(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. 555) nabiśa1 (used as a sfx.) a writer, a scribe, a clerk (খাসনবিশ). 9)

(p. 587) niryāsa essence; substance; exudation; extract. 37)

(p. 550) naḍ়ānō to (cause to) move or shake or stir or shift or remove or loosen or alter. 48)

(p. 593) nīlōpala sapphire. 44)

(p. 580) nirabakāśa leisureless; incessant; continuous. 18)

(p. 560) nāka-kāṭā one who has one's nose cut off; (fig.) shameless, brazen-faced. নাককান-কাটা same as নাক-কাটা (fig.) 9)

(p. 582) nirāsakta indifferent, apathetic; detached; disinterested; without attachment (usu. to worldly or mundane things). 6)

(p. 560) nākārā a kind of small kettledrum or war-trumpet. 14)

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

(p. 593) nīpa (mainly poet.) the kadamba (কদম্ব) flower or its tree. 19)

(p. 555) nabībhūta renovated, renewed; mended, repaired. 17)

(p. 580) nirañjana stainless, clean, pure, immaculate. n. God; Shiva (শিব); Dharma (ধর্ম), a popular deity of Bengal; the ceremonial immersion of an idol. 10)

(p. 585) nirdhārya that which is to be or can be ascertained or discerned or determined or fixed or decided or assessed; ascertainable; discernible; determinable; fixable; decidable; assessable. 2)

(p. 581) nirātapa without sunshine or without sunlight; dark. 15)