(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. 580) nirakṣīẏa equatorial. নিরক্ষীয় তাপরেখা heat equator. নিরক্ষীয় শান্তবলয় doldrums. 6)

(p. 571) nighanṭu a table of contents, an index; a lexicon; a Vedic glossary or concordance compiled by Yaska (যাস্ক). 6)

(p. 568) nāstika disbelieving in the existence of God, atheistical; disbelieving in the Vedas or scriptures. n. an atheist; an infidel. ̃তা, নাস্তিক্য n. atheism; infidelity. 13)

(p. 555) nabhōbastubidyā astrophysics. 29)

(p. 550) naṭarāja the best dancer; Shiva (শিব) esp. in a dancing state. 39)

(p. 593) nyāsa entrusting or depositing; that which is deposited, deposit; (in law) custody, trust, giving; act of taking care of or looking after, guardianship; a system of yogic (যৌগিক) exercise in which controlling of respiration is practised, breathing-control. ̃রক্ষক, ̃পাল n. a trustee. 140)

(p. 568) nāsikya (chiefly gr.) nasal; nasalized (নাসিক্য ধ্বনি). 9)

(p. 574) nibāsa a dwelling-place, an abode, a home; a dwelling-house, a residence; act of residing (নিবাস করা). নিবাসী a. inhabiting. n. an inhabitant. fem. নিবাসিনী । 37)

(p. 550) nagaṇya negligible, insignificant; worthless, of no importance. নগণ্য মানুষ an insignificant man, a man of straw. 14)

(p. 563) nāti2 a grandson. fem. নাতনি, নাতিনি a grand-daughter. নাতজামাই n. the husband of a grand-daughter. ̃পুতি n. children of one's sons and daughters collectively, grandchildren. নাতবউ n. the wife of one's grandson. 7)

(p. 549) nōbata an orchestra in which the sanai (সানাই) is the chief instrument. ̃খানা n. a room or platform where the aforesaid orchestra is played. 10)

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

(p. 550) naḍ়ā1 (dero. & vul.) the hand or the arm. 45)

(p. 550) nakhī1 possessing claws, clawed. n. a clawed creature. 11)