dIkz ( Desid. of √ dakz ?) cl. 1. Ā. dIkzate , Dhātup. xvi, 8 ( pf. didIkze/ ; fut. dIkzizya/te ; aor. adidIkzas and adIkzizwa , Br. ; ind.p. dIkzitvA , ChUp. ) to consecrate or dedicate one's self ( esp. for the performance of the Soma -sacrifice), Br. ; Up. ; Pur. ; to dedicate one's self to a monastic order, Buddh. : Caus. dIkzayati , °te , to consecrate, initiate, TS. ; Br. ; pf. didIkzur , TāṇḍyaBr. xxiv, 18 ; to consecrate as a king, MBh. ; Hariv. ; to make ready, prepare, MBh. : Desid. didIkzizate , to wish to be consecrated, AitBr. iv, 25.
dIkz 1 A. ( dIkzate, dIkzita ) 1 To ( pb ) consecrate or prepare oneself for the performance of a sacred rite; see dIkzita below. 2 To dedicate oneself to. 3 To initiate or introduce a pupil. 4 To invest with the sacred thread. 5 To sacrifice. 6 To practise self-restraint. 7 To shave one's head, to be shaved.