Pratyangadakshina, Pratyaṅgadakṣiṇā: 2 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Pratyaṅgadakṣiṇā can be transliterated into English as Pratyangadaksina or Pratyangadakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Pratyaṅgadakṣiṇā (प्रत्यङ्गदक्षिणा).—[feminine] fee for each part (of a sacrifice).

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

Pratyaṅgadakṣiṇā (प्रत्यङ्गदक्षिणा):—[=praty-aṅga-dakṣiṇā] [from praty-aṅga > praty > prati] f. a fee for each part (of a sacrifice), [Manu-smṛti]

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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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