Naktabhojana, Nakta-bhojana: 6 definitions

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Naktabhojana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Naktabhojana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Naktabhojana (नक्तभोजन).—supper.

Derivable forms: naktabhojanam (नक्तभोजनम्).

Naktabhojana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nakta and bhojana (भोजन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Naktabhojana (नक्तभोजन).—n.

(-naṃ) Supper. E. nakta night, bhojana food.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Naktabhojana (नक्तभोजन):—[=nakta-bhojana] [from nakta] n. the eating only at n° (cf. above), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

2) [v.s. ...] supper, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Naktabhojana (नक्तभोजन):—[nakta-bhojana] (naṃ) 1. n. Supper.

[Sanskrit to German]

Naktabhojana in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Naktabhojana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Naktabhōjana (ನಕ್ತಭೋಜನ):—[noun] a religious observance of having food only during nights (and not during day time).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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