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Dakshinottara, Dakṣiṇōttara, ٲṣiṇoٳٲ, Dakshina-uttara: 9 definitions

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Dakshinottara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 terms Dakṣiṇōttara and ٲṣiṇoٳٲ can be transliterated into English as Daksinottara or Dakshinottara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

ٲṣiṇoٳٲ (दक्षिणोत्त�) refers to the “right and left (eyes)�, according to the Ṭīk (commentary) on the Manthnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik.—Accordingly, “[...] The venerable Ciñciṇīśa, who will be described presently, is the First Lord (Ādintha). The aforementioned three lineages are born from his right and left eyes (岹ṣiṇoٳٲ-Աٰ) and the one on (his) forehead, in that order. [...]�..

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Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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

dakṣiṇōttara (दक्षिणोत्त�).—a (S 岹ṣiṇa South, uttara North.) Lying north and south.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dakṣiṇōttara (दक्षिणोत्त�).�a Lying north and south.

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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

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٲṣiṇoٳٲ (दक्षिणोत्त�).�a. turned or lying to the south and the north. °वृत्तम� (ṛtٲ) the meridian line.

ٲṣiṇoٳٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 岹ṣiṇa and uttara (उत्त�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٲṣiṇoٳٲ (दक्षिणोत्त�).—turned to the south and to the north, Mrk. P. 16, 34.

ٲṣiṇoٳٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 岹ṣiṇa and uttara (उत्त�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٲṣiṇoٳٲ (दक्षिणोत्त�).—[adjective] right and left, south and north.

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

1) ٲṣiṇoٳٲ (दक्षिणोत्त�):—[from 岹ṣiṇa > dak�] mf()n. having the right lying on the other (the two hands), [Gobhila-śrddha-kalpa i, 7, 4]

2) [v.s. ...] right and left, [Āśvalyana-gṛhya-sūtra iii, 2]

3) [v.s. ...] southern and northern, [Ktyyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mrkaṇḍeya-purṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] (in [compound]), [Hemdri’s Caturvarga-cintmaṇi i, 3, 903:3/4]

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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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