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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.]
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.]
naktakaनक्तकm. dirty or ragged cloth, rag, wiper &c., [L.] (v.r. for laktaka).
naktayāनक्तयाnaktayā́ ind. at night, [RV. iv, 11, 1.]
naktāśinनक्ताशिन्mfn. eating only at night, [Viṣṇ.]
naktāndhaनक्तान्धmfn. blind at night, [Suśr.]
naktavatनक्तवत्nakta—vat mfn. eating only at night, [Hcat.]
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.]
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.]
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.)
naktabhojitvaनक्तभोजित्वnakta—bho°ji-tva n., [Kathās.]
naktaṃsamayaनक्तंसमयnaktaṃ—samaya m. night-time, [Naiṣ.]
naktaprabhavaनक्तप्रभवnakta—prabhava v.l. for naktam-pr°.
naktamprabhavaनक्तम्प्रभवnaktam-prabhava mfn. produced at night, [Var.] (v.l. °tapr°).
naktaṃcareśvaraनक्तंचरेश्वरnaktaṃ—careśvara m., the lord of the rovers or fiends, [MBh.]
naktakālanirṇayaनक्तकालनिर्णयnakta—kāla-nirṇaya m. N. of wk.