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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नक्तnaktaa.Ashamed. क्तम् Night.

    [नज्-क्त]

    1. Ashamed. क्तम् Night.
    2. Eating only at night, as a sort of religious vow or penance-Compound

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्ध Adjective blind at night.

    • -चर्या wandering at night.

    • -चारिन्

      1. Masculine
      2. an owl.
      3. a cat.
      4. a thief.
      5. a demon, goblin, evil spirit.

    • -भोजनम् supper.

    • -मालः Name of a tree; स नर्मदारोधसि सीकरार्द्रैर्मरुद्भिरानर्तितनक्तमाले R.5.42.

    • -मुखा evening.

    • -व्रतम्

      1. fasting by day and eating at night.
      2. any penance or religious rite observed at night.
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  2. उषासानक्तम्uṣāsānaktamVed. Dawn and night; उषासानक्ता पुरुधा विदाने Rv.1.122.2.

    Vedic Dawn and night; उषासानक्ता पुरुधा विदाने Rv.1.122.2.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नक्तnakta[nák-ta] n. night; eating at night only (a penance): -m, ad. by night.

    [nák-ta] neuter night; eating at night only (a penance): -m, adverb, -ial, -ially by night.

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  2. उषासानक्ताuṣāsānaktā[ushấsâ-náktâ] f. du. dawn and night.

    [ushấsâ-náktâ] feminine; also equal for dual dawn and night.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नक्तnaktan. night RV. AV. (f(न्/अक्ता). only in नक्तय्/आ q.v., and as du. with उष्/आसा; cf. ˚स्/अ-नक्ता and नक्तो*षासा)
    1. neuter gender night fg-veda AV. (f(न्/अक्ता). only in नक्तय्/आ quod vide, and as dual number with उष्/आसा; confer, compare that the rest of a word is to be suppliedस्/अ-नक्ता and नक्तो*षासा)
    2. neuter gender eating only at n night (as a sort of penance) Ya1jn5. Hcat.
    3. masculine gender Name of a son of Pr2ithu पृथु VP.
    4. masculine gender of a son of Pr2ithu-shen2a पृथु-षेण and A1ku1ti आकूति BhP.
    5. or नक्ल (?) neuter gender (in astronomy) Name of the fifth Yoga योग (Equivalent to $) .
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  2. उषासानक्ताuṣāsānaktāf. du. dawn and night RV. AV.

    feminine dual number dawn and night fg-veda AV.

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  3. एकान्ननक्तभोजनekānnanaktabhojanamfn. taking one's only meal at night Hcat.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective taking one's only meal at night Hcat.

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  4. एकान्ननक्तभोजिनादिन्ekānnanaktabhojinādinmfn. eating food given by only one person Mn. ii, 188.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective eating food given by only one person Mn. ii, 188.

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  5. एकान्ननक्तभोजिन्ekānnanaktabhojinmfn. taking food but once a day Hcat.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective taking food but once a day Hcat.

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  6. तुल्यनक्तंदिनtulyanaktaṃdinamfn. having equal days and nights Hemac.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having equal days and nights Hemac.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not distinguishing between day and night Katha1s. ci, 289.
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