# दक्षिणाचार (dakṣiṇācāra)

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दक्षिणाचार (dakṣiṇācāra) is a Sanskrit word meaning upright in conduct, a worshipper of Shakti through right-hand ritual, a worshipper of Shakti according to the right-hand ritual, honest or well-behaved. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Follower of the Right-Hand Ritual, Upright or Honest Conduct.

- **Etymology:** E. दक्षिण, and आचार observance — E. dakṣiṇa, and ācāra observance
- **SLP1:** `dakziRAcAra`  **IAST:** dakṣiṇācāra  **Devanagari:** दक्षिणाचार
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakshinachara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/dakshinachara/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Follower of the Right-Hand Ritual (5 definitions)
- See rin for the definition.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = ° रिन् (°rin) [ ID=89427 ]
- A worshipper of Shakti according to the purer or right-hand ritual  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) ाचार (dakṣiṇācāra) [Printed book page 395 ] दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) ाचार (dakṣiṇācāra) m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) A worshipper of Śakti according to the purer or right-hand ritual. E. दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa), and आचार (ācāra) observance. [ ID=18346 ]
- A worshipper of Shakti through right-hand ritual.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दक्षिणाचार (dakṣiṇācāra) [Printed book page 350-b ] दक्षिणा _ चार (dakṣiṇā_cāra) ( रः ) ((raḥ)) 1. m. Worshipper of Shakti by the right hand ritual. [ ID=17822 ]
- 1. Honest or well-behaved. 2. A worshipper of Shakti according to the right-hand ritual.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दक्षिणाचार (dakṣiṇācāra) [Printed book page 322-12 ] दक्षिण - आचार (dakṣiṇa-ācāra) a. 1. honest, well-behaved; 2. a worshipper of Śakti according to the right hand ritual. [ ID=16310 ]
- A worshipper of Shakti according to the right-hand ritual.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दक्षिणाचार (dakṣiṇācāra) [Printed book page 329-a ] दक्षिणाचार (dakṣiṇācāra) m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) A worshipper of Sakti according to the purer or right-hand ritual. E. दक्षिण, (dakṣiṇa,) and आचार (ācāra) observance. [ ID=18330 ]

### Upright or Honest Conduct (1 definition)
- upright in conduct  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 465,3] दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) चार (cāra) mfn. upright in conduct, Mahābhārata (Title) iv, 167 [ ID=89426 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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