deriv LSK ETT STT aSTA ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE
The /diz- are the four sides of the sky — east, south, west and north.
(The nounbase /diz- becomes **dik- दिक् when padafinal.)
The four dizaH दिशः are —
pUrvA पूर्वा dik दिक् (east or front),
dakSiNA दक्षिणा dik दिक् (south or right),
aparA अपरा dik दिक् (west or back)
and uttarA उत्तरा dik दिक् (north or left).