The Sanskrit term Udīkṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Udiksana or Udikshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory

Udīkṣaṇa (उदीक्षण) refers to “looking” (e.g., at the sun or polar star), and represents one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Sūrya-udīkṣaṇa rite is mentioned under the header called Other vivāha rites.

Udīkṣaṇa has the following synonyms: Darśana.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Udīkṣaṇa (उदीक्षण).—

1) Looking up to.

2) Seeing, beholding; seeking. द्विपद्वीपिशरण्यानामरण्योनामुदीक्षणम् (dvipadvīpiśaraṇyānāmaraṇyonāmudīkṣaṇam) Śiva. B.19.18.

Derivable forms: udīkṣaṇam (उदीक्षणम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udīkṣaṇa (उदीक्षण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. Seeing, beholding. 2. Looking up. E. ud and īkṣ to see, lyuṭ aff.

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

Udīkṣaṇa (उदीक्षण):—[=ud-īkṣaṇa] [from ud-īkṣ] n. the act of looking up, seeing, beholding, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Udīkṣaṇa (उदीक्षण):—[udī+kṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Looking up.

[Sanskrit to German]

Udikshana 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ikshana, Ud.

Ends with: Dhruvodikshana, Suryodikshana.

Full-text: Darshana.

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