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nakta: neuter vocative singular stem: nakta

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

cirivilvaḥ	2.2.47	Masculine	Singular	naktamālaḥ, karajaḥ, karañjakaḥ

doṣā	2.4.6	Masculine	Singular	naktam

karpaṭaḥ	2.6.116	Masculine	Singular	naktakaḥ

Monier-Williams Search

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nakta

n. night

(f(n/aktā-).only in naktay/ā- q.v,and as dual number with uṣ/āsā-; see s/a-naktā-and naktoṣāsā-)

nakta

n. eating only at night (as a sort of penance)

nakta

m. Name of a son of pṛthu-

nakta

m. of a son of pṛthu-ṣeṇa- and ākūti-

nakta

or nakla- (?) n. (in astronomy) Name of the fifth yoga- (= $) .

Apte Search

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nakta

नक्त a. [नज्-क्त] Ashamed. -क्तम् 1 Night. -2 Eating only at night, as a sort of religious vow or penance -Comp. -अन्ध a. blind at night. -चर्या wandering at night. -चारिन् m. 1 an owl. -2 a cat. -3 a thief. -4 a demon, goblin, evil spirit. -भोजनम् supper. -मालः N. 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.

Macdonell Search

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nakta	n. night; eating at night only (a penance): -m, ad. by night.

Vedic Index of
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nakta	‘Night/ is found frequently in the Rigveda, and sometimes later, usually in the adverbial form naktam, ‘by night/

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nakta	noun (neuter) eating only at night (as a sort of penance) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) night (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 3443/72933

nakta	noun (masculine) name of a son of Pṛthu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a son of Pṛthusheṇa and Ākūti (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 36077/72933

Ayurvedic MedicalDictionary Dr. Potturu with thanks

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nakta	night; eating only at night.

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