(p. 560) nāi3 the navel; (of a wheel) a nave, a hub; a wedge; an anvil. 2)

(p. 574) nipaṭa2 lewd, licentious, dissolute ('নিপট কপট তুয়া শ্যাম'). নিপট লম্পট libertine to the backbone. 13)

(p. 554) naba2 nine. a. ninth. ̃গুণ same as নবলক্ষণ । ̃গ্রহ n. (astr. & astrol.) the nine planets (collectively), namely the sun, the moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, the Dragon's head or ascending node, and the Dragon's tail or descending node. ˜চত্বারিংশ a. forty-nine. ̃চত্বারিংশত্ n. & a. forty-nine. ˜চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-ninth. fem. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তমী।i ̃দুর্গা n. the nine manifestations collectively of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃দ্বার n. nine vents or inlets or outlets in the human body. ̃ধা a. nine times, ninefold; of nine kinds. adv. by nine times; in nine ways. ̃নবতি n. & a. ninty-nine. ˜নবতিতম a. ninety-ninth. fem. ̃নবতিতমী । ̃পত্রিকা n. the image of a female deity formed with leaves of nine plants. ̃বিংশতি n. & a. twenty-nine. fem. ˜বিংশতিতমী । ̃রত্ন n. the nine most precious gems, namely, pearl, ruby, chrysoberyl or cat's eye, zircon or jacinth, diamond, (red) coral, beryl, emerald, and sapphire; (hist.) the nine courtiers of King Vikramaditya famous for their learning, wisdom and mastery in arts and letters. ̃রত্নসভা n. the court of King Vikramaditya consisting of the aforesaid nine courtiers. ̃রস n. the nine poetical flavours or reactions, namely love, heroism, pathos, amazement, anger, fright, comicality, disgust and quietude. ̃শায়ক, (coll.) ̃শাক, (coll.) ̃শাখ n. the spicedealer, the garland-maker, the weaver, the milkman, the barber, the grower of betel-leaves, the black-smith, the potter and the confectioner: these nine Hindu communities collectively. 9)

(p. 559) nāi2 (rare) a barber.

(p. 563) nālitā edible leaves of a jute-plant. 74)

(p. 587) nirbyāja guileless; candid, frank, openhearted. 7)

(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. 550) naṭabara2 the best or chief dancer or actor. 38)

(p. 568) nāsatya the twin gods acting as the physicians of heaven. 6)

(p. 550) nagarādhyakṣa the governor or mayor or sheriff of a city or town; a city magistrate. 18)

(p. 582) nirukta a Vedic glossary or concordance prepared by Yaska. a. categorically spoken or stated. নিরুক্তি n. a categorical speech or statement; an assertion; etymological notes; an enunciation; a Vedic glossary or concordance compiled by Yaska. 18)

(p. 590) niṣēdha act of forbidding, prohibition; interdiction; interdict. নিষেধ করা v. to forbid, to prohibit; to interdict. ̃ক a. forbidding, prohibiting, prohibitive, prohibitory; interdictory. নিষেধাজ্ঞা n. prohibition; a prohibitory order. নিষেধাজ্ঞা জারি করা v. to prohibit; to issue an order or a decree of prohibition. 9)

(p. 561) nāci a rivet. ̃নাচি করা v. to rivet. 27)

(p. 577) niẏata2 unchanging; fixed; continuous, perpetual; constant (নিয়ত বায়ু = constant wind); regular; regulated; limited. adv. always, ever; often. নিয়ত বৃত্ত (conics) a director circle. 28)

(p. 577) nimba, nimbaka the margosa (tree or seed). 23)