(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. 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. 570) nikkaṇa sweet jingle, sonorous tinkling of bells etc. (নূপুরনিক্কণ). 15)

(p. 574) nibēdaka one who narrates and states or represents or submits or informs or petitions humbly or politely; one who dedicates or offers devotedly. 44)

(p. 561) nāgarāli gallantry, philandering; lewdness. 10)

(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. 586) nirbikalpa without an alternative, absolute; untransfigured, without transfiguration; unerring or unhesitating, sure; having no distinction between the cognizer and the cognizable, completely identified with or absorbed into the Infinite. n. absolute or final knowledge. নির্বিকল্প সমাধি a trance or profound meditation in which one is completely identified with or absorbed into the Infinite. 6)

(p. 586) nirbāpita extinguished; extinct; allayed, mitigated. 2)

(p. 561) nājira a head clerk of a lawcourt. নাজিরি n. office or post or work of the head clerk of a law-court. 32)

(p. 550) naddha fastened, tied, bound. 61)

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

(p. 555) narākāra, narākṛti human-shaped, manshaped. নরাকার পশু a beast in human shape or form; a beastly person, a brute. 64)

(p. 590) niṣkṛti deliverance, rescue; release; exemption. নিষ্কৃতি দেওয়া v. to deliver, to rescue, to set free, to release, to exempt. নিষ্কৃতি পাওয়া v. to be delivered or rescued or freed or set free or exempted. 29)

(p. 555) nalākāra tubular, cylindrical. 85)

(p. 550) naga a mountain; a tree. ̃নদী n. a river issuing from a mountain, a mountain stream. 13)