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diksha

diksha noun: the giving of a mantra or initiation by the guru in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Noun

diksha (plural dikshas)

  1. The giving of a mantra or initiation by the guru in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Proper noun capitalized: Diksha

Diksha

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

diksha meaning in Sanskrit

diksha in Sanskrit

a diksha
दीक्षा dīkṣā́

Forms of diksha

Noun
pluraldikshas
alternative formdeeksha
Proper noun
alternative formDeeksha

Origin of diksha

Borrowed from Sanskrit दीक्षा (dīkṣā).

Questions about diksha

What does diksha mean?
Diksha means the giving of a mantra or initiation by the guru in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
What is diksha in Sanskrit?
Diksha in Sanskrit is दीक्षा (dīkṣā́). See Diksha meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is diksha?
Diksha can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of diksha?
The plural of diksha is dikshas.

Words near diksha in the dictionary

  1. dikkas
  2. dikkop
  3. dikkops
  4. Dikranian
  5. Dikranians
  6. diksha
  7. dikshas
  8. Dikshit
  9. Diksmuide
  10. diktat
  11. diktats

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diksha (page history and authors); Diksha (page history and authors); दीक्षा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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