(p. 593) nīcāsakta addicted to or indulging in hateful or vile things; depraved; having sexual connection with a woman of bad repute or low birth. fem. নীচাসক্তা । 13)

(p. 593) nyagrōdha the banian tree. 130)

(p. 590) niṣkaruṇa merciless, pitiless, relentless; cruel; hard-hearted. 15)

(p. 561) nāṭāi a reel; a spool; a bobbin. 38)

(p. 590) niṣkalaṅka unblemished, stainless, spotless; immaculate. 20)

(p. 568) nikaṣa a streakplate or touchstone; whetstone; whetting; a testing streak of gold. নিকষণ n. act of rubbing or testing (gold) on a touchstone. নিকষিত a. rubbed or tested on a touchstone; polished; found to be genuine by testing on a touchstone, pure, sterling ('নিকষিত হেম'). 23)

(p. 583) nirdbidha unhesitant, unwavering; without hesitation; certain; sure. 42)

(p. 587) niśā the night; (Rig Veda) dark daughter of the Day. ̃কর n. the moon. ̃গম n. nightfall. ̃চর a. active by night, nightfaring. n. an anthropophagite, a rakshasa; any of the nightfaring creatures such as the owl; a burglar. fem. নিশাচরী । ̃জল n. dew; frost. ̃ত্যয় same as নিশান্ত । ̃নাথ n. the moon. নিশান্ত n. the close of night; daybreak. ̃পতি n. the moon. নিশাবসান same as নিশান্ত । ̃র্ধ n. midnight; dead of night. ̃সমাগম n. nightfall. 48)

(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. 587) nirbēda repentance; mortification or remorse; despondence, despondency; dejection; disinterestedness in or callousness towards worldly affairs. 4)

(p. 593) nihita placed, laid, deposited; conferred, bestowed; entrusted; kept; stored; lying hidden; dormant (অন্তরে নিহিত); (chiefly in arith.) intrinsic; thrown, flung. নিহিত ধ্বনি n. (phon.) inherent sound. নিহিত স্বরধ্বনি n. inherent vowel. 9)

(p. 555) nabhōnīla azure, skyblue. 28)

(p. 555) naẏa3 pop. form of নহে (see নহা). n. not-being, no, impossibility (নয়কে হয় করা). con. or, nor, else, otherwise. নয়কো v. is not, are not. নয়তো con. or, else, otherwise. int. meaning: certainly not, of course not (আমি নয়তো). 49)

(p. 555) nabama ninth. নবমী a. fem. of নবম । n. the ninth day of a lunar fortnight. 3)

(p. 555) naẏanasukha, naẏanasuka a kind of very fine muslin or cambric. 53)