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Narayanashrama Tapovanam Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dakshiṇa | sanskrit : दक्षिण; a gift, donation. |
| dāna | sanskrit : दानम् ; giving, a gift, donation or a present. |
| dāsīputra | Sanskrit : दासीपुत्रः ; Son of a servant. |
| daya | Sanskrit: दय ; Compassion. |
| deeksha | Sanskrit : दीक्षा ; initiation of a person into the process of spiritual seeking. |
| Dhāraṇa | Sanskrit : धारणं ; Support. |
| dharma | Sanskrit : धर्मः ; Ethics, righteousness, a pursuit by virtue of which life will be sustained in any situation, favorable or unfavorable. |
| dhyāna | sanskrit: ध्यान; Meditation is an exclusive effort – an exclusive pursuit and application of the mind. The effort is to make the mind clear and still. |
| dośa | sanskrit: दोष:; an admixture of impurity in substance of any object, lending the object to a fault, blame, defect, weakness, injurious consequence, often a detriment to improvement or progress. |
| duhkha | Sanskrit : दु:ख ; Sorrow, Unpleasant part of the Pleasant - Unpleasant pair of opposites. |
| dvandva | sanskrit : द्वन्द्व ; opposing pairs of duality or fight between two people |
| dveepa | sanskrit : द्वीपः ; island. |
| dvesha | sanskrit : द्वेष; hatred, dislike, repugnance, enmity. |
| gada | Sanskrit : गदा ; Mace. |
| Gandharvās | Sanskrit : गन्धर्व ; Celestial Beings. |
