द्रेक्काण (drekkāṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning drekkana or drekkana or dreshkana, the regent of one-third of a planetary sign, the third part of a zodiac sign.
(H1) [Printed book page 502,3] द्रेक्क (drekka) or द्रेक्क (drekka)ाण (drekkāṇa) or द्रेष्काण (dreṣkāṇa) = दृकान (dṛkāna), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=97996.1]
द्रेक्काण (drekkāṇa) [Printed book page 430] द्रेक्काण (drekkāṇa) m. (-णः (-ṇaḥ)) The regent of one-third of a planetary sign, the Decanus of European astrology, whence the word is probably derived. [ID=20028]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the third part of a zodiac sign
द्रेक्काण (drekkāṇa) [Printed book page 384-a] द्रेक्काण (drekkāṇa)(णः) ((ṇaḥ)) 1. m. Idem. [ID=19513]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The regent of one-third of a planetary sign
द्रेक्काण (drekkāṇa) [Printed book page 358-b] द्रेक्काण (drekkāṇa)
m. (-णः (-ṇaḥ)) The regent of one-third of a planetary sign, the Decanus of European astrology, whence the word is probably derived.
[ID=20014]
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 4 works:
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
