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    anīkastha

    See also anīkasthaḥ.

    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 31.
    anīkastha m. (-sthaḥ)

    1 An armed or royal guard, a centinel.

    2 A warrior, a combatant.

    3 The trainer of an elephant, an elephant driver.

    4 A mark, a sign, a signal.

    5 A military drum.

    E. anīka battle, and stha what stays.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 25, col. 2.
    anīka-stha (sthaḥ) 1. m. A centinel; a
    signal; an elephant-driver; a
    military drum.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 83, col. 2.
    anīkastha Tatpur. m. (-sthaḥ) 1 A warrior, a combattant. 2 A

    royal body guard. 3 A trainer of an elephant, an elephant

    driver. 4 A large military drum. 5 A mark, a sign, a signal.

    6 (According to one authority: aśvala q. v.) E. anīka and stha.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 30, col. 3.
    anīka—stha m. a warrior or combatant
    ☞ p. 30, col. 3.
    an armed or royal guard, a sentinel, L.
    ☞ p. 30, col. 3.
    the trainer of an elephant, an elephant-driver, L.
    ☞ p. 30, col. 3.
    a mark, a sign, signal, L.
    ☞ p. 30, col. 3.
    a military drum, L.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 25, col. 2.
    anīkastha

    m. (-sthaḥ)

    1. An armed or royal guard, a sentinel.

    2. A warrior,
    a combatant.

    3. The trainer of an elephant, an elephant driver.
    4. A mark, a sing, a signal.

    5. A military drum.

    E. anīka battle,
    and stha what stays.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 195.
    anīkastha (anīka + stha) m.

    1) Kämpfer, Krieger MED. th. 26. (raṇagata) H. an. 4, 131. (aśvala?).

    — 2) Wache, Leibwache AK. 2, 8, 1, 6. H. 722. an. 4, 131. MED.

    — 3) Abrichter von Elephanten H. an. 4, 132. MED.

    — 4) Kriegstrompete H. an. 4, 131. MED.

    — 5) = cihna Zeichen (Signal?) H. an. 4, 132. MED.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 49, col. 3.
    *anīkastha m.

    — 1) Kämpfer.

    — 2) Leibwache.

    — 3) Abrichter von Elephanten.

    — 4) Kriegstrompete.

    — 5) Zeichen.

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 35, col. 2.
    *anīkastha m. S I, 495, 4 nach dem Ko. ° = senāpati [pw. "Abrichter von Elefanten"; so wohl besser!].

    — Vgl. Pāli anīkaṭṭha. [Z.]

    *
    ☞ p. 383, col. 1.
    *anīkastha m. Elefantenabrichter, Kauṭ. 46, 2 v.u.; 135, 2 v.u. *

    Abhidhānaratnamālā of Halāyudha

    ☞ p. 50.
    anīkastha;
    rakṣivargo hyanīkasthaḥ senānīrvāhinīpatiḥ .
    2.1.1.433

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 169, col. 1.
    anīkastha tri0 anīke yuddhe tiṣṭhati sthā—ka . yuddhagate sainye .