(p. 550) nakta the night. ̃চর, ̃চারী, ̃ঞ্চারী a. active by night; wandering by night; nocturnal; nightfaring, noctivagant. n. the rakshas; the bat; a thief, a burglar; a person active by night, a nightbird. নক্তান্ধ a. blind by night, nyctalopic. নক্তান্ধতা n. nyctalopia. Also রাত্র্যন্ধতা । 4)

(p. 563) nādāpēṭā pot-bellied; (loos.) corpulent. 15)

(p. 554) naphara a man-servant; a menial; a tenant-at-will. নফরালি n. office or state of a menial. 7)

(p. 587) niṣāda2 (mus.) the major sixth of the Cscale.

(p. 571) nichaka mere, sheer, undiluted (নিছক কষ্ট). adv. merely, sheer, absolutely (নিছক বাজে কথা). 12)

(p. 577) nimnāṃśa the low or lower part. 20)

(p. 560) nāi4 indulgence, pampering. কুকুর নাই পেলে মাথায় চড়ে (lit.) fondle a mongrel and it will jump up on your head, (fig.) a saucy scamp scandalizes his patron. 3)

(p. 591) niṣṭhā firm faith or trust, deep attachment or reverence, great devotion or attention (ধর্মে নিষ্ঠা, কর্মে নিষ্ঠা); devoutness (নিষ্ঠাবান উপাসক); adherence to the scriptural code of behaviour and observance of religious rites (নিষ্ঠাবান ব্রাহ্মণ). ̃বান a. having deep attachment (to) or reverence (for), greatly devoted or attentive (to); devout; punctiliously observant of the scriptural code of behaviour and religious rites. fem. ̃বতী। ̃ভরে adv. devotedly. 7)

(p. 572) nitya always, ever, for ever, every day, daily. a. daily (নিত্যকর্ম); diurnal (সূর্যের নিত্যগতি); immortal (নিত্যলোক); perpetual, everlasting; eternal, infinite; (phys.) constant. ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য same as নিত্যকৃত্য । ̃কাল n. infinite time, eternity. নিত্যকাল ধিরে for ever; through the eternity. ̃কালীন a. eternal; everlasting. ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া n. daily duties (esp. routine ones); daily religious rites such as prayers. ̃তা n. everlastingness; immortality, imperishability; eternity; constancy; (mech.) conservation. ̃নৈমিত্তিক a. daily or regular and occasional. ̃প্রয়োজনীয় a. of daily use, of everyday use. ̃প্রলয় n. sound or deep sleep. ̃বৃত্ত a. (gr.) indefinite (নিত্যবৃত্ত বর্তমান, অতীত ইত্যাদি). ̃যাত্রী n. dailypassenger, daily commuter. ̃লীলা n. daily sports; (of a holy man) daily activities. ̃শ adv. constantly, always. ̃সঙ্গী n. a constant companion. ̃সত্য n. an eternal truth. ̃সমাস n. (gr.) a system of forming compound words which cannot be expounded. ̃সহচর same as নিত্যসঙ্গী । ̃সেবা n. daily (routine) worship. নিত্যানন্দ a. enjoying perpetual delight, ever delighted. n. the chief religious associate of শ্রীচৈতন্য । নিত্যানিত্য a. eternal and transitory, perpetual and transient; imperishable and perishable. নিত্যানিত্য বিচার n. discernment of or discrimination between what is eternal or imperishable and what is transitory or perishable. 13)

(p. 581) nirākaraṇa redressing; removal; refutation; mitigation; prevention; repulsion; rejection; (pop.) determination or ascertainment. নিরাকরণ করা v. to redress; to remove; to refute; to mitigate; to prevent; to repulse, to ward off, to reject; (pop.) to determine or ascertain. নিরাকরণ হওয়া v. to be redressed or removed or refuted or mitigated or prevented or repulsed or rejected; (pop.) to be determined or ascertained. 7)

(p. 591) nistaraṅga waveless, having no waves; still, calm. 36)

(p. 554) nandya worth rejoicing; deserving felicitation. 5)

(p. 563) nāmāṅkita carved or engraved with a name; with a name carved or engraved on something; containing a name; bearing a signature, signed. 38)

(p. 561) nāḍ়ā2 to move; to put in motion; to oscillate; to shake; to give a jerk, to push (নেড়ো না-লেখা বেঁকে যাবে); to wave (হাত নাড়া); to wag (লেজ নাড়া); to stir (চামচ দিয়ে নাড়া); to ring or sound by moving with the hand (ঘন্টা নাড়া); to remove or shift (এ রোগীকে নাড়বে কী করে ?); to handle (টাকা-পয়সা নাড়া); to displace or mess up (কাগজপত্র নাড়া); to study (শাস্ত্র নাড়া); to inquire of or test esp. cautiously or artfully, to sound (লোকটাকে নেড়ে দেখো); to loosen (গোড়ার মাটি নেড়ে দাও). 44)

(p. 574) nipatana act of falling down, fall; downfall. 14)