past participle adjective
dug in; buried; fixed in the ground
Nikhāta [past participle of nikhaṇati] 1. dug, dug out (of a hole), buried (of a body) Pj II 519. 2. dug in, erected (of a post) Snp 28; Dhp-a II 181 (nagara-dvāre n. indakhīla). See also a°.
(pp, pp of nikhaṇati) dug down; buried dug into, buried Construction: ni + √khaṇ + ta