(p. 555) nalā2 a tubular bone (esp. of hands or legs). 84)

(p. 580) nirartha meaningless, nonsense; useless, futile, vain ('নিরর্থ হাহাকারে'). নিরর্থক a. meaningless, nonsense; unreasonable, unnecessary; purposeless; useless, futile, vain. adv. in vain; meaninglessly; unreasonably, unwarrantedly; unnecessarily; without purpose.

(p. 591) nisūdaka one who kills or slays. 32)

(p. 583) nirdēśa indication; demonstration; ascertainment, determination; decision; fixation, appointment; definition; an order or directive; direction. নির্দেশ করা, নির্দেশ দেওয়া v. to point out, to demonstrate; to ascertain, to determine; to decide; to fix, to appoint; to define; to order or enjoin; to direct. নির্দেশক, নির্দেষ্টা a. & n. one who or that which indicates or demonstrates or ascertains or determines or decides or fixes or defines or orders or directs. ˜নামা n. a directive. ̃পত্র n. a written directive or order. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. in receipt of a directive or order; enjoined; directed. 39)

(p. 550) nakhāgra the tip of a nail; the tip of the claw; the range of touch; (fig.) the range of perception or cognition. সমস্ত ব্যপার তার নখাগ্রে আছে same as সমস্ত ব্যাপার তার নখদর্পণে (see নখ). 8)

(p. 574) nibāraṇa, nibāra prevention; warding off; prohibition; stopping; mitigation, allaying. নিবারণ করা v. to prevent; to ward off; to prohibit; to stop; to mitigate, to allay. নিবারণ হওয়া v. to be prevented or warded off; to stop or be stopped; to be mitigated or allayed. নিবারক a. preventing or preventive; warding off; prohibiting or prohibitory; stopping; mitigating, allaying. n. a preventer; one who wards off; a prohibitor; one who stops; an allaying agent. নিবারণীয় same as নিবার্য । নিবারা poet. form of নিবারণ করা নিবারিত a. prevented; warded off; prohibited; mitigated, allayed. নিবারিত করা same as নিবারণ করা । 35)

(p. 593) nīlāñjanā blue-vitriol, antimony. 36)

(p. 561) nāgā one of a community of ascetics who move about naked; one of an aboriginal tribe of Naga hills. 15)

(p. 550) naḍ়caḍ়ā moving about; (casual) movement; act of walking or pacing up and down, a stroll. 47)

(p. 555) naẏanī the pupil of the eye, the apple of the eye. 56)

(p. 582) niruccāra speechless, silent; mute; mum. 19)

(p. 563) nāmānō to cause to get down, to bring down; to cause to set in (বৃষ্টি নামানো); to bring or lay down upon the ground (মাথার বস্তা নামানো); to unload (গাড়ি থেকে মাল নামানো); to cause to appear in (আসরে নামানো); to cause to come out in (পথে নামানো); to cause to flow out or stream or ooze (চোখের জল নামানো); to degrade or demote; to deprave; to cause to go down or fall, to decrease, to abate; to cause to quote a lower price or easier terms; to cause to have loose motions or diarrhoea; to purge or evacuate strongly (এ ওষুধে পেট নামাবে); to have loose motions or diarrhoea (রোগীর পেট নামাচ্ছে). 39)

(p. 572) nijhuma perfectly silent; calm; still, motionless. 2)

(p. 593) nṛtya a dance; (sarcas.) a caper; a leap, skipping or frisking. নৃত্য করা v. to dance; (sarcas.) to cut a caper; to leap, to skip or frisk. ̃কলা same as নৃত্যবিদ্যা । ̃কারী a. engaged in or given to or proficient in dancing, dancing; leaping. fem. ̃কারিণী । ̃গীত n. dancing and singing. ̃গুরু n. a dancing-master. ̃নাট্য n. a dance drama. ̃পটীয়সী a. fem. proficient in dancing. masc. ̃পটু । ̃পরা a. fem. given to dancing. masc. ̃পর । ̃প্রিয় a. fond of dancing. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art and science of dancing. ̃শালা n. a dancing-hall; a ball-room; a theatre. 61)

(p. 587) niśchidra free from holes, having no hole; compact; flawless. 64)