नायक [ nāyaka ] [ nāyaka ] m. a guide , leader , chief , lord , principal Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ( with or scil. [ sainyasya ] , a general , commander ; ifc. f ( [ akā ] ) . cf. [ a-nāyaka ] )

  a husband Lit. BhP.

  (in dram.) the lover or hero

  the central gem of a necklace (implying also " a general " cf. [ nāyakāya ] and [ mahā-nāyaka ] )

  a paradigm or example (in gram.)

  N. of Gautama Buddha Lit. Buddh.

  of a Brāhman Lit. Rājat.

  of an author ( also [ bhaṭṭa-n ] ) Lit. Cat.

  [ nāyaka ] m. n. a kind of musk Lit. L. ( cf. [ nāyikā-cūrṇa ] )

  [ nāyikā ] f. see [ nāyikā ]