दीक्षा (dīkṣā) is a Sanskrit word meaning dedication, initiation, any serious preparation, devotion to a person or god, or exclusive occupation with, consecration or preparation for a religious ceremony, initiation, dedication, or receiving the initiatory mantra, undertaking religious observances for a special purpose. Its 20 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Religious Initiation and Consecration, Personification as a Deity, Self-Devotion and Dedication.
consecration for a religious ceremony or undertaking religious observances
(H2) [Printed book page 480,3] दीक्षा (dīkṣā)f. preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony, undertaking religious observances for a partic. purpose and the observances themselves, Atharva-veda (Title) ; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) ; Brāhmaṇa (Literary category) ; Śrauta-sūtra (Literary category) &c. [ID=92700]
dedication, initiation (personified as the wife of Soma, Ṛg-veda (Title) 25, 26 , of Rudra Ugra or R° Vāmadeva, Purāṇas (Literary category) ) [ID=92701]
1. Consecration for a religious ceremony or initiation. 2. Receiving the initiatory mantra.
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 0567-b] दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [दीक्ष्-भावे अ (dīkṣ-bhāve a)] 1 (a) Consecration for a religious ceremony, initiation in general; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 44 , 65. (b) Receiving the initiatory mantra.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A ceremony preliminary to a sacrifice
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 0567-b] दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [दीक्ष्-भावे अ (dīkṣ-bhāve a)] 2 A ceremony preliminary to a sacrifice.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A ceremony or religious rite in general
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 0567-b] दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [दीक्ष्-भावे अ (dīkṣ-bhāve a)] 3 A ceremony or religious rite in general; विवाहदीक्षा (dīkṣā)ं (vivāhadīkṣāṃ)Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 33 ; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 7. 1 , 8 , 24.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Investiture with the sacred thread
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 0567-b] दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [दीक्ष्-भावे अ (dīkṣ-bhāve a)] 4 Investiture with the sacred thread.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Consecration or solemn preparation. 2. A religious observance for a specific purpose. 3. Devotion to. 4. First acquaintance with. 5. Personified as the wife of Soma.
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 120-3] दीक्षा (dīkṣā) dīkṣ-ā́, f. consecration; (undergoing) a religious observance for a particular purpose; solemn preparation; devotion to (—°); first acquaintance with (—°); personified as wife of Soma. [ID=9339]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Sacrificing or offering oblations. 2. Worshipping. 3. Engaging in austerities. 4. Preliminary ceremonies for a sacrifice. 5. Receiving an initiatory incantation.
दीक्ष (dīkṣa)ा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 410] दीक्ष (dīkṣa)ा (dīkṣā) f. (-क्षा (-kṣā))
1 Sacrificing, offering oblations.
2 Worshipping in general.
3 Engaging in a course of austerities.
4 Certain ceremonies preliminary to a sacrifice.
5 Receiving the initiatory Mantra or incantation.
E. दा (dā) to give, (knowledge,) and क्षि (kṣi) to destroy, (sin;) deriv. irr. or दीक्ष (dīkṣa) to initiate, &c. affix अङ् (aṅ) and टाप् (ṭāp).
[ID=19053]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A sacrificing, ceremony, or worship. 2. Durga.
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 365-a] दीक्षा (dīkṣā)(क्षा) ((kṣā)) 1. f. A sacrificing; ceremony, worship; Durgā. [ID=18525]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Consecration for a religious ceremony. 2. A ceremony preliminary to a sacrifice. 3. Investiture with the sacred thread. 4. A ceremony in general.
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 334-06] दीक्षा (dīkṣā)f. 1. Consecration for a religious ceremony, R. iii.44, 65; 2. a ceremony preliminary to a sacrifice; 3. investiture with the sacred thread; 4. a ceremony in general, R. iii.33, K.S. viii.24. [ID=16944]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Sacrificing or offering oblations. 2. Worshipping in general. 3. Engaging in a course of austerities. 4. Ceremonies preliminary to a sacrifice. 5. Receiving an initiatory mantra.
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 342-a] दीक्षा (dīkṣā)
f. (-क्षा (-kṣā))
1. Sacrificing, offering oblations.
2. Worshipping in general.
3. Engaging in a course of austerities.
4. Certain ceremonies preliminary to a cacrifice.
5. Receiving the initiatory Mantra or incantation.
E. दा (dā) to give, (knowledge,) and क्षि (kṣi) to destroy, (sin;) deriv. irr. or दीक्ष् (dīkṣ) to initiate, &c. affixes अ (a) and टाप् । (ṭāp .)
