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nakनक्nák ind. (g. svar-ādi, as nomin. [RV. vii, 71, 1]) night.
nakaनकm. N. of a man (son of Dāruka), [VāyuP.]
n. N. of sev. Sāmans.
nakkनक्क्cl. 10. P. nakkayati, to destroy, kill, [Dhātup. xxxii, 54.]
nakṣनक्ष्cl. 1. P. Ā. nákṣati, °te (perf. nanakṣúr, °kṣé, [RV.]; aor. anakṣīt Gr.; fut. nakṣiṣyati, nakṣitā, [ib.]) to come near, approach, arrive at, get, attain, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.] (cf. 1. naś ; inakṣ).
nakīmनकीम्ná—kīm (ná-), ind. not, not at all, never, [ib.] (cf. [ib.])
nakimनकिम्na—kim ind. = na-kīm, g. cādi.
°kis &c. See under 2. ná.
nakisनकिस्ná—kis (ná-), ind. no one, nobody, [RV.]
= next, [ib.] (g. cādi; cf. [Naigh. iii, 12]).
naklaनक्ल2. nakta or (?) n. (in astron.) N. of the fifth Yoga (= نقل).
nakrāनक्राf. a swarm of bees or wasps, [L.]
nakraनक्रm. (according to [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 75] fr. na + kra) crocodile, alligator, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (ifc. f(A). )
the sign of the zodiac Scorpio, [Gol.]
n. the nose (also f(A). ), [L.]
n. a partic. disease of the nose, [L.]
the upper timber of a door-frame, [L.] (cf. nā́kra and [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 75]).
naktāनक्ताnáktā (ā), f. (cf. above) Methonica Superba, [L.]
naktaनक्तnákta n. night, [RV.]; [AV.] (f(na/ktA). only in naktayā́, q.v., and as du. with uṣā́sā; cf. °sá-naktā and naktoṣāsā)
eating only at night (as a sort of penance), [Yājñ.]; [Hcat.]
nákta m. N. of a son of Pṛthu, [VP.]
of a son of Pṛthu-ṣeṇa and Ākūti, [BhP.]
[cf. nak and nakti; Zd. nakht-uru, nakht-ru; Gk. νύξ; Lat. nox; Lith. naktis; Slav. nošti; Goth. nahts; Angl.Sax. neaht, niht, Engl. night, Germ. Nacht.]
or nakla (?) n. (in astron.) N. of the fifth Yoga (= نقل).
naktiनक्तिnákti f. night, [RV. ii, 2, 2.]
nakāraनकारna—kāra m. the sound or letter n Gr.
(in prosody) a tribrach
na—kāra m. the negation na, the word No, [Naiṣ.]
naktaṃनक्तंnáktaṃ (m before labials) ind. See 1. nákta.
naktamनक्तम्náktam (am), ind. by night (often opp. to divā), [RV.] &c. &c.
naktanनक्तन्naktán (only °tábhis), night, [RV. vii, 104, 18.]
nakucaनकुचv.l. for lakuca.
nakulāनकुलाf. N. of Śiva's wife, [L.]
nakulīनकुली(ī), f. See below
f. a female ichneumon, [MantraBr.]; [MBh.]
Salmalia Malabarica, [L.] : Nardostachys Jatamansi, [L.]
saffron, [L.]
= śaṅkhinī, [L.]
nakulaनकुलnakulá mfn. (in spite of [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 75] prob. not fr. na + kula) of a partic. colour (perhaps that of the ichneumon), [TS.]; [RPrāt.]
nakulá m. the Bengal mungoose or Viverra Ichneumon (enemy of mice and of serpents from whose venom it protects itself by a medic. plant; cf. nākulī), [AV.]; [MBh.] &c.
a son, [L.]
a partic. musical instrument, [Lalit.]
