As a Hindi name
यूपकटक · noun · masculine
लोहे या लकड़ी का कड़ा या छल्ला जो थूप के सिरे पर अथवा नीचे होता था — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a wooden ring at the top of a sacrificial post (or an iron ring at its base)
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Dictionary citations
yūpa—kaṭaka m. a wooden ring at the top of a sacrificial post (or an iron ring at its base), L.
yūpakaṭaka m. (-kaḥ) A wooden ring on the top of a sacrificial post, or according to some authorities, an iron ring at its base. E. yūpa the post, and kaṭak a ring, &c.
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