Naktam, Naktaṃ: 5 definitions
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Naktam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynaktaṃ (नक्तं).—ad S By night; at night; noctem.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnaktaṃ (नक्तं).—ad By night; at night.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNaktam (नक्तम्).—ind. At night, by night; गच्छन्तीनां रमणवसतिं योषितां तत्र नक्तम् (gacchantīnāṃ ramaṇavasatiṃ yoṣitāṃ tatra naktam) Meghadūta 39; Manusmṛti 6.19.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Naktam (नक्तम्):—[from nakta] ind. by night (often opp. to divā), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) Naktaṃ (नक्तं):—[from nakta] (m before labials) ind. See 1. nakta.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+4): Naktamala, Naktamalah, Naktamalaka, Naktambhaga, Naktambhogin, Naktamcara, Naktamcareshvara, Naktamcari, Naktamcarin, Naktamcarya, Naktamchara, Naktamcharin, Naktamcharya, Naktamdina, Naktamdinam, Naktamdiva, Naktamdivam, Naktamhoma, Naktamjata, Naktamprabhava.
Ends with: Dinanaktam, Divanaktam.
Full-text (+31): Naktamcarya, Naktamprabhava, Naktamcarin, Naktamdina, Naktamjata, Naktamdinam, Naktamcara, Naktambhaga, Divanaktam, Naktamdivam, Dinanaktam, Naktambhogin, Diva, Naktamcareshvara, Naktamsamaya, Naktamcari, Kalavela, Naktamhoma, Naktaprabhava, Naktamala.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Avyayas or Indeclinables < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]
Daily Life (2): Dress and Ornaments < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Purana-subhasita (wise sayings from the Puranas) < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Special Dharmasastric maxims in the Narada Purana < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
The Story of Samvarana and Tapati < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 7.10 - Poetic conventions regarding to the Darkness < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Skin diseases (Carmaroga) and Leprosy (Kuṣṭha) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
4a. Kuṣṭha-roga (leprosy) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
5a. Worm infestation (Kṛmi) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]