The Sanskrit term Dīkṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Diksana or Dikshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Dikshan.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dīkṣaṇa (दीक्षण).—[dīkṣabhāve lyuṭ] Initiation, consecration.

Derivable forms: dīkṣaṇam (दीक्षणम्).

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

Dīkṣaṇa (दीक्षण).—i. e. dīkṣ + ana, n. Consecration, Mahābhārata 14, 2092.

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

Dīkṣaṇa (दीक्षण).—[neuter] consecrating (one’s self); [feminine] ā religious preparation for (—°).

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

1) Dīkṣaṇa (दीक्षण):—[from dīkṣ] n. consecrating one’s self or causing one’s self to be consecrated, consecration, initiation, [???; Mahābhārata]

2) Dīkṣaṇā (दीक्षणा):—[from dīkṣaṇa > dīkṣ] f. idem, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xcviii, 14.]

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Dikshana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dīkṣaṇa (दीक्षण) [Also spelled dikshan]:—(nm) (the process or act of) initiation.

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Ends with: Dhruvodikshana, Suryodikshana, Udikshana.

Full-text: Dikshaniya, Dikshan.

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