Dictionary meanings for nakta from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [naj-kta] Ashamed. ktaṃ 1 Night.
2 Eating only at night, as a sort of religious vow or pen- ance. Comp. aṃdha a. blind at night. caryā wandering at night. cārin m. 1. an owl.
2. a cat.
3. a thief.
4. a demon, goblin, evil spirit. bhojanaṃ supper. mālaḥ N. of a tree; R. 5. 42. mukhā evening. vrataṃ 1. fasting by day and eating at night.
2. any penance or religi- ous rite observed at...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
n. night RV.; AV. (f (n/aktA). only in naktay/ā q.v., and as du. with uṣ/āsā; cf. s/a-naktā and naktoṣāsā) 524,1 102768 n. eating only at n night (as a sort of penance) Ya1jn5.; Hcat. 524,1 102769 ind. by night (often opp. to divā) RV. &c 524,1 102770 m. N. of a son of Pr2ithu pṛthu VP. 524,1 102771
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
or nakla (?) n. (in astron.) N. of the fifth Yoga yoga (= $). 066383 524,1 102809
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