As a deity name
Name 594 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
night
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "aktāyai" is the dative of "aktā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "aktāyai" is the dative of "akta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "aktā" is derived from "ak" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ak cl. 1. P. akati, to move tortuously (like a snake), L.; Cf. √ ag and √ añc.
ak 1 P. (akati) To go, move tortuously like a serpent [cf. L. angulus, Gr. agkai].
aktā f. night, RV. i, 62, 8.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
aktā f. night, RV. i, 62, 8.
1. akta mfn. (√ aj), driven.
2. akta mfn. (√ añj), smeared over, diffused, bedaubed, tinged, characterized. Often ifc. (cf. raktākta)
ak cl. 1. P. akati, to move tortuously (like a snake), L.; Cf. √ ag and √ añc.
ak 1 P. (akati) To go, move tortuously like a serpent [cf. L. angulus, Gr. agkai].
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