a. [dakṣiṇasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ] Re- lating to a sacrificial gift. ṇyaṃ 1 (a) Politeness, civility, courtesy; tasya dākṣiṇyarūḍhena nāmnā magadhavaṃśajā R. 1. 31. (b) Kindness; V. 1. 2; Bh. 2. 22; Māl. 1. 8.

2 Insincere or over- courteous conduct of a lover (towards his beloved); Ś. 6. 4; it is thus defined: dākṣiṇyaṃ ceṣṭayā vācā paracittānuvartanam.

3 The state of re- lating to or coming from the south;...