Dakshinakalika, Dakṣiṇakālikā, Dakshina-kalika: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dakṣiṇakālikā can be transliterated into English as Daksinakalika or Dakshinakalika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDakṣiṇakālikā (दक्षिणकालिका).—f.
1) A Tāntrika Deity.
2) Durgā.
Dakṣiṇakālikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇa and kālikā (कालिका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇakālikā (दक्षिणकालिका).—f.
(-kā) A form of Durga worshiped by the Tantrikas. E. dakṣiṇa, and kālikā a form of the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇakālikā (दक्षिणकालिका):—[=dakṣiṇa-kālikā] [from dakṣiṇa > dakṣ] f. a form of Durgā worshipped by the Tāntrikas, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇakālikā (दक्षिणकालिका):—[dakṣiṇa-kālikā] (kā) 1. f. Durgā.
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Partial matches: Dakshina, Kalika.
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Full-text: Uttaramnaya.
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