(p. 555) nalabana a thicket of reeds; a clump of reeds. 82)

(p. 593) nīlākāśa the blue sky. 35)

(p. 577) nimitta a cause or reason; a motive, an end in view, an aim; necessity, need; an omen, a prognostic, a presage, a portent (দুর্নিমিত্ত); one who acts as an instrument of another, a tool, an agent. prep. for, because of, on account of, owing to, due to (রোগের নিমিত্ত). নিমিত্তের ভাগী responsible only for an action and not for its cause, one held responsible for an action because of one's mere presence although one has taken no part in it. নিমিত্তের ভাগী হওয়া to have to share the responsibility and consequence of another person's action. নিমিত্তজ্ঞ , নিমিত্তবিদ n. an augur, a diviner, a soothsayer. ̃মাত্র n. a mere agent or instrument. নিমিত্তার্থ n. (gr.) the gerundial force or the infinitive mood. a. gerundial. 14)

(p. 593) nētṛtba the lead; leadership; direction; guidance; command; headmanship, pioneering. নেতৃত্ব করা v. to lead; to direct, to guide; to command; to head; to pioneer. 79)

(p. 563) nāti2 a grandson. fem. নাতনি, নাতিনি a grand-daughter. নাতজামাই n. the husband of a grand-daughter. ̃পুতি n. children of one's sons and daughters collectively, grandchildren. নাতবউ n. the wife of one's grandson. 7)

(p. 591) niṣpādana accomplishment, execution, performance. নিষ্পাদন করা v. to accomplish, to execute, to perform. নিষ্পাদনীয় same as নিষ্পাদ্য ।. 15)

(p. 561) nājēhāla persecuted; pestered; harassed; fatigued. নাজেহাল করা v. to persecute; to pester; to harass; to fatigue. 33)

(p. 591) niṣpiṣṭa powdered by beating, pulverized; ground, pounded; crushed; severely thrashed; heavily trodden; trampled on; hard-pressed; severely oppressed; routed, stampeded. নিষ্পিষ্ট করা same as নিষ্পেষণ করা (see নিষ্পেষণ). 20)

(p. 580) nirakṣara illiterate. নিরক্ষরতা n. illiteracy. নিরক্ষরতা দূরীকরণ eradication of illiteracy. 5)

(p. 593) nihārā (poet.) to see, to look at, to watch, to notice, to espy. 8)

(p. 580) nirakṣīẏa equatorial. নিরক্ষীয় তাপরেখা heat equator. নিরক্ষীয় শান্তবলয় doldrums. 6)

(p. 580) nirakṣa, nirakṣa añcala (geog.) the equator, the equatorial region. নিরক্ষরেখা, নিরক্ষবৃত্ত n. the equator. 4)

(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. 587) nirmukula (of trees) stripped of or destitute of buds ('এখনো ঘুমাও শতরূপা এই কুসুমের মাসে নির্মুকুল'). 27)

(p. 574) nindana upbraiding, reproaching, blaming, slandering, animadversion, reprehension; reflection; condemnation, vilification. 8)