(p. 587) niścita free from doubts, convinced, ensured (নিশ্চিত হওয়া); certain, sure unfailing (নিশ্চিত ঘটনা, নিশ্চিত পদক্ষেপ). adv. certainly, surely, without doubt, for certain, positively (সে নিশ্চিত আসবে). নিশ্চিত করা v. to make sure, to ensure, to settle. নিশ্চিত জানা v. to know for certain. ̃রূপে adv. certainly, definitely. 60)

(p. 583) nirdēśa indication; demonstration; ascertainment, determination; decision; fixation, appointment; definition; an order or directive; direction. নির্দেশ করা, নির্দেশ দেওয়া v. to point out, to demonstrate; to ascertain, to determine; to decide; to fix, to appoint; to define; to order or enjoin; to direct. নির্দেশক, নির্দেষ্টা a. & n. one who or that which indicates or demonstrates or ascertains or determines or decides or fixes or defines or orders or directs. ˜নামা n. a directive. ̃পত্র n. a written directive or order. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. in receipt of a directive or order; enjoined; directed. 39)

(p. 571) nicchidra having no holes; compact; flawless. 11)

(p. 583) nirgṛha shelterless, homeless. 16)

(p. 577) niẏatācāra (of one) who observes or practises religious rites regularly. 29)

(p. 555) nala a cylinder, a tube, a pipe, a barrel, a rod; a measure of length; a measuring rod; a kind of reed. 78)

(p. 561) nāgēndra, nāgēśa the king of elephants: an appellation of Airavat (ঐরাবত); the king of snakes: an appellation of Ananta (অনন্ত) or Vasuki (বাসুকি); a phallus of Shiva (শিব). 20)

(p. 574) nibhṛta secret, private (নিভৃত আলাপ); lonely, solitary (নিভৃত স্হান). ̃কক্ষ n. a private room; a closet. ̃চিন্তা n. meditations in solitude. ̃স্হান n. a lonely or solitary place, a lonely retreat, solitude. নিভৃতে adv. secretly, privately; in a solitary place; in solitude.

(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. 581) nirābalamba, nirābalambana having no support or prop; unaided; helpless, destitute; shelterless, homeless. 24)

(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. 593) nyāyya reasonable; logical, logically admissible; just; equitable; upright; right; rightful, lawful, legitimate. ̃তা n. reasonableness; logicality; justness; equity; uprightness; rightness; rightfulness, legitimacy. 138)

(p. 563) nānā1 a maternal grandfather, a grandfather. 22)

(p. 559) naśbara perishable; mortal; transitory, transient; frail. নশ্বরতা n. perishability; mortality; transitoriness, transience; frailty. 4)

(p. 590) niṣkaluṣa free from vice, sinless; pure; free from dirt or stain; clean. 22)