N. of Śiva, [L.]
of a son of the Aśvins and Mādrī (twin-brother of Saha-deva and fourth of the Pāṇḍu princes), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
nakulá m. of a Vedic poet with the patr. Vāma-deva (°vya) or Vaiśvāmitra (°lasya vāmadevasya preṅkha m. N. of a Sāman), [ĀrṣBr.]
nakulá m. of a physician (author of a wk. on horses), [Cat.]
nakulá n. a myst. N. of the sound h, [L.]
nakuṭaनकुटn. the nose, [L.]
nakṣatनक्षत्mf(antI)n. approaching.
nakṣyaनक्ष्यmfn. to be approached, [RV. vii, 15, 7.]
naktakaनक्तकm. dirty or ragged cloth, rag, wiper &c., [L.] (v.r. for laktaka).
naktayāनक्तयाnaktayā́ ind. at night, [RV. iv, 11, 1.]
nakiṃcidनकिंचिद्na—kiṃcid n. nothing, [Kathās.]
nakrarājनक्रराज्nakra—rāj or nakra—rājaka, m. a shark or any other large sea animal (lit. king of the Nakras), [L.]
naktāśinनक्ताशिन्mfn. eating only at night, [Viṣṇ.]
naktāndhaनक्तान्धmfn. blind at night, [Suśr.]
naktavatनक्तवत्nakta—vat mfn. eating only at night, [Hcat.]
nakulīśaनकुलीशnakulī°śa m. (°līśa) a form of Bhairava, [L.]
a myst. N. of the sound h, [ib.]
nakulakaनकुलकm. n. an ornament shaped like an ichneumon, [L.]
m. a kind of purse (?), [Divyāv.]
nakuleśaनकुलेशv.l. for °līśa (below).
nakulikāनकुलिकाf. a female ichneumon, [Kād.]
nakṣatraनक्षत्रnákṣatra n. (m. only, [RV. vi, 67, 6]; prob. fr. √ nakṣ cf. nakṣ dyām, [i, 33, 14] &c.) a star or any heavenly body
also applied to the sun
nákṣatra n. sg. sometimes collectively ‘the stars’ e.g. [vii, 86, 1]; [RV.] &c. &c.
an asterism or constellation through which the moon passes, a lunar mansion, [AV.] &c. &c. (27, later 28, viz. Śraviṣṭhā or Dhaniṣṭhā, Śata-bhiṣaj, Pūrva-bhadrapadā, Uttara-bh°, Revatī, Aśvinī, Bharaṇī, Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī or Brāhmī, Mṛga-śiras or Āgrahāyaṇī, Ārdrā, Punarvasū or Yāmakau, Puṣya or Sidhya, Āśleṣā, Maghā, Pūrva-phalgunī, Uttara-ph°, Hasta, Citrā, Svātī, Viśākhā or Rādhā, Anurādhā, Jyeṣṭha, Mūla, Pūrvāṣāḍhā, Uttarāṣ°, Abhijit, Śravaṇa; according to [VarBṛS.] Revatī, Uttara-phalgunī, Uttara-bhādrapadā and Uttarāṣāḍhā are called dhruvāṇi, fixed; in the Vedas the Nakṣatras are considered as abodes of the gods or of pious persons after death, [Sāy.] on [RV. i, 50, 2]; later as wives of the moon and daughters of Dakṣa, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.; according to Jainas the sun, moon, Grahas, Nakṣatras and Tārās form the Jyotiṣkas)
a pearl, [L.]
nakiṃcanaनकिंचनna—kiṃcana mfn. having nothing, very poor, [MBh.]; [Pañc.] (cf. a-k°).
naktāndhyaनक्तान्ध्यnak°tāndhya n., [ib.]
naktamālaनक्तमालor naktamālaka, m. Pongamia Glabra, [L.]
naktamukhāनक्तमुखाnakta—mukhā f. evening, night, [L.] (for -muṣā?).
naktoṣāsāनक्तोषासाnáktoṣā́sā f. du. night and morning, [RV.]
nakulādyāनकुलाद्याf. the ichneumon plant, [L.]
