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Gurudakshina, ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ�, Guru-dakshina: 10 definitions

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Gurudakshina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� can be transliterated into English as Gurudaksina or Gurudakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gurudakshina in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�).—The Preceptor's fee, offered by Kṛṣṇa and Rāma;1 by Keśidhvaja to Khāṇḍikya.2

  • 1) Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 21. 24.
  • 2) Ib. VI. 6. 39, 43 and 48.
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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.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gurudakshina in Vaishnavism glossary
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�) refers to “wealth or gifts offered to the guru by the disciple�. (cf. Glossary page from Śī-󲹲-ī).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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India history and geography

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gurudakshina in India history glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Guru-岹ṣiṇ�.�(EI 32), money paid to the preceptor for initiation. Note: ܰ-岹ṣiṇ� is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gurudakshina in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

guru岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�).—f (S) Present made to the Guru on the completion of a course of instruction.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

guru岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�).�f Present made to the Guru on the completion of a course of instruction.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gurudakshina in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�).—fee given to a spiritual preceptor; उपात्तविद्यो गुरुदक्षिणार्थी (upāttavidyo guru岹ṣiṇārthī) R.5.1.

ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guru and 岹ṣiṇ� (दक्षिण�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�).—[feminine] the teacher’s fee.*

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Proceed. Asb. 1865, 144.

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

ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�):—[=ܰ-岹ṣiṇ�] [from guru] f. a fee given to a spiritual preceptor, [Horace H. Wilson]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gurudakshina in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ҳܻܰ岹ṣiṇ� (गुरुदक्षिण�):—n. free offered as respect to the teacher or spiritual preceptor;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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