Pāli Dictionary

dakkhiṇā

dakkhrootiṇāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dakkh1सक्षम हो; कृपया

Synonyms

dakkha, samattha

Antonyms

vāma

ethics

  • दान; भेंट; उपहार; दक्षिणा (विशेषकर संघ को दिया गया या पितरों को समर्पित दान)

  • gift; donation; offering; alms (especially to the Sangha or dedicated to departed relatives)

  • Thig 13.3

    vandanaṃ dāni vajjāsi, lokanāthaṃ anuttaraṃ, padakkhiṇañ'ca katvāna, ādiseyyāsi dakkhiṇaṃ.

  • AN 5.36

    kāle dadanti sappaññā, vadaññū vītamaccharā, kālena dinnaṃ ariyesu, ujubhūtesu tādisu, vippasannamanā tassa, vipulā hoti dakkhiṇā.

general

  • दक्षिण; दक्षिण दिशा; दक्षिण पक्ष

  • south; southern direction; south side

  • SN 12.64

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, kūṭ'āgāraṃ vā kūṭ'āgārasālaṃ vā uttarāya vā dakkhiṇāya vā pācīnāya vā vātapānā sūriye uggacchante vātapānena rasmi pavisitvā kv'āssa patiṭṭhitā ti? pacchimāyaṃ, bhante, bhittiyan'ti.

  • (विशेषण के रूप में) दायाँ; दाहिनी ओर

  • (as adj.) right; right-hand side

  • AN 5.162

    seyyathā'pi, āvuso, bhikkhu paṃsukūliko rathiyāya nantakaṃ disvā vāmena pādena niggaṇhitvā dakkhiṇena pādena pattharitvā, yo tattha sāro taṃ paripātetvā ādāya pakkameyya.

  • MN 39

    rattiyā majjhimaṃ yāmaṃ dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṃ kappessāma pāde pādaṃ accādhāya sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṃ manasi karitvā

  • (विशेषण के रूप में) कुशल; सक्षम; निपुण

  • (as adj.) skilled; able; talented; clever

  • Ja 464

    n'accantavaṇṇā na bahūnaṃ kantā, na dakkhiṇā pamadā sevitabbā, na parassa bhariyā na dhanassa hetu, et'itthiyo pañca na sevitabbā'ti.

dakkhiṇa

approximate

dakkhrootiṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dakkh1सक्षम हो; कृपया

Synonyms

dakkha

Antonyms

uttara, vāma

general

  • दायाँ; दायीं; दाहिना

  • right (hand side); right-hand

  • कुशल; निपुण; दक्ष

  • skilled; able; talented; well-trained

cosmology

  • दक्षिण; दक्षिणी; दक्षिण दिशा

  • south; southern; the southern direction

  • AN 10.107

    atthi, bhikkhave, dakkhiṇesu janapadesu dhovanaṃ nāma. tattha hoti annam'pi pānam'pi khajjam'pi bhojjam'pi leyyam'pi peyyam'pi naccam'pi gītam'pi vāditam'pi. atth'etaṃ, bhikkhave, dhovanaṃ, n'etaṃ n'atthī'ti vadāmi.

  • DN 19

    ko nu kho, bho, pahoti imaṃ mahāpathaviṃ uttarena āyataṃ dakkhiṇena sakaṭamukhaṃ sattadhā samaṃ suvibhattaṃ vibhajitun'ti?

ethics

  • दक्षिणा; दान; भेंट; (संघ या योग्य पात्रों को) अर्पित दान

  • gift; donation; offering; sacrificial fee (especially to the Sangha or worthy recipients)

approximate

Compound structure

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dakkhāiṇā
  1. dakkhādakkha

    दक्ष; योग्य; कुशल; निपुण; चतुर

  2. iṇāiṇa

    ऋण; कर्ज़

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