(p. 561) nākṣatra, nākṣatrika stellar, astral, sidereal fem. নাক্ষত্রিকী । নাক্ষত্র কাল sidereal time. নাক্ষত্র দিন a sidereal day. নাক্ষত্র বত্সর a sidereal year. নাক্ষত্র মাস a stellar or sidereal month. নাক্ষত্র লম্বন (astr.) secular parallax. 2)

(p. 593) nīrakta bloodless; pale; anaemic. 24)

(p. 587) niśi the night (দিবানিশি); an evil spirit whose hypnotic call at night makes a sleeping person follow it and meet with his or her death (cp. night-hag). নিশিতে পাওয়া v. to be hypnotized by this evil spirit. 50)

(p. 593) nīrājana, nīrājanā cleaning arms and armour on the eve of going to war; worshipping an idol by waving lamps, fly-whisks etc. before it. 32)

(p. 585) nirbacana categorical or emphatic utterance or statement; (of words) derivative explanation; definition; (geom.) enunciation. 9)

(p. 563) nārakī2 same as নারক (a.). 52)

(p. 593) naiẏamika conforming to or concerning (prescribed) rules; regular (opp. to secular). 102)

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

(p. 587) niryātana oppression, persecution, tormenting; vengeance. নির্যাতন করা v. to oppress, to persecute, to torment; to take vengeance (upon). ̃কারী n. an oppressor, a persecutor, a tormentor, an avenger. fem. ̃কারিণী । 35)

(p. 593) naukatā (dial.) social formality, a present or gift given for the sake of formality. 126)

(p. 593) nēōṭā, nyāōṭā (of a child etc.) extremely fond of or attached to or brought under perfect control by means of affectionate treatment. 67)

(p. 587) niṣaṅga a container for arrows, a quiver নিষঙ্গী a. carrying a quiver. 65)

(p. 577) nimnāṃśa the low or lower part. 20)

(p. 593) nēmi circumference (of a wheel or any wheel-shaped object). 85)

(p. 577) nimarāji half-willing, half-inclined; reluctantly consenting. 13)