दाक्षायिणी f. plu. (
-यिण्यः) The twenty-seven lunar mansions, considered mythologically as the daughters of DAKSHA, and wives of the moon. f. sing. (
-णी) A name of DURGA.
2. The nymph and asterism ROHINI.
3. A plant, commonly Danti, (Croton polyandrum.)
4. A lunar asterism in general.
E. दक्ष the son of BRAMHA, so called,
फिञ् affix of descent, and
ङीप् fem. aff.