Dakshinacala, ٲṣiṇāc, Dakshina-acala: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ٲṣiṇāc can be transliterated into English as Daksinacala or Dakshinacala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dakshinachala.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexٲṣiṇāc (दक्षिणाच�).—The Malaya hill; residence of Agastya.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 61. 40.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryٲṣiṇāc (दक्षिणाच�).—the southern mountain. i. e. Malaya.
Derivable forms: 岹ṣiṇāc� (दक्षिणाचलः).
ٲṣiṇāc is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 岹ṣiṇa and acala (अच�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٲṣiṇāc (दक्षिणाच�).—m.
(-�) The Malaya mountain. E. 岹ṣiṇa south, and acala mountain.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٲṣiṇāc (दक्षिणाच�):—[from 岹ṣiṇa > dak�] m. ‘southern mountain�, the Malaya range, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٲṣiṇāc (दक्षिणाच�):—[岹ṣiṇ�+] (�) 1. m. The Malaya, a mountain to the south.
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