दक्ष

दक्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दक्ष (dákṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əkʂ/, [d̪əkʃ]

Adjective

दक्ष • (dakṣ) (indeclinable)

1. dextrous, skilled, expert

   • वे कई कलाओं में दक्ष हैं।

     ve kaī kalāõ mẽ dakṣ ha͠i.

     He is skilled in many arts.

   Synonyms: कुशल (kuśal), निपुण (nipuṇ), माहिर (māhir)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दक्ष”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दक्ष (dákṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ək.ʂə/

Adjective

दक्ष • (dakṣa)

1. clever; competent; expert; dexterous

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दक्ष”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “दक्ष”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
• দক্ষ (Assamese script)
• দক্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• દક્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ਦਕੑਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦢꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
• ទក្ឞ (Khmer script)
• ದಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• ທກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
• ദക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘟𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡩᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဒက္ၑ (Burmese script)
• 𑦿𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଦକ୍ଷ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• දක්ෂ (Sinhalese script)
• దక్ష (Telugu script)
• ทกฺษ (Thai script)
• ད་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root दक्ष् (dakṣ, “able, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs- (“right (side)”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́k.ʂɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐk.ʂɐ/

Adjective

दक्ष • (dákṣa)

1. right (side)
2. able, fit, adroit, dexterous
3. expert, clever, industrious
4. strong, suitable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दक्ष (dákṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दक्षः dákṣaḥ	दक्षौ dákṣau	दक्षाः / दक्षासः¹ dákṣāḥ / dákṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दक्ष dákṣa	दक्षौ dákṣau	दक्षाः / दक्षासः¹ dákṣāḥ / dákṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दक्षम् dákṣam	दक्षौ dákṣau	दक्षान् dákṣān
Instrumental	दक्षेण dákṣeṇa	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षैः / दक्षेभिः¹ dákṣaiḥ / dákṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	दक्षाय dákṣāya	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षेभ्यः dákṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	दक्षात् dákṣāt	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षेभ्यः dákṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	दक्षस्य dákṣasya	दक्षयोः dákṣayoḥ	दक्षाणाम् dákṣāṇām
Locative	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षयोः dákṣayoḥ	दक्षेषु dákṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दक्षा (dákṣā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दक्षा dákṣā	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षाः dákṣāḥ
Vocative	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षाः dákṣāḥ
Accusative	दक्षाम् dákṣām	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षाः dákṣāḥ
Instrumental	दक्षया / दक्षा¹ dákṣayā / dákṣā¹	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षाभिः dákṣābhiḥ
Dative	दक्षायै dákṣāyai	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षाभ्यः dákṣābhyaḥ
Ablative	दक्षायाः dákṣāyāḥ	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षाभ्यः dákṣābhyaḥ
Genitive	दक्षायाः dákṣāyāḥ	दक्षयोः dákṣayoḥ	दक्षाणाम् dákṣāṇām
Locative	दक्षायाम् dákṣāyām	दक्षयोः dákṣayoḥ	दक्षासु dákṣāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of दक्ष (dákṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दक्षम् dákṣam	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षाणि / दक्षा¹ dákṣāṇi / dákṣā¹
Vocative	दक्ष dákṣa	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षाणि / दक्षा¹ dákṣāṇi / dákṣā¹
Accusative	दक्षम् dákṣam	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षाणि / दक्षा¹ dákṣāṇi / dákṣā¹
Instrumental	दक्षेण dákṣeṇa	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षैः / दक्षेभिः¹ dákṣaiḥ / dákṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	दक्षाय dákṣāya	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षेभ्यः dákṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	दक्षात् dákṣāt	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षेभ्यः dákṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	दक्षस्य dákṣasya	दक्षयोः dákṣayoḥ	दक्षाणाम् dákṣāṇām
Locative	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षयोः dákṣayoḥ	दक्षेषु dákṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

दक्ष • (dákṣa) m

1. ability, fitness
2. disposition

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दक्ष (dákṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दक्षः dákṣaḥ	दक्षौ dákṣau	दक्षाः / दक्षासः¹ dákṣāḥ / dákṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दक्ष dákṣa	दक्षौ dákṣau	दक्षाः / दक्षासः¹ dákṣāḥ / dákṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दक्षम् dákṣam	दक्षौ dákṣau	दक्षान् dákṣān
Instrumental	दक्षेण dákṣeṇa	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षैः / दक्षेभिः¹ dákṣaiḥ / dákṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	दक्षाय dákṣāya	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षेभ्यः dákṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	दक्षात् dákṣāt	दक्षाभ्याम् dákṣābhyām	दक्षेभ्यः dákṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	दक्षस्य dákṣasya	दक्षयोः dákṣayoḥ	दक्षाणाम् dákṣāṇām
Locative	दक्षे dákṣe	दक्षयोः dákṣayoḥ	दक्षेषु dákṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “दक्ष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0465.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “दक्ष”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “दक्ष”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 0190
• Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 294