(p. 593) nṛtya a dance; (sarcas.) a caper; a leap, skipping or frisking. নৃত্য করা v. to dance; (sarcas.) to cut a caper; to leap, to skip or frisk. ̃কলা same as নৃত্যবিদ্যা । ̃কারী a. engaged in or given to or proficient in dancing, dancing; leaping. fem. ̃কারিণী । ̃গীত n. dancing and singing. ̃গুরু n. a dancing-master. ̃নাট্য n. a dance drama. ̃পটীয়সী a. fem. proficient in dancing. masc. ̃পটু । ̃পরা a. fem. given to dancing. masc. ̃পর । ̃প্রিয় a. fond of dancing. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art and science of dancing. ̃শালা n. a dancing-hall; a ball-room; a theatre. 61)

(p. 583) nirdhāraṇa ascertainment; discernment; determination; fixation; decision; assessment. নির্ধারণ করা v. to ascertain; to discern; to determine; to fix, to appoint; to decide; to assess. নির্ধারক a. & n. one who or that which ascertains or discerns or determines or fixes or decides or assesses. নির্ধারিত a. ascertained; discerned; determined; fixed, appointed; decided; assessed.

(p. 550) nakhī1 possessing claws, clawed. n. a clawed creature. 11)

(p. 559) nalēna prepared from new date-juice (নলেন গুড়). 3)

(p. 561) nagarī1 the Devanagari script. 13)

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

(p. 577) nimna low; low-lying or depressed (নিম্নভূমি); subordinate, junior (নিম্নপদ); lower (নিম্ন আদালত); downcast (নিম্নদৃষ্টি); base, mean (নিম্নচেতা); socially lower or depressed (নিম্ন জাতি). n. (For.) a place or position underneath or below or low or lower (নিম্ন হইতে). নিম্ন অক্ষাংশ (geog.) a low latitude. নিম্ন আদালত a lower court. ̃গ a. going downwards. ̃গা a. fem. of নিম্নগ । n. fem. a river. ̃গামী a. going downwards; declining or degenerating; getting debased. fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃চাপ n. (med.) low pressure; (geog.) downward pressure; a depression. ̃তর a. lower. নিম্নতর কক্ষ (of legislature) the lower house or chamber. ̃তম a. minimum; minimal. ̃তল n. a lower deck, downfloor, groundfloor. ̃তা n. lowness; depression; depth, baseness, meanness; degeneration. ̃তাপ n. a low temperature; an abnormally low temperature. ̃দৃষ্টি n. downcast look; a mean outlook or inclination. ̃দেশ n. a lower part; a region underneath. ̃দেশে adv. in or to a lower part; under, below. ̃ধৃত a. undermentioned. ̃পদ n. a junior or a lower post. ̃পাত n. descending node. ̃প্রদেশ n. lowlands; a lower region or part; the part of the body under the waist; the posteriors. ̃বিত্ত n. low income; the people with a low income, the low income group. a. of or pertaining to the low income group. ̃মধ্যবিত্ত n. the lower middle class; the low middle class. ̃ভূমি n. lowlands; a low or depressed land. ̃মুখ a. (bot.) reclinate. ̃রেখিত a. underlined, underscored. ̃লিখিত a. written below, undermentioned. ̃সপ্তক n. (mus.) the low grave octave or gamut of the Indian musical notes. ̃সীমা n. the lowest limit. নিম্নাকর্ষণ n. downward attraction. নিম্নীভূত a. depressed, sunk. নিম্নীভূত সমভূমি (geog.) a sunk plain. নিম্নোক্ত a. undermentioned. নিম্নোদ্ধৃত a. quoted below; undermentioned. নিম্নোন্নত a. uneven, undulating. 19)

(p. 577) nimitta a cause or reason; a motive, an end in view, an aim; necessity, need; an omen, a prognostic, a presage, a portent (দুর্নিমিত্ত); one who acts as an instrument of another, a tool, an agent. prep. for, because of, on account of, owing to, due to (রোগের নিমিত্ত). নিমিত্তের ভাগী responsible only for an action and not for its cause, one held responsible for an action because of one's mere presence although one has taken no part in it. নিমিত্তের ভাগী হওয়া to have to share the responsibility and consequence of another person's action. নিমিত্তজ্ঞ , নিমিত্তবিদ n. an augur, a diviner, a soothsayer. ̃মাত্র n. a mere agent or instrument. নিমিত্তার্থ n. (gr.) the gerundial force or the infinitive mood. a. gerundial. 14)

(p. 570) nikumbhilā (myth.) a sacrificial rite performed by Indrajit (ইন্দ্রজিত্) to win a victory over his enemy. 9)

(p. 591) niṣṭha (used as sfx.) wellplaced, well-established; fixed; having firm faith or trust (in) (ধর্মনিষ্ঠ); having deep attachment (to) or reverence (for) (কর্মনিষ্ঠ); greatly devoted or attentive (to) (একনিষ্ঠ); very devout. 6)

(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. 593) nīlābhra a dark cloud. 39)

(p. 563) nārakī1 of নারক (a.). 51)

(p. 577) nimantraẏitā an inviter; a host. fem. নিমন্ত্রয়িত্রী । 11)

(p. 555) nali a small tube or pipe or cylinder (সুতোর নলি); a tubular bone (হাতের নলি); a tubular talon or claw. 86)