नाचिकेत

{ nācikētḥ, nāciketa (naciketa) }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

NĀCIKETA (NACIKETA)   A sage of olden days. Son of Uddālaki, he lived for a long time in the āśrama serving his father, who devoted his time to performing yajñas. Naciketa, who was once sent into the forest for flowers etc. did not find them anywhere there, and he returned to the āśrama without them. Angry at this his father cursed him to be taken to Yamaloka. Accordingly he went to Yamaloka. He waited at the gates for a long time to see Yama, who appeared at last when he sang the praises of Yama. The advice then given by Yama to Naciketa forms the Kaṭhopaniṣad. After studying the advice he returned to his father, who was pleased to find him a great scholar. [Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 71] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

नाचिकेत n.  नचिकेतस् ऋषि का नामांतर (नचिकेतस् देखिये) ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नाचिकेत  mfn.  mf( ई)n. relating to नचिकेत or न-चिकेतस्, [KaṭhUp.]; [TĀr.]
नाचिकेत  m.  m. (with अग्नि) a partic. fire, ib.
अग्नि   (sc. ) any fire, [L.] ( w.r. नाचिक्स्तु, or नाच्छिकेत)
त्रि-णाचिकेत    N. of an ancient sage (son of उद्दालकि), [MBh.] ( cf.).

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त्रि णाचिकेत

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

नाचिकेतः [nācikētḥ]   1 Fire; ततो मया नाचिकेतश्चितोऽग्निरनित्यैर्द्रव्यैः Kaṭha 1.2.1.
-तम्  N. N. of an उपाख्यान; नाचिकेतमुपाख्यानं मृत्युप्रोक्तं सनातनम् । उक्त्वा श्रुत्वा च मेधावी ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥ Kaṭh.1.3.16.