Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. [khyā-ktin] 1 Renown, fame, reputation, glory, celebrity; Ms. 12. 36; Pt. 1. 371.
2 A name, title, appellation
3 Narra- tion.
4 Praise.
5 (In phil.) Know- ledge, the faculty of discriminat- ing objects by appropriate designa- tion; Śi. 4. 55.
6 Praise. Comp. kara, janaka a. glorious.