nakulatvaनकुलत्वnakula—tva n. the state of an ichneumon, [MBh.]
nakuleṣṭāनकुलेष्टाor nakule°ṣṭakā, f. ‘liked by the ichneumon’, a kind of medic. plant (cf. above), [L.]
nakuloṣṭhīनकुलोष्ठीnakul'oṣṭhī f. (in music) a partic. stringed instrument.
nakṣatrinनक्षत्रिन्m. ‘having or holding the stars’, N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh. xiii, 6996] (cf. °tra-nemi).
nakracakraनक्रचक्रnakra—cakra n. a multitude of crocodiles, [Pañcad.]
naktabhojinनक्तभोजिन्nakta—bho°jin mfn. eating at night, [BhavP.]
naktaṃcarīनक्तंचरीnaktaṃ—carī f. a female demon, [Kathās.]
naktaṃcaraनक्तंचरnaktaṃ—cara mf(I)n. walking about at night
naktaṃ—cara m. any night-animal or creature, [GṛS.]; [Gaut.]; [MBh.] &c.
naktaṃ—cara m. nocturnal demon, Rakṣas, [MBh.]; [Var.] &c. (°reśvara m. the lord of the rovers or fiends, [MBh.])
naktaṃ—cara m. the bdellium tree, [W.]
naktaṃdinaनक्तंदिनnaktaṃ—dina n. sg. night and day, [Mālav. v, 13]
naktaṃhomaनक्तंहोमnaktaṃ—homá m. night-oblation, [TS.]
naktaṃjātaनक्तंजातnaktaṃ—jātá mf(A/)n. grown at night (herb), [AV.]
naktacārinनक्तचारिन्nakta—cārin mfn. ([L.]) walking at night
nakta—cārin m. an owl
cat
thief
a Rakṣas (cf. naktaṃ-c°).
naktambhāgaनक्तम्भागnaktam-bhāga mfn. having a nocturnal part, [Var.]
naktavrataनक्तव्रतnakta—vrata n. ‘night-observance’, eating at night (and fasting by day), [W.]
nakulāndhyaनकुलान्ध्यnaku°lāndhya n. ‘ichneumon-blindness’, a kind of disease of the eyes, [Suśr.]
nakutaścidनकुतश्चिद्na—kutaścid ind. from nowhere, in -bhaya mfn. = a-k°utaścid-bh°, [BhP.]
nakṣaddābhaनक्षद्दाभnak°ṣad-dābhá mfn. striking down any one that approaches (Indra), [RV. vi, 22, 2.]
nakṣatrajāनक्षत्रजाnakṣatra—jā́ mfn. star-born
nakṣatra—jā́ m. son of the stars, [AV.]
nakṣatrapaनक्षत्रपnakṣatra—pa m. = -nātha, [L.]
nakṣatreśaनक्षत्रेशm. = °tra-nātha, [Caurap.]
nakṣatriyaनक्षत्रियnakṣatríya mfn. relating to the stars or Nakṣatras, containing a number equal to that of the N°s i.e. 27 [AV.]; [VS.] &c.
nakrahārakaनक्रहारकnakra—hāraka m. id. (lit. seizer of the Nakras), [L.]
nakraketanaनक्रकेतनnakra—ketana m. N. of the god of love, [Daś.] (cf. makara-k°).
nakrarājakaनक्रराजकnakra—rāj or nakra—rājaka, m. a shark or any other large sea animal (lit. king of the Nakras), [L.]
naktabhojanaनक्तभोजनnakta—bhojana n. the eating only at night (cf. above), [Hcat.]
supper, [W.]
naktaṃcārinनक्तंचारिन्naktaṃ—cārin mfn. = -cara, [GṛS.]; [Gaut.]; [Mn.]
naktaṃ—cārin m. a cat, [L.]
naktaṃcaryāनक्तंचर्याnaktaṃ—caryā f. the walking about at night, [MBh.]
