Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. 1 Expressed, pronounc- ed, explained, defined.
2 Loud, distinct. ktaṃ 1 Explanation, deri- vation, etymological interpretation.
2 N. of one of the six Vedāṅgas, that which contains glossarial expla- nation of obscure words, especially those occurring in the Vedas; nāma ca dhātujamāha nirukte Nir.
3 N. of a celebrated commentary on the Ni- ghaṇṭus by Yāska. Comp. kāraḥ N. of the sage Yāska. jaḥ one...