नक्त [nakta] a. a. [नज्-क्त] Ashamed.
क्तम् Night.
Eating only at night, as a sort of religious vow or penance-Comp.
-अन्ध a. a. blind at night.
-चर्या wandering at night.
-चारिन् m. m.
an owl.
a cat.
a thief.
a demon, goblin, evil spirit.
-भोजनम् supper.
-मालः N. N. of a tree; स नर्मदारोधसि सीकरार्द्रैर्मरुद्भिरानर्तितनक्तमाले
[R.5.42.] -मुखा evening.
व्रतम् fasting by day and eating at night.
any penance or religious rite observed at night.