saikata

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[apte] a. (tī f.) [sikatāḥ saṃtyatra aṇ] 1 Consisting or made of sand, sandy, gravelly; toyasyevāpratihatarayaḥ saikataṃ setumoghaḥ U. 3. 36. --2 Having sandy soil. --taṃ 1 A sand-bank; su- ragaja iva gāṃgaṃ saikataṃ supratīkaḥ R. 5. 75, 5. 8; 10. 62, 13. 17, 62; 14. 76; 16. 21; Ku. 1. 29; Ś. 6. 16. --2 An island with sandy shores. --3 A bank or shore (in general). --Comp. --iṣṭaṃ ginger.

[mw] mf (I) n. (fr. sikatā) sandy, gravelly, consisting or made of sand S3Br. &c 1247,3 252398 m. pl. N. of a family of R2ishis fzi s MBh. 1247,3 252399 n. (ifc. f (A).) a sandbank, sandy shore or soil, any bank or shore MBh.; Ka1v. &c 158027 1247,3 252400 mfn. possessing sandbanks MW. 158028 1247,3 252401

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a. (tī f.) [sikatāḥ saṃtyatra aṇ] 1 Consisting or made of sand, sandy, gravelly; toyasyevāpratihatarayaḥ saikataṃ setumoghaḥ U. 3. 36. --2 Having sandy soil. --taṃ 1 A sand-bank;...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

33

Texts Appeared In

21

DCS: name of a village

Semantic Classification

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3. Āryāsaptaśatī 2 6.1%
4. Haribhaktivilāsa 2 6.1%
5. Harṣacarita 2 6.1%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rasakāmadhenu surface: saikata

  tālādisattvaṃ cakrasaikatādiyantreṣvapi bhavatītyādyanekadhā buddhyā yantrāṇi jñ

• Rasakāmadhenu surface: saikatam

  bhāṇḍasthavālukā kaṇṭhalagnā tatsaikataṃ bhavet

• Ānandakanda surface: saikataṃ

  śucisthale vā saṃstīrya saikataṃ vartulākṛtim