Dakshinastha, Dakṣiṇastha, Dakshina-stha: 7 definitions
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Dakshinastha 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 Dakṣiṇastha can be transliterated into English as Daksinastha or Dakshinastha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDakṣiṇastha (दक्षिणस्थ).—a charioteer.
Derivable forms: dakṣiṇasthaḥ (दक्षिणस्थः).
Dakṣiṇastha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇa and stha (स्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇastha (दक्षिणस्थ).—mfn.
(-sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) Upon the right side, to the south, &c. m.
(-sthaḥ) A charioteer. E. dakṣiṇa as above, and stha who stays or abides.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇastha (दक्षिणस्थ):—[=dakṣiṇa-stha] [from dakṣiṇa > dakṣ] m. ‘standing on the right of his master’, a charioteer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇastha (दक्षिणस्थ):—[dakṣiṇa-stha] (sthaḥ) 1. m. A charioteer. a. On the right side; south.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDakṣiṇastha (ದಕ್ಷಿಣಸ್ಥ):—
1) [noun] a man being on the right of another (as related to the later).
2) [noun] a man who drives a horse-drawn cart; a charioteer.
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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