Word history

Monier-Williams (1899) records dīkṣita with the sense “initiated, consecrated”. Dīkṣita is a Sanskrit participle describing something or someone consecrated or initiated. The dictionary treats the form as part of the vocabulary of dīkṣā. दीक्षित preserves the consonant cluster commonly written ksh in English. This is an explanation of the word’s grammatical sense, without asserting an initiation for a living individual.

Sources: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword dīkṣita, page 481, column 1, entry L92728

Literal dictionary sense

dīkṣita: Initiated, consecrated.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword dīkṣita, page 481, column 1, entry L92728

Native-script forms

दीक्षित · Devanagari

Sources and attribution

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