Dakshinasagara, Dakṣiṇasāgara, Dakshina-sagara: 2 definitions

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Dakshinasagara 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 Dakṣiṇasāgara can be transliterated into English as Daksinasagara or Dakshinasagara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Dakṣiṇasāgara (दक्षिणसागर).—the southern ocean.

Derivable forms: dakṣiṇasāgaraḥ (दक्षिणसागरः).

Dakṣiṇasāgara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇa and sāgara (सागर). See also (synonyms): dakṣiṇasamudra.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dakshinasagara in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dakṣiṇasāgara (ದಕ್ಷಿಣಸಾಗರ):—[noun] the ocean or the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans that enclose the Antarctica; the Antarctic Ocean.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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