# सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa)

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सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning having an excellent right hand, very dexterous, very courteous or polite, very sincere or upright, very liberal in sacrificial gifts, name of a king of the Kambojas, son of Paundraka. Its 15 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Virtuous or Well-disposed Character, Sudakṣiṇa, an Epic King, Skillful or Dexterous.

- **Etymology:** E. सु very, दक्षिण clever — E. su very, dakṣiṇa clever
- **SLP1:** `sudakziRa`  **IAST:** sudakṣiṇa  **Devanagari:** सुदक्षिण
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudakshina
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sudakshina/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सुदक्षिणा (sudakṣiṇā)

## Meanings by context

### Virtuous or Well-disposed Character (5 definitions)
- very courteous or polite  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > very courteous or polite, ib. [ ID=246491 ]
- very sincere or upright, very liberal in sacrificial gifts  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > very sincere or upright, very liberal in sacrificial gifts, MW. [ ID=246492 ]
- 1. Very sincere or upright. 2. Liberal in sacrificial gifts.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa) [Printed book page 784-29 ] सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa) a. (f. णा (ṇā) ) 1. Very sincere or upright; 2. liberal in sacrificial gifts. [ ID=40968 ]
- 1. A sovereign of Vidarbha. 2. The wife of Dilipa. 3. Very sincere or upright. 4. Liberal in sacrificial gifts.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सु (su) दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) (sudakṣiṇa) [Printed book page 791-b ] सु (su) दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) (sudakṣiṇa) m. ( - णः (-ṇaḥ) ) A sovereign of VIDARBHA. f. ( - णा (-ṇā) ) The wife of DILĪPA. Adj. 1. Very sincere or upright. 2. Liberal in sacrificial gifts. E. सु (su) very, दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) clever. [ ID=44324 ]
- 1. Friendly or kind. 2. The name of a woman.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa) [Printed book page 622 ] सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa) a. = prec. or friendly, kind; f. आ (ā) N. of a woman. [ ID=37208 ]

