Dakshinetara, Dakṣiṇetara, Dakshina-itara: 6 definitions

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Dakshinetara 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 Dakṣiṇetara can be transliterated into English as Daksinetara or Dakshinetara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Dakṣiṇetara (दक्षिणेतर).—a.

1) left (as hand or foot); तमिमं कुरु दक्षिणेतरं चरणं निर्मितरागमेहि मे (tamimaṃ kuru dakṣiṇetaraṃ caraṇaṃ nirmitarāgamehi me) Kumārasambhava 4.19.

2) northern.

- the north.

Dakṣiṇetara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇa and itara (इतर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dakṣiṇetara (दक्षिणेतर).—adj. left, [Kumārasaṃbhava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 4, 19.

Dakṣiṇetara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇa and itara (इतर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dakṣiṇetara (दक्षिणेतर).—[adjective] other than right, left.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dakṣiṇetara (दक्षिणेतर):—[from dakṣiṇa > dakṣ] mfn. ‘other than right’, left, [Kumāra-sambhava iv, 19.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dakshinetara in German

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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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