SV: Dakkhi.nodaka
From: Ole Holten Pind
Message: 2306
Date: 2007-11-20
If dakkhi.na denotes the right (hand) the compound must be a majjhimalopa
cp.d. In any case, I still think that it is related to Sanskrit dak.si.naa.
The dakkhi.nodaka seems to be presented as a gift before a meal, sometimes
it is mentioned as a gift to the sangha or a vihaara in the same way as
robes. See also the use of dakkhi.neyya in the Pali Canon, for which there
are contemporary Sanskrit cognates like dak.si.nya, dak.si.niiya, usually
translated as worthy of the sacrificial fee. The Buddha is the
aggadakkhi.neyya. I think the question needs careful study of all
references.
With kind regards,
Ole Holten Pind