### Sudakṣiṇa, an Epic King (4 definitions)
- Name of a king of the Kambojas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सु (su) — दक्षिण (—dakṣiṇa) m. N. of a king of the Kambojas, MBh. [ ID=246493 ]
- 1. A king of Vidarbha. 2. The wife of Dilipa.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सु (su) दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) (sudakṣiṇa) [Printed book page 930 ] सु (su) दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) (sudakṣiṇa) m. ( - णः (-ṇaḥ) ) A sovereign of Vidarbha. f. ( - णा (-ṇā) ) The wife of DILĪPA. E. सु (su) very, दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) clever. [ ID=42116 ]
- 1. A sovereign of Vidarbha. 2. Wife of Dilipa.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa) [Printed book page 851-b ] सु - दक्षिण (su-dakṣiṇa) ( णा ) ((ṇā)) 1. m. A sovereign of Vidarbha. 1. f. Wife of Dilīpa. [ ID=41872 ]
- a Kamboja prince  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa) [Printed book page 653-1 ] Sudakṣiṇa 1, a Kāmboja prince. § 232 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186, 6995 ( Kāmbojaḥ, present at the svayaṃvara of Draupadī).—§ 555 (Sainyodyogap.): V, 19 δ, 590 ( Kāmbojaḥ, accompanied by Yavanas and Śakas S. came to Duryodhana with one akṣauhiṇī of troops).—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 95 ν, 3403 ( Kāmbojaḥ, in the army of Duryodhana).— § 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 155 θ, 5274 ( Kāmbojaṃ, do.). —§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.): V, 166, 5748 ( Kāmbojaḥ, a ratha in the army of Duryodhana).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 16 α, 622 ( Kāmbojaḥ, had an akṣauhiṇī of troops); 17, 622 ( Kāmbojāḥ sa-S°āḥ ).—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 45 19, 1734 ( Kāmbojānāṃ mahārathaṃ ), 1735 (fought with Śrutakarman the son of Sahadeva); 51 χ, 2108 ( Kāmbojaḥ, on the right flank of Bhīṣma's krauñcavyūha).—§ 580 (do.): VI, 59 μ, †2584.—§ 581 (do.): VI, 65 ν, 2928 ( Kāmbojaḥ ). —§ 586 (do.): VI, 99 α, 4501 (do., in the van of Bhīṣma's sarvatobhadra array); 102 ι, 4666 ( Kāmbojaḥ ).—§ 587 (do.): VI, 108 α, 5007 ( Kāmbojarājaḥ ), (δ), 5051 ( Kāmbojaṃ ); 110, 5108 ( Kāmbojaḥ, resisted Abhimanyu); 111, 5159. —§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 7 ζ, 182 ( Kāmbojāḥ S°puraḥsarāḥ ).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 20 ε, 801 ( Kāmbojaḥ, in the left wing of Droṇa's gāruḍavyūha).— § 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 74 β, 2628 ( Kāmbojaḥ, will protect Jayadratha).—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 92, 3277 ( Kāmbojaṃ ), 3321 ( Kāmbojarājasya putraḥ ), 3326, 3330, 3334, 3337 ( Kāmbojaṃ, is slain by Arjuna); 93, 3338 ( hate ); 94, 3410 ( Kāmbojasya dāyāde hate ), 3438 ( nihataḥ, sc. by Arjuna).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 158 ω, 7036 (among the slain).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5 ζ, 109 ( nihataḥ Savyasācinā ).—§ 608 (do.): VIII, 56, 2802 ( °ād avarajaḥ ), 2804 ( °ād avarajaṃ Kāmbojaṃ, the younger brother of S. attacked Arjuna but was slain by him); 72 υυυ, 3612 ( Kāmbojaṃ ).—§ 609 (Śalyap.): IX, 2, 74 ( Kāmbojaḥ, had sided with Duryodhana), 90 ( hataḥ ).—§ 611 (do.): IX, 24 νν, 1300 ( Kāmboje, sc. hate ).—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 20, 601 ( Kāmbojaṃ ). Cf. Kāmboja, Kāmbojarāja. [ ID=10142 ]

### Skillful or Dexterous (2 definitions)
- having an excellent right hand  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1224,2] सु (su) — दक्षिण (—dakṣiṇa) mfn. having an excellent right hand, RV. [ ID=246489 ]
- very dexterous  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > very dexterous, MBh. [ ID=246490 ]

### Sudakṣiṇa, Son of Pauṇḍraka (2 definitions)
- son of Paundraka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Pauṇḍraka, BhP. [ ID=246494 ]
- The son of Paundraka and king of the Kambhojas.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > सुदक्षिण (sudakṣiṇa) [Printed book page 3-621 ] Sudakṣiṇa — the son of Pauṇḍraka: King of Kāmbhojas: attacked with Jarāsandha the western gate of Mathurā, and the eastern gate of Gomanta, performed funeral rites to his father. In order to take vengeance on Kṛṣṇa, he worshipped Śiva who directed him to pray to Dakṣiṇāgni out of which would spring up an abhicāra fire which would kill Kṛṣṇa. He did so but the Agni was not able to meet Kṛṣṇa's cakra and returned only to kill Sudakṣiṇa himself. Bhā. X. 66. 27-40; 50 11[5]; 52. 11 [7]. [ ID=16091 ]

### Sudakṣiṇa, a Pāṇḍava Warrior (1 definition)
- a Pandava warrior  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Sudakṣiṇa 2, a Pāṇḍava warrior. § 592 (Saṃśaptaka- vadhap.): VII, 21 κ, 910 (pierced by Droṇa). [ ID=10143 ]

### Sudakṣiṇā, Wife of Dilīpa (1 definition)
- the wife of Dilipa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 1224,2] सु (su) — दक्षिणा (—dakṣiṇā) ( आ (ā) ), f. N. of a wife of Dilīpa, Ragh. [ ID=246495 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; 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, University of Cologne.

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