নক্ষত্র : (p. 550) nakṣatra a star. ̃খচিত a. star-spangled, studded with stars, starry. ̃গতি n. speed as quick as of a shooting star, meteoric speed; tremendous speed. a. having such speed. ̃নাথ, ̃পতি n. the moon (esp. when personified). (cp.) Luna. ̃পাত n. fall of a meteor or meteorite; (fig.) death or downfall of a great man. ̃পুঞ্জ n. a group of stars, a constellation. ̃বিজ্ঞান n. the science of stars, astronomy. ̃বিজ্ঞানী n. an astronomer, a star-gazer. ̃বেগ n. same as নক্ষত্রগতি (n.). ̃বেগে adv. with the speed of a shooting star, swiftly as a shooting star; with great speed. ̃মন্ডল, ̃লোক n. the stellar region, the sidereal system, the firmament, the sky. ̃মন্ডিত a. same as নক্ষত্রখচিত । নক্ষত্রালোক n. star-light. নক্ষত্রালোকিত a. starlit. 6)

(p. 563) nābhi the navel, the umbilicus, (coll.) belly-button; (of a wheel) a hub, a nave. ̃কুন্ডল, ̃কুপ n. the umbilical cavity. ̃চ্ছেদন n. cutting off of the umbilical cord or the navel string. ̃দেশ n. the umbilical region. ̃পদ্ম n. a lotuslike navel; (rel.) a lotus in a navel. ̃লম্ব n. (conics.) latus rectum. ̃শ্বাস n. the last gasp; the dying state or stage; the pangs of death. 31)

(p. 550) naṭarāja the best dancer; Shiva (শিব) esp. in a dancing state. 39)

(p. 577) nimēṣa of নিমিষ । ̃হারা, ̃হীন a. (of eyes or glance) unwinking, winkless; fixed, steadfast. 18)

(p. 563) nārāẏaṇa a manifestation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a plot of land on the bank of the Ganges stretching four cubits from the watermark or any plot of land conceived as this (a dying Hindu is laid down on this plot). নারায়ণী n. fem. Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) the wife of Narayana (নারায়ণ). a. of or evolved from Narayana. নারায়ণী সেনা n. a band of indefatigable warriors said to be born out of the person of Narayana or Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 62)

(p. 587) nirbhējāla unadulterated, without adulteration. নির্ভেজাল মিথ্যা unmixed falsity, unmixed falsehood. নির্ভেজাল সত্য unmixed truth. 15)

(p. 583) nirjara unageing, not subject to old age or decay. n. an immortal, a god. 23)

(p. 560) nāiẏā a boatman; a sailor. 6)

(p. 570) nigada an utterance, a saying. নিগদিত a. uttered, spoken. 27)

(p. 583) nirdala without any party; having no party; (in pol.) unaligned or independent. 36)

(p. 593) nīẏamāna in the state of being conducted or carried or borne or conveyed. fem. নীয়মানা । 22)

(p. 571) nighanṭu a table of contents, an index; a lexicon; a Vedic glossary or concordance compiled by Yaska (যাস্ক). 6)

(p. 582) nirīkṣaka observing, seeing; auditing. n. an observer or onlooker; an auditor. 11)

(p. 583) nirgandha scentless, inodorous, odourless. 10)

(p. 590) niṣkṛta delivered, rescued, freed; released, set free; exempted. 28)

(p. 593) naikaṭya imminence; proximity; nearness; neighbourhood; closeness; intimacy. 92)