naktaṃdinamनक्तंदिनम्naktaṃ—dinam ind. = next, [Kathās.]; [Pañc.]
naktaṃdivamनक्तंदिवम्naktaṃ—divam ind. by night and day, [L.]
naktamālakaनक्तमालकnaktamāla or , m. Pongamia Glabra, [L.]
naktambhoginनक्तम्भोगिन्naktam-bhogin mfn. = °ta-bh, [MBh. iii, 13734] (v.l.)
nakulāndhatāनकुलान्धताf.
nakuleṣṭakāनकुलेष्टकाnakuleṣṭā or nakule°ṣṭakā, f. ‘liked by the ichneumon’, a kind of medic. plant (cf. above), [L.]
nakṣatreṣṭiनक्षत्रेष्टिf. a sacrifice to the N°s
N. of wk.
nakāravipulāनकारविपुलाna—kāra—vipulā f. a kind of metre.
nakramakṣikāनक्रमक्षिकाnakra—makṣikā f. a kind of fly, [L.]
naktabhojitvaनक्तभोजित्वnakta—bho°ji-tva n., [Kathās.]
naktaṃsamayaनक्तंसमयnaktaṃ—samaya m. night-time, [Naiṣ.]
naktaprabhavaनक्तप्रभवnakta—prabhava v.l. for naktam-pr°.
nakṣatrādhipaनक्षत्राधिपm. the regent of a N°, [Cat.]
nakṣatraphalaनक्षत्रफलnakṣatra—phala n. N. of wk.
nakṣatrakośaनक्षत्रकोशnakṣatra—kośa m. N. of a list of stars.
nakṣatralokaनक्षत्रलोकnakṣatra—loká m. pl. the world of the N°s [ŚBr.]
sg. the starry region, firmament, [MW.]
nakṣatramālāनक्षत्रमालाnakṣatra—mālā f. star-circle, star-group, [R.]
the N°s collectively, [Var.]
a necklace of 27 pearls, [ib.]
a partic. ornament for an elephant's head, [Kād.] (°lāya Nom. Ā. °yate, [ib.])
a kind of dance, [W.]
N. of sev. works.
nakṣatranāthaनक्षत्रनाथnakṣatra—nātha m. ‘lord of the N°s’, the moon, [Hariv.]
nakṣatranāmaनक्षत्रनामnakṣatra—nāma mf(A)n. having the name of a Nakṣatra, [ĀpGṛ.]
nakṣatranemiनक्षत्रनेमिnakṣatra—nemi m. the pole-star, [L.]
the moon, [L.]
N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.]
nakṣatra—nemi f. the N°s Revatī.
nakṣatrapātaनक्षत्रपातnakṣatra—pāta m. N. of wk.
nakṣatrapathaनक्षत्रपथnakṣatra—patha m. ‘star-path’, the starry sky, [Hcar.]
nakṣatrapatiनक्षत्रपतिnakṣatra—pati m. = -pa
nakṣatrarājaनक्षत्रराजnakṣatra—rāja m. ‘king of the stars’, [AV.]
the moon, [MBh.]; [R.]
N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.]
nakṣatravīthīनक्षत्रवीथीnakṣatra—vīthī f. path of the N°s [MBh.]
nakṣatrayogaनक्षत्रयोगnakṣatra—yoga m. conjunction of (moon with the) N°s [ib.]
naktamprabhavaनक्तम्प्रभवnaktam-prabhava mfn. produced at night, [Var.] (v.l. °tapr°).
nakṣatrāśrayaनक्षत्राश्रयmfn. relating to a star or N°s [MānGṛ.]
nakṣatrabhaktiनक्षत्रभक्तिnakṣatra—bhakti f. N. of wk.
nakṣatraśāntiनक्षत्रशान्तिnakṣatra—śānti f. N. of wk.
nakṣatraśavasनक्षत्रशवस्nákṣatra—śavas (nákṣ°), mfn. equal to stars in number, [RV. x, 22, 10] ([Sāy.] ‘going to the gods’).