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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for नक्त

3 dictionaries · exact headword

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.
    Source: Apte

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 $) .
    Source: Monier-Williams

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.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · नक्त

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