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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry नायक

  1. नायकnāyakaa.Guiding, leading, conducting.

    [नी-ण्वुल्]

    Guiding, leading, conducting.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः

      1. A guide, leader, conductor.
      2. A chief, master, head, lord.
      3. A pre-eminent or principal person, distinguished personage; सैन्यनायकः etc.
      4. A general, commander.
      5. (In Rhet.) The hero of a poetic composition (a play or drama); (according to S. D. there are four main kinds of नायक: धीरोदात्त, धीरोद्धत, धीरललित, and धीरप्रशान्त, quod vide, which see; these are again subdivided, the total number of kinds being 48; see S. D.64-75. The Rasamañjarī mentions 3 classes पति, उपपति, and वैशिक; 95.11).
      6. The central gem of a necklace; नायको नेतरि श्रेष्ठे हारमध्य- मणावपि' इति विश्वः.
      7. A paradigm or leading example; दशैते स्त्रीषु नायकाः.
      8. An epithet of Śākyamuni.
    • -अधिपः a king, sovereign.

    In the Gita1·7

    नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

    nāyakā mama sainyasya saṁjñārthaṁ tānbravīmi te — On our side also know those who are the most distinguished. O best of the twice-born, the leaders of my army; these I name to thee for thy special… 1·7
    • नायकाःnāyakāḥnominative plural of the masculine noun nāyaka (a leader).

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Headwords under न

Part 3 of 12 नाडिकेल – निंस्All parts
  1. न – नमस्यु
  2. नमित – नाडिका
  3. नाडिकेल – निंस्
  4. निःक्षत्र – निग्रह्
  5. निग्रह – निफेनम्
  6. निब – निरुध्
  7. निरूढ – निर्मोक्ष
  8. निर्मोचनम् – निविशेष
  9. निविष्ट – निष्क्काथ
  10. निष्क्रम् – नीवर
  11. नीवाक – नैर्मल्यम्
  12. नैर्लज्जम् – न्योजस्