(p. 570) niki a young of a louse; an egg of a louse, a nit. 6)

(p. 587) nilīna completely sunk or drowned (in); completely fused with; completely lost or absorbed (in); completely disappeared or vanished. 45)

(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. 554) nandibhṛṅgi Nandi (নন্দি) and Bhringi (ভৃঙ্গি), the two chief attendants of Shiva (শিব); (sarcas.) mischievous flatterers, undesirable lieutenants or associates. 2)

(p. 549) nakuladānā a kind of white and roundish toffee or sweet drop.

(p. 590) niṣkarṣa extract, essence, substance; gist. 17)

(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. 591) nistabdha completely motionless or silent or still. ̃তা n. complete motionlessness or silence or stillness. 35)

(p. 550) naḍ়i a stick; (fig.) a support or prop (অন্ধের নড়ি). 49)

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

(p. 555) nardana (of bulls) bellow; (of cows) low, moo. 74)

(p. 580) nirabaśēṣa leaving no remainder or residue; complete, thorough. 23)

(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. 577) nimantraṇa an invitation; an invitation to a dinner or feast; (fig.) a call or summons. নিমন্ত্রণ করা v. to invite, to ask courteously to come; to invite at a dinner or feast; (fig.) to call or summon; to make a formal and courteous request to do something. নিমন্ত্রণ গ্রহণ করা v. to accept an invitation. নিমন্ত্রণ প্রত্যাখ্যান করা v. to refuse or decline an invitation. নিমন্ত্রণ রক্ষা করা v. to pay a visit to the host in response to his invitation. বিনা নিমন্ত্রণে adv. without invitation, uninvitedly; unasked. ̃পত্র n. an invitation-card, a letter of invitation; (fig.) a writ of summons. 10)

(p. 587) niśidina, niśidiśi day and night; always, constantly. 52)