Dakshinatyas, Dākṣiṇātyas: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Dākṣiṇātyas can be transliterated into English as Daksinatyas or Dakshinatyas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDākṣiṇātyas (दाक्षिणात्यस्).—The people of South India. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 158, Stanza 2, that at the time of the composing of the Mahābhārata, the leader of the Dākṣiṇātyas was the emperor Bhīṣmaka.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Starts with: Dakshinatyasamgita.
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Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
4.1. Summary of Kāma-sūtra Book 2: Sāmprayogika < [Chapter 3 - A Thematic Analysis of Vātsyāyanakāmasūtra]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 8, brāhmaṇa 3 < [First Kāṇḍa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 31 - Narration of the four Yugas: castes and stages of life < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]