নক্ষত্র : (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. 591) niṣpiṣṭa powdered by beating, pulverized; ground, pounded; crushed; severely thrashed; heavily trodden; trampled on; hard-pressed; severely oppressed; routed, stampeded. নিষ্পিষ্ট করা same as নিষ্পেষণ করা (see নিষ্পেষণ). 20)

(p. 574) nidhēẏa worthy of being deposited or placed. 6)

(p. 572) nidāna the root cause (দুঃখের নিদান); the final cause (সৃষ্টির নিদান); determination of the cause or symptoms of a disease; (med.) aetiology. a. final, last, ultimate; dying. ̃কাল n. the time of death, the dying moments, the last moments. ̃বিদ্যা n. (med.) aetiology; diagnostics; (rare.) the philosophy of causation. ̃শালা n. (med.) a clinic. ̃শাস্ত্র same as নিদানবিদ্যা । নিদানিক a. (med.) aetiological or clinical (নিদানিক ভেষজ). 17)

(p. 587) nirbēda repentance; mortification or remorse; despondence, despondency; dejection; disinterestedness in or callousness towards worldly affairs. 4)

(p. 549) nui the ninth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) ninth (নউই বৈশাখ). 8)

(p. 574) nipātita destroyed, killed; thrown down; overthrown. নিপাতিত করা v. to destroy, to kill; to throw down; to overthrow. 18)

(p. 590) niṣkōṣita (of a sword etc.) drawn out, unsheathed. নিষ্কোষিত করা v. to draw out, to unsheathe.

(p. 587) nirmali a kind of fruit that cleanses water. 21)

(p. 590) niṣkara rent-free, freehold; tax-free. নিষ্কর সম্পত্তি n. a freehold. 14)

(p. 554) nandī same as নন্দি2 । a. delighted. নন্দীভৃঙ্গী same as নন্দিভৃঙ্গি 3)

(p. 555) narma play, sport, pastime; amusement, diversion; fun, merry-making; enjoyment, pleasure; luxury. ̃সখা, ̃সচিব, ̃সহচর n. a playmate; a jester, a clown, a fool; a courtier; a flatterer. ̃সখী, ̃সহচরী n. fem. a girl playmate; a woman partner in enjoyment; a ladylove, an inamorata; a concubine. 77)

(p. 593) nyakkāra vomiting, retching; nausea; disgust; abhorrence. ̃জনক a. nauseating; disgusting; loathsome, abhorrent, abominable. 129)

(p. 585) nirbaṃśa having lost all one's descendants; having no descendant, having none to succeed or to continue the line. নির্বংশে a. & n. (coll.) one whose descendants have all perished; one who has no descendant. 8)

(p. 593) nēula the ichneumon, the mongoose. 66)

(p. 568) nāhaẏa, nā haẏa what if (নাহয় তুমি এলে); all right (আমি নাহয় যাব); at best or at the worst (নাহয় দশ টাকা লাগবে). con. or (হয় তুমি নাহয় সে); or else (কর নাহয় মর). int. well (নাহয় মানলামই). 15)