Dakshinayana, 顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补, Dakshina-ayana: 19 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Daksinayana or Dakshinayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dakshinayan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�) is the name of a festival that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Ka艣m墨ra) as mentioned in the N墨lamatapur膩峁嘺.鈥敹俨拱灬梗i峁嚹乱补苍补 proceeds as folows: The southern progress of the sun is to be celebrated with gifts of ground and parched grains, snow, sugar, vegetables, umbrella, shoes etc. made to the Br膩hma峁嘺s.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥擳he sun moves fast in;1 moves in the midst of Pu峁aradv墨pa.2
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�) refers to the 鈥渟outhward march鈥� (of the sun and moon), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If the sun and moon should be eclipsed when in their 耻迟迟补谤腻测补峁嘺 (northward march), the Br膩hmins and the K峁triyas will suffer; if when in their 诲补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (southward march) the Vai艣yas and the 艢奴dras will suffer. If the eclipse should commence at the northern, eastern, southern, or western point of the disc, the Br膩hmins, the K峁triyas, the Vai艣yas or the 艢奴dras will suffer respectively鈥�.
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥擲un's southward motion from summer solstice to winter solstice. Note: 顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
: Shodhganga: Ajanta鈥檚 antiquity (jyotisha)顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥擲ummer solstice is known as 顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 or Karka峁璦-Sa峁僰r膩nti. The word 顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 similarly came to be used in later period to designate the date of summer solstice.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�):鈥擺诲补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补/visargak膩la] Souther solisitice - It indicates the decent of sun / movement of sun. this movement gives strength. movement which enhances 膩p principles and strength of all living beings is Visarga kala. Varsha, Sarat and Hemanta constitutes the Dakshinayan.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDak峁峁嘺-ayana.鈥�(IA 19), the period during which the sun moves from south to north; cf. uttara-aya峁嘺 (IA 17). Note: 诲补办峁峁嘺-补测补苍补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary诲补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥攏 (S) The southing or southerly declination of the sun &c.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English诲补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥�n The southerly declination of the sun, &c.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥攖he sun's progress south of the equator, the half year in which the sun moves from the north to the south, the winter solstice; 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙そ啶多啶掂ぎ啷囙ぇ啷堗ぐ啷�啶溹ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶膏啶む啶� 啶ㄠ啶掂く啷佮ぐ啷嵿う啶曕啶粪た啶｀ぞ啶え啶 (sarve'艣vamedhair墨j膩n膩ste' nvayur诲补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补m) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 12.29.13. 啶班ぞ啶む啶班た啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶︵啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶ㄠぎ啷� (r膩tri岣� sy膩d诲补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补m) Manusm峁泃i 1.67; Bh膩gavata 5.21.3.
Derivable forms: 诲补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补m (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶ㄠぎ啷�).
顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 诲补办峁峁嘺 and ayana (啶呧く啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥攏.
(-苍补峁�) The suns progress towards the south of the equator, the winter solstice. E. 诲补办峁峁嘺, and ayana going.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥擨. n. the half of the year when the sun moves to the south of the equator, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 1, 67. Ii. adj. lying on the course of the sun to the south of the equator, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 23, 5.
顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 诲补办峁峁嚹� and ayana (啶呧く啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�).鈥擺neuter] the southern progress (of the sun), the summer.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�):鈥擺from 诲补办峁峁嘺 > dak峁�] a n. 鈥榮outhward way鈥�, way to Yama鈥檚 quarter, [Mah膩bh膩rata xii, 996]
2) [v.s. ...] 鈥榮un鈥檚 progress south of the equator鈥�, the winter half-year, [Gautama-dharma-艣膩stra; Manu-sm峁泃i i, 67; Mah膩bh膩rata; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩; Pa帽catantra; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 v, 21, 3]
3) [v.s. ...] b mfn. situated in the sun鈥檚 winter course (as an asterism), [23, 5 f.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�):鈥擺诲补办峁峁嚹�+yana] (苍补峁�) 1. n. Sun鈥檚 southern course; winter solstice.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶�) [Also spelled dakshinayan]:鈥�(nm) the movement of the sun to the south of the equator; the period of six months called the winter solstice; (a) gone south.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDak峁峁嚹亂a峁嘺 (嗖︵矔喑嵿卜嗖苦玻嗖距帛嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖︵矔喑嵿卜嗖苦玻嗖距帛嗖� [dakshinayana].
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顿补办峁峁嚹乱补苍补 (嗖︵矔喑嵿卜嗖苦玻嗖距帛嗖�):鈥擺noun] the time when the sun changes the direction of his apparent journey at the Tropic of Capricorn (23o26' south of the celestial equator).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Dakshina, Ayana.
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