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

(p. 561) nāgāla proximity or range (চোখের নাগাল; approach or access (নাগালে যাওয়া); reach (নাগাল পাওয়া); comprehension (মনের নাগাল). নাগাল পাওয়া v. to reach; to overtake; to catch up with; to comprehend, to have an access to (মনের নাগাল পাওয়া). নাগালে থাকা v. to be within the range or reach or access or approach of. 18)

(p. 555) nabānna the festival of eating newly grown autumnal rice in the month of Agrahayan (অগ্রহায়ণ). 6)

(p. 574) nidhubana2 a garden in Brindaban which was the meeting-place or trysting-place of Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 5)

(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. 591) nisūdaka one who kills or slays. 32)

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

(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. 580) niraṃśu having no rays; lustreless; having no light; dark. 3)

(p. 550) nakra the crocodile; the alligator. fem. নক্রা । ̃রাজ n. the shark. 5)

(p. 563) nāẏēka a soldier holding the lowest non-commissioned rank in the Indian Army, a naik; a surname of south-west Bengali Hindus. 48)

(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. 587) niścaẏa firm or sure knowledge, conviction, ascertainment, decision, resolution (কৃতনিশ্চয়). a. free from doubts, convinced, ensured, certain (এ বিষয়ে সে নিশ্চয় হয়েছে); firm, sure (নিশ্চয় বাক্য). adv. without doubt, surely, certainly, for certain (নিশ্চয় যাব). ̃তা n. freedom from doubts certainty; firmness, sureness, surety. 57)

(p. 560) nākaca set-aside; cancelled; rejected; annulled, repealed. নাকচ করা v. to set aside; to cancel; to reject; to annul, to repeal, to rescind. 11)

(p. 572) nidēṣṭā one who gives an order or enjoins or directs. 24)