शुक्त

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शुक्त  mfn.  mf( आ)n. (perhaps fr. √ 1. शुच् and orig. ‘fermented’) become acid or sour, [ŚBr.] &c. &c.
   astringent and sour, [L.]
   putrid, stinking, [L.]
   harsh, rough (as words), [Gaut.]; [Baudh.] &c.
   void of men, lonely, deserted, [L.]
श्लिष्ट   united, joined (= ), [L.]
शुक्र   pure, clean ( prob. w.r. for , or शुक्ल), [L.]
शुक्त  m.  m. sourness, [L.]
शुक्र    N. of a son of वसिष्ठ, [MārkP.] ( cf.)
शुक्त  n.  n. anything fermented or become sour, any sour liquor or gruel ( esp. a kind of acid beverage prepared from roots and fruits), [Gaut.]; [Suśr.]
   flesh, [L.]
   hard or harsh speech (?), [Yājñ. i, 33.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

शुक्त [śukta] p.p. p.  p. p. [शुच्-क्त]
   Bright, pure, clean; बलिषष्ठेन शुक्तेन दण्डेनाथापराधिनाम् [Mb.12.71.1.]
   Acid, sour; स्त्रीक्षीरं चैव वर्ज्यानि सर्वशुक्तानि चैव हि [Ms.5.9;2.177.]
   Harsh, rough, hard, severe.
   United, joined.
   Deserted, lonely. -क्तम्
   Flesh.
   Sour gruel.
   A kind of acid liquid. -Comp.
-पाकः   acidity of stomach.

Shabda-Sagara

शुक्त  mfn.  ( -क्तः-क्ता-क्तं)
   1. Sour, acid.
   2. Pure, clean.
   3. Harsh, hard.
   4. Lovely.
   5. United, joined.
  n.  ( -क्तं)
   1. Flesh.
   2. Sour-gruel.
   3. Vinegar, acid, or an acid preparation made from roots or fruits, by steeping them in oil and salt, drying them, and then leaving them in water, where they undergo the acetous fermentation: the fluid produce is used as vinegar.
   4. Crabbed or harsh speech.
   5. A hymn of the Vedas.
  f.  ( -क्ता) A sort of sorrel.
    E. शुच् to be pure, &c., aff. क्त .

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शुच् क्त .