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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 नायक

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  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.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नायकnāyakam. a guide, leader, chief, lord, principal MBh. Ka1v. &c. (with or scil. सैन्यस्य, a general, commander; ifc.…
    1. masculine gender a guide, leader, chief, lord, principal MBh. Ka1v. etc. (with or scilicet सैन्यस्य, a general, commander; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(अका). confer, compare अ-नायक)
    2. masculine gender a husband BhP.
    3. masculine gender (in dramatic language) the lover or hero
    4. masculine gender the central gem of a necklace (implying also "a general" confer, compare नायकाय and महा-नायक)
    5. masculine gender a paradigm or example (in gram.)
    6. masculine gender Name of Gautama गौतम Buddha बुद्ध Buddh.
    7. masculine gender of a Bra1hman Brahman Ra1jat.
    8. masculine gender of an author (also भट्ट-न्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) catalogue or catalogues
    9. mn. a kind of musk Lexicographers (confer, compare नायिका-चूर्ण)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नायकnāyaka[nâya-ka] m. guide, leader, chief; hero, lover (in a play); lord, husband; central pearl in a necklace; N.:…

    [nâya-ka] masculine guide, leader, chief; hero, lover (in a play); lord, husband; central pearl in a necklace; noun: -tva, neuter leadership.

    Source: Macdonell

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