n. [saṃj kithan Uṇ. 3. 154] 1 The thigh; (changed in comp. to saktha after uttara, pūrva and mṛga or when the compound implies com- parison; see P. V 4. 98).

2 A bone.

3 The pole or shafts of a carriage.

n. (derivation doubtful; the base sakth/an [ fr. which acc. pl. sakthāni RV. v, 61, 3 ] appears in later language only in the weakest cases e.g. sg. instr. sakthn/ā gen. abl. sakthn/as loc. sakth/ani, or sakthn/i cf. Pa1n2. 7-1, 75; there occurs also nom.... n. the pole or shafts of a cart (du. euphemistically the female organ) RV.; &c &c 143219 1124,3 227841 (ifc.) = prec. (cf. añji-, apara-, uttara-s &c) 143220...