Purvadakshina, Pūrvadakṣiṇā, Purva-dakshina, Pūrvadakṣiṇa: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Pūrvadakṣiṇā and Pūrvadakṣiṇa can be transliterated into English as Purvadaksina or Purvadakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Pūrvadakṣiṇā (पूर्वदक्षिणा, “south-west”) represents one of the “four intermediate directions” (vidiś in Sanskrit, vidisā in Pali), itself part of the “ten directions” (diś in Sanskrit or disā in Pali) according to an appendix included in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV). Pūrvadakṣiṇā is a Sanskrit word which is known in Pali as purimadakkhiṇā, in Tibetan as śar-lho and in Chinese as rong-nan.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण).—a. south-eastern.
-ṇā the south-east.
Pūrvadakṣiṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and dakṣiṇa (दक्षिण).
Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण).—adj. south-eastern, Mārk. P. 58, 19. Prāṇa-dakṣiṇā, f. with dā, to give one his life, [Pañcatantra] 231, 20. Bhūri-dakṣiṇa, adj. one who makes large presents to Brāhmaṇas upon solemn or sacrificial occasions, [Nala] 12, 14. Sa-dakṣiṇa, adj. accompanied by presents, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 285.
Pūrvadakṣiṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and dakṣiṇa (दक्षिण).
Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण).—[adjective] south-eastern.
Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण):—[=pūrva-dakṣiṇa] [from pūrva] mf(ā)n. south-eastern, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण):—(pūrva + da) adj. südöstlich [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 191.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 3, 7, 2. 8, 5, 15. 17, 1, 15. 10, 4.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 19. fg.]
Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण):—Adj. (f. ā) südöstlich.
Pūrvadakṣiṇā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 東南 [dōng nán]: “south-east”.
Note: pūrvadakṣiṇā can be alternatively written as: pūrva-dakṣiṇā.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Purva, Dakshina.
Full-text (+0): Dong nan, Vidish, Purimadakkhina, Dish, Paksha.
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