Aktu, Aḵtu: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Aktu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAktu (अक्तु).—m. f. (Ved.) [अञ्ज् गतौ-क्तु (añj gatau-ktu)]
1) Night; darkness, gloom.
2) Light, ray.
3) Ointment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAktu (अक्तु).—f. (ktuḥ) Night, (on the authority of the Vedas.) E. añja to go, and ktu affix.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAktu (अक्तु).—m. Night,
Aktu (अक्तु).—[masculine] ointment; light or night (lit. what is anointed, i.e. tinged bright or dark); [instrumental] [plural] [often] = by night.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aktu (अक्तु):—[from akta] m. tinge, ray, light, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] dark tinge, darkness, night, [Ṛg-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAktu (अक्तु):—f.
(-ktuḥ) 1) Ointment.
2) Night. E. añj, kṛt aff. ktu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAktu (अक्तु):—(ktuḥ) 2. f. Night.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Aktubara, Aktubhis.
Ends with: Badarasaktu, Canakayavasaktu, Chyaktu, Dadhisaktu, Gavedhukasaktu, Karkandhusaktu, Kuvalasaktu, Nirdhutasaktu, Oru-pa-orupaktu, Saktu, Shalisaktu, Susaktu, Udakasaktu, Udasaktu, Vaktu, Yavasaktu.
Relevant text
Search found 3 books and stories containing Aktu, Aḵtu; (plurals include: Aktus, Aḵtus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 4.9.9 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Nannatar Muruvalippa)]
Pasuram 1.2.7 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Vitumin murravum)]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 7 - The Concept of Religion in the Vedas < [Chapter 1 - Vedic Concept of God and Religion]