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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry नि

  1. निniind.(Mostly used as a prefix to verbs and nouns, rarely as an adverb or preposition. It is used in the following…
    1. (Mostly used as a prefix to verbs and nouns, rarely as an adverb or preposition. It is used in the following senses (according to G. M.):
    2. Lowness, downward motion ('down', 'under', 'below'); निपत् निषद्.
    3. A group or collection; निकर, निकाय.
    4. Intensity; निकाम, निगृहीत.
    5. Command, order; निदेशः
    6. Continuance, permanence; निविशते.
    7. Skill; निपुण.
    8. Restraint, confinement; निबन्ध.
    9. Inclusion ('into', 'in'); निपीतमुदकम्.
    10. Proximity, nearness; निकट.
    11. Insult, wrong, harm; निकृति, निकार.
    12. Showing; निदर्शन.
    13. Cessation; निवृत्.
    14. Resort, refuge; निलय.
    15. Doubt.
    16. Certainty.
    17. Affirmation.
    18. Throwing. giving etc. (according to Durgādāsa). निमिच्छति- निर्मिच्छति To perform Nīrājana or the ceremonial waving of lights round an object of worship or an idol; also round a person or horses or elephants as an auspicious act; कुरुते तमेव निमिच्छ्य देवः सफलं स जन्म Name7.43.

    In the Gita1·718·1318·501·221·351·382·598·253·13·2+22

    अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।

    asmākaṁ tu viśiṣṭā ye tānnibodha dvijottama, — On our side also know those who are the most distinguished. O best of the twice-born, the leaders of my army; these I name to thee for thy special… 1·7
    • निबोधnibodhaimperative 2nd person singular of the verbal root budh (to understand) with the prefix ni.
    • निरीक्षेnirīkṣepresent 1st person singular of the verbal root īkṣ (to look) with the prefix ni (to view).
    • निहत्यnihatyaindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root han (to kill, slay with the prefix ni (after having killed).
    • निवर्तितुम्nivartituminfinitive of the verbal root vṛt (to move, proceed, exist) with the prefix ni (to draw back).
    • निवर्ततेnivartatepresent 3rd person singular of the parasmaipada verbal root vṛt (to move, proceed, exist) with the prefix ni (to cease), (to revert or be re-born).
    • नियोजयसिniyojayasipresent 2nd person singular of the verbal root yuj (to yoke, join, employ, equip) with the prefix ni (to appoint to).

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Headwords under न

Part 3 of 12 नाडिकेल – निंस्All parts
  1. न – नमस्यु
  2. नमित – नाडिका
  3. नाडिकेल – निंस्
  4. निःक्षत्र – निग्रह्
  5. निग्रह – निफेनम्
  6. निब – निरुध्
  7. निरूढ – निर्मोक्ष
  8. निर्मोचनम् – निविशेष
  9. निविष्ट – निष्क्काथ
  10. निष्क्रम् – नीवर
  11. नीवाक – नैर्मल्यम्
  12. नैर्लज्जम् – न्योजस्