initiation

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English

बटु लभते उपवीतम् उपनयन-संस्कारे 	-	 baTulabhateupavItamupanayana-saMskAre 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Thebrahminboyreceivesthesacredthreadattheinitiationceremony.
दीक्षा 	-	  dIkSA 	-	 f.
  	-	 initiation
उपदेश 	-	  upadeza 	-	 m.
  	-	 initiation
परिष्कार 	-	  pariSkAra 	-	 m.
  	-	 initiation
उपनाय 	-	  upanAya 	-	 m.
  	-	 initiation
अभिषेचन 	-	  abhiSecana 	-	 n.
  	-	 initiation
उपायन 	-	  upAyana 	-	 n.
  	-	 initiation
दीक्षण 	-	  dIkSaNa 	-	 n.
  	-	 initiation
दीक्षाफल 	-	  dIkSAphala 	-	 n.
  	-	  fruit of initiation
दीक्षागुरु 	-	  dIkSAguru 	-	 m.
  	-	  teacher of initiation
दीक्षातत्त्व 	-	  dIkSAtattva 	-	 n.
  	-	  essence of initiation
दीक्षापाल 	-	  dIkSApAla 	-	 m.
  	-	  guardian of initiation
चूडोपनयन 	-	  cUDopanayana 	-	 n.
  	-	  tonsure and initiation
भगवदुपनयन 	-	  bhagavadupanayana 	-	 n.
  	-	 initiation of bhagavat
दीक्षामय 	-	  dIkSAmaya 	-	 adj.
  	-	  consisting in initiation
यज्ञदीक्षा 	-	  yajJadIkSA 	-	 f.
  	-	 initiation into sacrifice
पुनरुपनयन 	-	  punarupanayana 	-	 n.
  	-	  second initiation of a Brahman
गणदीक्षा 	-	  gaNadIkSA 	-	 f.
  	-	 initiation of a number or class
व्रतोपनयन 	-	  vratopanayana 	-	 n.
  	-	 initiation into a religious vow
प्रजाति 	-	  prajAti 	-	 f.
  	-	 initiation with the sacred thread
बटूकरण 	-	  baTUkaraNa 	-	 n.
  	-	 initiation of a boy by upa-nayana
दाय 	-	  dAya 	-	 m.
  	-	  gift at the ceremony of initiation
हरण 	-	  haraNa 	-	 n.
  	-	  gift to a student at his initiation
दैक्ष 	-	  daikSa 	-	 adj.
  	-	  relating to initiation or inauguration
दीक्षाक्रमरत्न 	-	  dIkSAkramaratna 	-	 n.
  	-	  jewel of the regular order of initiation
गुरुदीक्षा 	-	  gurudIkSA 	-	 f.
  	-	 initiation into the office of a spiritual preceptor
सावित्री 	-	  sAvitrI 	-	 f.
  	-	 initiation as a member of the three twice-born classes by reciting the above verse and investing with the sacred thread
सावित्र 	-	  sAvitra 	-	 n.
  	-	 initiation into membership of the twice-born classes by reciting the sAvitri verse and investing with the sacred thread
संस्कारहीन 	-	  saMskArahIna 	-	 m.
  	-	  man of one of the three classes who has not been a recipient of initiation with the sacred thread or of the other purificatory ceremonies (and hence becomes an outcaste)

 
   अभिषेचन  abhiSecana  n.
   initiation  
   अभिषेचन  abhiSecana  n.
   inauguration   
   अभिषेचन  abhiSecana  n.
   sprinkling     
            

Monier Williams

English

 INITIATION,  s.
  (Instruction in rudiments or principles) विद्यार-
म्भोपदेशः,  विद्यातत्त्वोपदेशः,  प्रथमतत्त्वोपदेशः,  प्रथमोपदेशः,  प्रथमशिक्षा, 
विद्याप्रवेशः -शनं,  विद्याभिनिवेशः -शनं.
— (Introduction by initia-
tory ceremonies,  &c. ) दीक्षा,  दीक्षाकरणं,  दीक्षाकर्म्म n.
  (न्), 
उपनयः -यनं,  उपनायः,  दीक्षापूर्व्वम् उपनयनं,  दीक्षापूर्व्वं प्रवेशनं,  संस्कारः, 
अभिमन्त्रणं,  अभिषेकः.
— (Instruction in initiatory ceremonies)
दीक्षाकर्म्मोपदेशः,  मन्त्रोपदेशः,  उपदेशः.

Borooah

English

 INITIATION:
I Beginning: q.v.
  : आरम्भः।
III
Instruction:
(1) उपदेशः
(2) दीक्षा (in sacri-
-fices)
(3) उपनयः,  -नम् (of the first three
castes with customary thread).

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  initiation
उपक्रमण n.,  सूत्रपात m. (see inauguration)

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