(p. 561) nāga the snake, the serpent; the elephant (দিঙ্নাগ). অষ্টনাগ n. (myth.) the eight chief snakes collectively. ̃কেশর n. a kind of flower or its plant. ̃দন্ত n. a tusk of an elephant; ivory. ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shravan (শ্রাবণ) when Goddess Manasa (মনসা) is worshipped. ̃পাশ n. an ancient missile said to be capable of producing snakes that bound the victim (as with a noose). ̃ফণী n. cactus. ̃মাতা n. (myth.) Kadru (কদ্রু) the first mother of snakes. ̃রাজ n. the king of snakes; Vasuki (বাসুকী) or Ananta (অনন্ত). ̃লোক n. the region inhabited by the snakes; Hades or the nether world. 5)

(p. 572) nidiṣṭa ordered; enjoined; directed; instructed; stated; mentioned. 21)

(p. 574) nipīḍ়ka one who oppresses or persecutes or harries or afflicts or represses or presses or quells. 19)

(p. 555) naruna a nail-cutter shaped like a small and thin chisel. নরুন-পেড়ে a. (of loincloths) having a thin coloured border. 69)

(p. 561) nājira a head clerk of a lawcourt. নাজিরি n. office or post or work of the head clerk of a law-court. 32)

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

(p. 571) nichaka mere, sheer, undiluted (নিছক কষ্ট). adv. merely, sheer, absolutely (নিছক বাজে কথা). 12)

(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. 590) niṣkōṣaṇa drawing out or unsheathing (a sword etc.). নিষ্কোষণ করা v. to draw out, to unsheathe. 30)

(p. 550) natubā else, otherwise, or. 53)

(p. 593) nēōẏā to take; to carry (ছাতা নিয়ে বেড়ানো); to bear; to place; to put; to wear; to assume; to follow (উপদেশ নেওয়া); to accept (নিমন্ত্রণ নেওয়া); to test (পড়া নেওয়া); to borrow (ধার নেওয়া); to inquire (খবর নেওয়া). ̃নো v. to cause to take or carry or accept or follow; to cause to wear or test; to make one to carry or take or accept or follow. 68)

(p. 586) nirbiśaṅka fearless, dauntless; free from misgivings. 13)

(p. 574) nibēdya fit to be or intended to be narrated or stated or represented or submitted or petitioned humbly or politely; fit to be or intended to be dedicated or offered in devotion. 47)

(p. 586) nirbāha act of carrying out, execution (কার্যনির্বাহ); act of carrying on (সংসারযাত্রা নির্বাহ); act of passing or spending or leading (সময়নির্বাহ, জীবননির্বাহ); defraying (ব্যয়নির্বাহ); accomplishment (পূজানির্বাহ); conclusion. নির্বাহ করা v. to carry out, to execute; to carry on; to pass or spend or lead; to defray; to accomplish, to perform; to conclude. নির্বাহ হওয়া v. to be carried out or executed or carried on or passed or spent or led or defrayed or performed or concluded. নির্বাহক a. & n. one who carries out or executes or carries on or passes or spends or leads or defrays or performs or concludes. নির্বাহিত a. carried out; executed; carried on; passed; spent, led; defrayed; performed; concluded. নির্বাহী a. executive (নির্বাহী আধিকারিক = an executive officer; নির্বাহী নিযুক্তক = a managing agent; নির্বাহী বাস্তুকার = an executive engineer). 5)

(p. 550) nagara a city; a town; a metropolis, a capital. fem. নগরী । ̃কীর্তন n. act of singing religious songs in procession through a city (or village); a song sung thus. ̃চত্বর n. a market-place of a city. ̃জীবন n. city-life, town-life, urban life. ̃দ্বার n. a gate of a city, a city gate. ̃পাল n. the Police chief of a city, the Commissioner of Police; a city magistrate; a city father, a town-councillor. ̃প্রান্ত same as নগরোপান্ত । ̃বাসী a. living in a city or town, urban. n. a townsman (fem. a townswoman; pl. townsfolk, townspeople), a citizen, a townee. fem. নগরবাসিনী । ̃রক্ষক n. a metropolitan policeman; a city-guard. ̃রাষ্ট্র n. a city state. ̃সংকীর্তন same as নগরকীর্তন । ̃স্হ a. situated in or living in a town or city; of a town or city. 17)