प्रदक्षिण

{ pradakṣiṇa }

A dictionary, Marathi and English

pradakṣiṇa ad S To the right--turning, revolving, circumambulating.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

ad   To the right-turning &c.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-दक्षिण  mfn.  mf( आ)n. moving to the right, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]

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कृ   standing or placed on the right (with √ , or प्र-√ कृ, ‘to turn towards persons or things so as to place them on one's right’, ‘turn the right side towards’ as a token of respect), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
auspicious, favourable, [MBh.]; [R.]
respectful, reverential, [MBh.]
प्र-दक्षिण  mfn.  mfn. turning the right side towards, circumambulation from left to right of a person or object ( gen. or comp.; with √ कृ or √ 1. दा dat. gen. or loc.) as a kind of worship, [R.]; [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.]; [RTL. 68, 2; 145 &c.]

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The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रदक्षिण [pradakṣiṇa]   a.
Being placed or standing on the right, moving to the right; प्रदक्षिणार्चिर्हविरग्निराददे [R.3.14.]
Respectful, reverential.
Auspicious, of good omen; सिध्यन्त्यर्था महाबाहो दैवं चात्र प्रदक्षिणम् [Mb.3.36.7;] तदा वयं विजेष्यामो यदा कालः प्रदक्षिणः [Bhāg.1.54.16.]
Clever, sharp; तानुवाच विनीतात्मा सूतपुत्रः प्रदक्षिणः [Rām.2.16.5.]
Amenable, favourable; अभिवाद्यभ्यनुज्ञाता प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत [Mb.1.122.44.]
-णः, -णा, -णम्   -णः, -णा,
-णम्   Circumambulation from left to right, so that the right side is always turned towards the person or object circumambulated, a reverential salutation made by walking in this manner; प्रदक्षिणप्रक्रमणात् कृशानोरुदर्चिषस्तन्मिथुनं चकासे [Ku.7.79;] [Y.1.232;] अष्टोत्तरशतं यस्तु देव्याः कुर्यात् प्रदक्षिणम् । सर्वान् कामान् समासाद्य पश्चान्मोक्षमवाप्नुयात् ॥ Kālikā P. ind.
From left to right; एवं सम्यग्घविर्हुत्वा सर्वदिक्षु प्रदक्षिणम् [Ms.3.87.]
Towards the right side, so that the right side is always turned towards the person or object circumambulated.
In a southern direction, towards the south.
All right, O. k.; श्रमो नाशमुपागच्छत् सर्वं चासीत् प्रदक्षिणम् [Mb.3.151.2.] (प्रदक्षिणीकृ or प्रदक्षिणयति Den. P. means 'to go round from left to right' as a mark of respect; प्रदक्षिणीकुरुष्व सद्योहुताग्नीन् [Ś.4;] प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य हुतं हुताशनम् [R.2.71] ). -Comp.
-अर्चिस् a.  a. flaming towards the right, having the flames turned towards the right; प्रदक्षिणार्चिर्हविरग्निराददे [R.3.14.] (-f.) flames turned towards the right; प्रदक्षिणार्चिर्व्याजेन हस्तेनेव जयं ददौ [R.4.25.] -आवर्त,
-आवृत्क a.  a. turned towards the right.
-क्रिया   going round from left to right, keeping the right side towards one as a mark of respect; प्रदक्षिणक्रियार्हायां तस्यां त्वं साधु नाचरः [R.1.76.]
-नम्   same as ˚क्रिया; किं प्रदक्षिणनकृद्- भ्रमिपाशं जाम्बवानदित ते बलिबन्धे [N.21.97.]
-पट्टिका   a yard, court-yard.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रदक्षिण  mfn.  subst. ( -णः-णा-णं) Reverential salutation, by circumam- bulating a person or object, keeping the right side towards them.
E. प्र before, दक्षिण the right.

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