दाक्षायिणी

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

दाक्षा°यिणी  f.  f. w.r. for °यणी (above).

Shabda-Sagara

दाक्षायिणी  f.  plu. ( -यिण्यः) The twenty-seven lunar mansions, considered mythologically as the daughters of DAKSHA, and wives of the moon. f. sing. ( -णी) A name of DURGA.
   2. The nymph and asterism ROHINI.
   3. A plant, commonly Danti, (Croton polyandrum.)
   4. A lunar asterism in general.
    E. दक्ष the son of BRAMHA, so called, फिञ् affix of descent, and ङीप् fem. aff.

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दक्ष फिञ् ङीप्