(p. 480) dakṣiṇa the south; the right hand side, the right. a. southern, south; Antarctic; dexter, right (দক্ষিণ হস্ত); favourable, pleased, graceful (রুদ্রের দক্ষিণ মুখ); (rhet.) a gallant who can love several women equally at the same time. অয়নান্ত n. winter solstice. ̃কালিকা, দক্ষিণাকালী n. a manifestation of Goddess Kali (কালী). ̃পন্হী a. rightist. n. a rightist in politics. দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিম n. & a. south-west. □ a. south-western. দক্ষিণ-পূর্ব n. & a. south-east. □ a. southeastern. ̃মেরু n. the South Pole. ̃মেরু অঞ্চল the Antarctic. ̃হস্ত n. the right hand; (fig.) the principal support or helper, one's right-hand man. দক্ষিণহস্তের ব্যাপার the affair or business of taking one's meal, eating. 17)

(p. 480) dakṣiṇarāẏa the presiding tiger-deity of the Sundarbans. 18)

(p. 480) dakṣiṇā a fee or gift given to a priest or a Brahman or a teacher etc.; the south (দক্ষিণাপ্রবণ); (rhet.) a mistress who still retains her attachment towards her former lover. a. southern, south.

(p. 481) dakṣiṇācāra a system of Tantric (তান্ত্রিক) rituals. দক্ষিণাচারী a. & n. one who follows this system. 2)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇāñcala the mythological southern mountain, the Malaya; the Antarctic Mountain. 3)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇānta termination of a religious function by paying the priest his fees. দক্ষিণান্ত করা v. to conclude or terminate a religious function by paying the priest his fees. 4)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇāpatha the Deccan. 5)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇābarta moving or winding clockwise; clockwise, dextral. n. the Deccan. 6)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇābaha the south wind; the vernal breeze. 7)

(p. 481) dakṣiṇāẏana the winter solstice. দক্ষিণায়নবৃত্ত n. the Tropic of Capricorn. 8)

(p. 682) pradakṣiṇa (ori. & ritually) clockwise circumambulation round an object; act of going around something. প্রদক্ষিণ করা v. to circumambulate in a clockwise manner around something; to go round something. 12)