Dictionary meanings for dīkṣ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A. (dīkṣate, dīkṣita) 1 To [Page0567-b+ 57] consecrate or prepare oneself for the performance of a sacred rite; see dīkṣita below.
2 To dedicate oneself to.
3 To initiate or intro- duce a pupil.
4 To invest with the sacred thread.
5 To sacrifice.
6 To practise self-restraint.
7 To shave one's head, to be shaved.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(Desid. of dakṣ?) cl.1 A1. dīkṣate Dha1tup. xvi, 8 (pf. didīksk/e; fut. dīkṣiṣy/ate; aor. adidīkṣas and adīkṣiṣṭa Br.; ind.p. dīkṣitvā ChUp.) to consecrate or dedicate one's self (esp. for the performance of the Soma soma -sacrifice) Br.; Up.; Pur.; to... m. a priest, spiritual guide 480,3 92692 m. N. of a king Vi1rac. 059845 480,3 92693 n. consecrating one's self or causing one's self to be consecrated,...