(p. 561) nāṭya the science and art of dancing, singing and music; dances and songs and music; acting; dancing; a drama, a play. ̃কলা n. the science and art of dancing, singing and music; art of acting, dramaturgy. ̃কার n. a playwright, a dramatist, a dramaturge. ̃গৃহ same as নাট্যশালা । ̃মন্দর, ̃শীলা n. a musichall, a dancing-hall, a ball-room; a theatre, an opera-house. ̃সমিতি n. a theatrical party; an opera party; a dramatic club. নাট্যাচার্য n. a dancing-master; a motion-master; (loos.) a great actor. নাট্যাভিনয় n. a dramatic performance. নাট্যাভিনেতা n. the actor of a drama. নাট্যামোদী a lover of the drama, one who is interested in the drama. নাট্যালয় n. a theatre, an opera-house. নাট্যোক্তি n. dramatic dialogue. 42)

(p. 563) nāẏaka leading, guiding, commanding, chief, principal. n. a leader, a guide, a commander, a captain; a chief; a hero (of a drama, fiction etc.); a (habitual) lover, an amorous man, a gallant. 46)

(p. 591) nisāḍ় benumbed; insensate; not responding or reacting; noiseless, stealthy (নিসাড় পদক্ষেপ). 29)

(p. 550) naṭanārāẏaṇa an Indian musical mode. 36)

(p. 571) nicu2 low (নিচু পাহাড়); depressed (নিচু জায়গা); low-lying (নিচু জমি); bent down, stooping (মাথা নিচু করা); sloping (রাস্তা নিচু হয়ে গেছে); inferior (নিচু পদ); low, depressed (নিচু অবস্হা). n. a place or position below or underneath (নিচু থেকে); a low or depressed position or state. 8)

(p. 590) niṣkala not divided into or consisting of or formed of constituent parts; whole; compact; indivisible; stripped of potency or vigour; weakened; aged, old. 19)

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

(p. 574) nipuṇa skilful, dextrous, adept, adroit, deft, clever (নিপুণ কাজ); skilled, expert, efficient (কর্মনিপুণ). fem. নিপুণা । ̃তা n. skilfulness, dexterity, adroitness, deftness; skill; expertness, efficiency. 23)

(p. 580) niraṃśu having no rays; lustreless; having no light; dark. 3)

(p. 574) nibā (of a light or fire) to go out, to be extinguished or quenched. a. extinguished; quenched. নিবানো v. to put out, to extinguish; to quench. a. extinguished; quenched. 32)

(p. 555) naraka hell, inferno; pandemonium; (fig.) an abominable place, a hellish or infernal place; a mythological asura (অসুর). নরক গুলজার (lit. & fig.) the whole of pandemonium is here! নরক গুলজার করা v. to assemble in a group somewhere and make the place warm and noisy with wild talk and tattle. ˜কুন্ড n. a pit or well in hell (full of fire or abominable filth) into which sinners are put or thrown for punishment; a hell-pit; (fig.) a vicious or abominable or filthy or extremely disorderly place. ̃গামী a. condemned to hell, damned. ̃বাস, ̃ভোগ, ̃যন্ত্রণা n. condemnation to hell, damnation, perdition; (fig.) extreme suffering. ̃স্হ a. condemned to hell, damned. 62)

(p. 550) naḍ়ā1 (dero. & vul.) the hand or the arm. 45)

(p. 572) nidrita sleeping, asleep; (fig.) thoroughly inactive or indolent or credulous or unconscious fem. নিদ্রিতা । নিদ্রিত থাকা v. to be sleeping; (fig.) to be thoroughly inactive or indolent or credulous or unconscious; to be heedless or listless; to be unresponsive or unmoved; to be insensitive or indifferent or impassive. নিদ্রিত হওয়া v. to fall asleep. 26)

(p. 561) nāgarika of or living in a city or town; urban; metropolitan; civic. n. a citizen; a subject or national (ভারতের নাগরিক). নাগরিকা a. fem. living in a city or town. n. fem. of নাগরিক (n.). নাগরিকতা n. citizenship. নাগরিকী a. fem. of নাগরিক (a.). 12)

(p. 580) nirata engaged, employed; attached, devoted; engrossed, absorbed. fem. নিরতা 11)