(p. 580) nirambu having no water, waterless. নিরম্বু উপবাস fasting in which drinking of even a drop of water is not permitted. 25)

(p. 563) nārāṅgā the orange; erysipelas. 58)

(p. 577) nimnāñcala the lower region. 22)

(p. 582) nirupama unparalleled, matchless, peerless, unrivalled, nonpareil; incomparable; unique. fem. নিরুপমা । 32)

(p. 555) nari (chiefly used as a sfx.) having a row or rows সাতনরি হার. 68)

(p. 583) nirgalana melting; exudation; filtration. 12)

(p. 555) nalacālā an artful trick of setting a rod on move (feigned to be done by occult incantation) to detect a thief. নল চালা v. to set a rod on move to detect a thief by means of occult incantation. 81)

(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. 581) nirāpattā safety, security. নিরাপত্তা পরিষদ n. the Security Council (of the U.N.O.). নিরাপত্তা রক্ষী n. the security guard. 18)

(p. 593) nīlābja the blue lotus. 37)

(p. 593) naikaṣēẏa a son of Nikasa (নিকষা) in the Ramayana, Ravana and his brothers. 93)

(p. 550) naṭaghaṭa, naṭaghaṭi an amourette of petty love affair (esp. a scandalous one); a scandalous affair. নটঘটে a. consisting of an amourette or a scandalous affair. 35)

(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. 554) nandōtsaba the festival to celebrate lord Krishna's birth. 4)

(p. 586) nirbikāra having no antipathy to anything; not offended by anything; unchanging, immutable; having no mental perturbation, unperturbed, unruffled, unmoved, not upset or agitated; indifferent, stoical, callous. ̃চিত্তে, নির্বিকারে adv. feeling no uneasiness in the mind; calmly. 7)