As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a number of descendants of Dakṣa
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "dākṣaka" is derived from "dākṣa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
dākṣa mf(ī)n. (fr. dakṣa) relating to Dakṣa (Hariv.) or to Dākṣi (Pāṇ. iv, 2, 112)
southern, dwelling in the south, SŚaṃkar.
dāk˚ṣaka mfn. inhabited by the Dākṣis (g. rājanyādi)
dāk˚ṣaka n. a number of descendants of Dakṣa, L.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
dāk˚ṣaka mfn. inhabited by the Dākṣis (g. rājanyādi)
dāk˚ṣaka n. a number of descendants of Dakṣa, L.
dākṣaka n. (-kaṃ) A multitude of the descendants of DAKṢA. E. dakṣa, and vuñ aff.
dākṣa mf(ī)n. (fr. dakṣa) relating to Dakṣa (Hariv.) or to Dākṣi (Pāṇ. iv, 2, 112)
southern, dwelling in the south, SŚaṃkar.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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