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Lemma: dakṣiṇa (adj)
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able (MW)
candid (MW)
clever (MW)
coming from south (wind) (MW)
compliant (MW)
dexterous (MW)
pleasing (MW)
right (not left) (MW)
sincere (MW)
situated to the south (MW)
south (MW)
southern (as being on the right side of a person looking eastward) (MW)
straightforward (MW)
the southern sacred text (of the Tāntrikas) (MW)
turned or directed southward (MW)
Topic
Frequency
jātaka, avadāna 83
war 67
Alchemy 65
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 46
Bhakti 42
Buddha's life 36
Marriage 35
Mahāyāna 31
Kashmirian Shivaism 27
upanayana, initiation 26
Sacrifice, yajña 24
dhanurveda 23
Astronomy 21
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 20
Dharmaśāstra 19
Prophesy 19
death rites, funeral rites 18
Brideship and marriage 17
Time 17
nāḍīvijñāna 17
Indra 16
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 15
dīkṣā 15
hathayoga 15
Buddhism 14
śrāddha 13
Mahābhārata 13
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites 12
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña 12
worship 12
Gaṅgā, Ganges 11
Tīrthas 10
Grammar 10
animal sacrifice 9
Lexicography 8
Astrology 7
vrātya 7
dividing the sacrificial animal, vibhakti 7
(Im-)purity 7
Geography 7
Shivaism, Śiva 7
botany, plants 7
King, rājanīti 7
Genealogies 7
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun 6
army 6
Himālaya 6
Architecture 5
Palmistry 5
priest, ṛtvij 5
meteorology, weather 5
rājasūya 5
pūjā 5
ātman 5
good behaviour 5
saṃskāras 5
narrative literature 5
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 5
Medicine 5
tulāpuruṣa 5
mantra 5
Pashupata Shaivism 5
āśrama 4
People 4
dharma 4
India 4
Pṛthu and the Earth 4
Śrīvidyā 4
Sunda and Upasunda 4
Tilottamā 4
Soma sacrifice 4
Agriculture 4
samiṣṭayajus 4
seven steps 4
eating, food, anna 4
havirdhāna 4
domestic sacrifice, gṛhyakarman 4
bricks 4
vaśā 3
Noun derivation 3
Rituals 3
varṇas, castes 3
pariṇayana 3
Pārvatī 3
gṛhastha 3
Zoology 3
yajñopavīta, sacrificial cord 3
Magic, rites with a purpose 3
has the hide of man 3
puṃsavana 3
mahābhiṣeka 3
Rudra 3
piṇḍa 3
Creation of the world 3
mahāvrata 3
Cosmogony (gen.) 3
Rāmāyaṇa 3
brahmacarya 3
Cosmography 3
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras 3
Pūṣan 2
Soma 2
punarabhiṣeka 2
Materia medica 2
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā 2
yuga theory 2
udgātṛ 2
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya 2
linguistic speculation 2
dāna, giving 2
ṣaḍaha 2
Agni 2
study, śiṣya 2
Kāmaśāstra 2
Shivaite Tantrism 2
Earth, bhūmi, pṛthivī 2
udayanīyā 2
against enemies, armies, weapons 2
non-standard Vedas (sarpaveda, ...) 2
for long life, longevity 2
for success, authority 2
origin of the Vedas 2
brahman priest 2
micro-macro cosmos speculation 2
karman doctrine 2
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra 2
long live, āyus 2
omina, presigns, nimittas 2
seasons 2
paristaraṇa 2
Criminal law 2
fighting 2
Burning of Kāma 2
varuṇapraghāsa 2
burnt by Śiva 2
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī 2
Cosmology 2
aśvamedha, hayamedha 2
godāna 2
jātakarman 2
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 1
Travel 1
agnicayana 1
Pregnancy 1
cremation ground, śmaśāna 1
atharvan priest 1
fire sacrifice, offering ājya, homa, āhuti 1
rebirth, transmigration 1
vājapeya 1
punishment for crime 1
gavām ayana 1
Aphrodisiacs 1
cūḍākaraṇa 1
weapons, arms 1
Sleeping 1
agnyādhāna 1
nāmakaraṇa 1
pavitra, purifier 1
Poetology 1
purohita, house priest 1
space, ākāśa 1
caula 1
playing dice 1
Nature poetry 1
Churning of the Milk Ocean 1
abhiṣeka 1
house building, correct residence 1
madhuparka 1
ukhya 1
introductory sacrifice, prāyaṇīya 1
Women 1
viṣuvat 1
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, knowledge 1
Tantrism 1
penance, prāyaścitta 1
gambling 1
bad behaviour 1
prāṇa etc. 1
robbery 1
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 1
Giving, dāna 1
manas 1
Law 1
Skanda 1
āpaddharma 1
Minister 1
theft, stealing 1
Paraśurāma 1
udara 1
plīhan 1
pathogenesis, origin of a disease 1
Kṛṣṇa 1
Budha, Mercury 1
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha 1
Cosmogony 1
Viśvāmitra 1
kills Mahiṣa 1
court live 1
agniṣṭoma 1
agnihotra 1
chariot 1
om, oṃ, oṃkāra 1
errors in sacrifice 1
Underworld, hell, naraka 1
Sūrya's chariot 1
for luck in gambling 1
against sorcery 1
ghost, monster, demon 1
Ādityas 1
third eye 1
birth, pregnancy 1
Māndhātṛ 1
Kirātārjunīya 1
vyavahāra 1
prāyaścitta 1
(Non-)vegetarism, meat 1
Ṛṣyaśṛṅga 1
sāman 1
poison, antidotes 1
Bhṛgu 1
Vāstoṣpati 1
Concept Notes Count southern situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations" 55 right being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; on the right when facing downstream; "the right bank of the river" 50 south situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance" 19 southerly situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" 2 sincere open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" 1 deft skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" 1 clockwise in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock 1 dakṣiṇa [word] the word dakṣiṇa 1
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