Niketa
Niketa，[Sk．niketa settlement，ni+cināti] 1．house，abode Dh．91 （=ālaya DhA．II，170）．-- 2．（fig．） company，association．（In this sense it seems to be interpreted as belonging to ketu “sign，characteristic，mark，” and niketa-sārin would have to be taken as “following the banner or flag of ．．．，” i．e．belonging or attached to，i．e．a follower of，one who is devoted to．） a° not living in company，having no house Sn．207； Miln．244 （+nirālaya）．
--vāsin （a°） not living in a house，not associating with anybody Miln．201； --sayana=°vāsin Miln．361； --sārin （a°） “wandering homeless” or “not living in company，” i．e．not associating with，not a follower of ．．．S．III，9 sq．=Nd1 198； Sn．844=S．III，9； SnA 255=S．III，10； Sn．970 （=Nd1 494 q．v．）．（Page 352）