(p. 593) nētā1 a leader; a director, a guide; a commander; a headman, a chief; a pioneer. 76)

(p. 550) naḍ়ā2 to move; to shake, to stir; to shift, to remove; to get loose; to become otherwise, to deviate, to be altered. a. one who or that which has moved; shaken; shifted, removed; loosened; altered. 46)

(p. 561) nāṭā dwarfish, small in height, short. 37)

(p. 577) nimitta a cause or reason; a motive, an end in view, an aim; necessity, need; an omen, a prognostic, a presage, a portent (দুর্নিমিত্ত); one who acts as an instrument of another, a tool, an agent. prep. for, because of, on account of, owing to, due to (রোগের নিমিত্ত). নিমিত্তের ভাগী responsible only for an action and not for its cause, one held responsible for an action because of one's mere presence although one has taken no part in it. নিমিত্তের ভাগী হওয়া to have to share the responsibility and consequence of another person's action. নিমিত্তজ্ঞ , নিমিত্তবিদ n. an augur, a diviner, a soothsayer. ̃মাত্র n. a mere agent or instrument. নিমিত্তার্থ n. (gr.) the gerundial force or the infinitive mood. a. gerundial. 14)

(p. 561) nāṭukē dramatic; theatrical; histrionic (নাটুকে কথাবার্তা); writing dramas (নাটুকে রামনারায়ণ); dramaturgic. ̃পনা n. theatricality. 40)

(p. 563) nānā2, nānāna many and diverse. নানাজাতীয় a. of (many and) diverse kinds. নানা দিক different or various sides or angles or aspects. নানাদেশীয় of different or various countries. নানাপ্রকার a. of various kinds or descriptions. নানাপ্রকারে adv. in various ways or means. নানাবিধ same as নানাপ্রকার । নানা মত n. different opinions or views (নানা মুনির নানা মত = many men, many minds; opinions differ or vary). নানামতে same as নানাপ্রকারে । নানা রঙের a. of many or various colours, of many hues, multi-coloured; variegated; pied. নানারূপ a. of various forms or descriptions or kinds. নানার্থ a. containing or conveying many or diverse meanings; homonymous. নানার্থ শব্দ a homonym. 23)

(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. 581) nirādhāra not held in any container; having no container to be kept in; having no support or shelter, destitute, helpless; homeless. 16)

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

(p. 591) niṣṭhura merciless; hard-hearted; cruel; (poet.) fell; ruthless. fem. নিষ্ঠুরা। ̃তা n. mercilessness; cruelty; ruthlessness. নিষ্ঠুরাচরণ n. a cruel act; merciless or cruel behaviour. 9)

(p. 550) nakhī2 an aromatic substance that gives out a sweet smell when fried. 12)

(p. 581) nirābaraṇa uncovered, bare. 20)

(p. 585) nirbahaṇa enforcement. 16)

(p. 583) nirgalita melted; exuded; filtrated. নির্গলিত করা v. to melt; to cause to exude; to filtrate. নির্গলিত হওয়া v. to be melted, to melt; to exude; to be filtrated. নির্গলিতার্থ n. an obscure implication that has been squeezed out with effort, the real import (got after rejecting verbiage, superfluity etc.); (loos.) the essence, the quintessence; the substance. 13)

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