दक्षिणाचार).—a.
1) honest, well-behaved.
2) a worshipper of Śakti according to the right hand (or purer) ritual.
Dakṣiṇācāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇa and ācāra (आचार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇācāra (दक्षिणाचार).—m.
(-raḥ) A worshipper of Sakti according to the purer or right-hand ritual. E. dakṣiṇa, and ācāra observance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇācāra (दक्षिणाचार).—adj. conducting one’s self honestly, Mahābhārata 4, 167.
Dakṣiṇācāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇa and ācāra (आचार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dakṣiṇācāra (दक्षिणाचार):—[from dakṣiṇa > dakṣ] mfn. upright in conduct, [Mahābhārata iv, 167]
2) [v.s. ...] = rin
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇācāra (दक्षिणाचार):—[dakṣiṇā+cāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Worshipper of Shakti by the right hand ritual.
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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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Partial matches: Dakshina, Acara.
Starts with: Dakshinacaradipika, Dakshinacaratantra, Dakshinacaravidhi.
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Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
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