[ID=19038]
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Consecration. 2. Engaging in religious observances or austerities. 3. Devotion.
1. Consecration for a religious ceremony or initiation. 2. Dedication or devotion. 3. Personified as the wife of Soma.
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 227] दीक्षा (dīkṣā)f. preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony, initiation; dedication, devotion to (—°); personif. as the wife of Soma. [ID=13782]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Consecration or preparation for a religious ceremony.
2. Initiation, dedication, or receiving the initiatory mantra.
3. Undertaking religious observances for a special purpose.
4. Sacrificing, offering oblations, or self-devotion.
5. Initiation personified as the wife of Soma or Rudra.
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 0415-c] Dīkṣā, f. preparation or consecration for a reli- gious ceremony; a ceremony preliminary to a sacrifice, initiation, dedication; receiving the initiatory Mantra; undertaking religious observances for the attainment of a certain object, religious rites for a special purpose; sacrificing, offering oblations, dedicating one's self to a particular object (as to battle) or to a person (as to a god), self-devotion; Initiation personified as the wife of Soma or of Rudra Ugra (one of the eight manifestations of Rudra) or of Rudra Vāma-deva. —Dīkṣā-krama-ratna, am, n. ‘the jewel of the regular order of initiation,’ N. of a work treating of initiation. —Dīkṣā-tattva, am, n. ‘the essence of initiation,’ N. of another work on consecration or initiation. —Dīkṣānta (°ṣā-an°), as, m. ‘the end of a Dīkṣā,’ = ava-bhṛtha, a supplementary sacri- fice made to atone for any defects in a preceding one. —Dīkṣā-pati, is, m., Ved. ‘the lord of Page0416-a+ 75 consecration,’ i. e. the Soma. —Dīkṣā-pāla, as, m., Ved. ‘guardian of initiation,’ epithet of Agni and Viṣṇu. —Dīkṣā-phala, am, n. ‘the fruit of initiation,’ N. of a chapter of the Purāṇa-sarva-sva. —Dīkṣā-maya, as, ī, am, consisting in initiation. [ID=22422]
दीक्षा (dīkṣā) [Printed book page 2-094] Dīkṣā (I) — wife of Ugra, (Dīkṣita) son Santāna. Br. II. 10. 83; Vā. 27. 55. [ID=6019]
— The Purana Index
as the consort of the Brahmana Soma
[Printed book page 2-095] Dīkṣā (III) — as consort of a Brahmana Soma. Vi. I. 8. 8. [ID=6021]
— The Purana Index
Self-Devotion and Dedication
2 definitions2
devotion to a person or god, or exclusive occupation with
self-devotion to a person or god, complete resignation or restriction to, exclusive occupation with (comp.; cf.विरह- (viraha-), शाक- (śāka-), शृङ्गार (śṛṅgāra).). [ID=92703]
1. Shambhavi initiation is knowledge gained instantly through the Guru's look, speech, or touch. 2. Manasi initiation is secret initiation granted by a pleased Guru based on conduct. 3. Kriya initiation involves a purificatory bath, recitation of sacred hymns, offerings, and meditation.
Dīkṣā (II) — in connection with Lalitā's worship; Śām- bhavī Dīkṣā is the knowledge that comes at once by the Guru's look, speech or touch; Mānasi Dīkṣā where the disciple is initiated by the Guru in secret being pleased with his conduct; first was Kriyā Dīkṣā which consists of purificatory bath and recital of Devīsūkta and Puruṣasūkta with 16 upacāras; offering of the Puṣpāñjali with sahasrākṣara vidya; samādhi; the poor and disabled worship with bhāvanadravyas (i.e.) meditation in mind as if doing all of them; place of meditation or japasthāna; thinking of Bhaitrarī, then the Śa- Ṣa-Sa group of 42 letters, Pañcākṣara, Caturakṣara, etc.; con- template on Varamūrtis and then Svaraśaktis and Varṇa- śaktis; installation of Cakreśvarī and of Ananga Kusuma- devī in the heart seeing the Mudrā; meditation of Manuja- pam pleases Devī. Br. IV. 43 (whole) and 44, 1 to 151. [ID=6020]
— The Purana Index
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Definitions on this page come from 11 works:
Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
