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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 नियत

  1. नियतniyataAlways, constantly.
    1. Always, constantly.
    2. Positively, certainly, invariably, inevitably, surely.
    3. Forcibly.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -काल Adjective Limited in time, temporary; Kaśi. on ParasmaipadaI.4.44.

    • -मानस Adjective of subdued mind.

    • -वाच Adjective limited as to the use of words.

    • -व्रत Adjective pious, religious.

    • नियत niyata, Past passive participle

      1. Curbed, restrained; तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया Bg.7.2.
      2. Subdued, controlled, self-possessed, self-governed.
      3. Abstemious, temperate.
      4. Attentive, intent.
      5. Fixed, permanent, constant, steady; अन्यथासिद्धिशून्यस्य नियता पूर्ववर्तिता Bhāṣā. Parasmaipada
      6. (a) Certain, settled, sure; Pt.1.284. (b) Fixed; प्रकृतिनियतत्वादकृतकः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.14; fixed in number, limited; बाणाः पञ्च मनोभवस्य नियतास्तेषामसंख्यो जनः (लक्ष्यः) Ratn.3.3.
      7. Inevitable.
      8. Positive, definite.
      9. Forming the subject of consideration, relevant or irrelevant; see तुल्ययोगिता.
      10. Maintained, observed (as a vow etc.); नियतैकपतिव्रतानि पश्चात्तरुमूलानि गृहीभवन्ति तेषाम् Ś.7.2.
      11. Held back, fastened, tied; पशूनां त्रिशतं तत्र यूपेषु नियतं तदा Rām.1.14.32.
      12. Connected with, dependent on; वाच्यर्था नियताः सर्वे Ms.4.256.
      13. (in Grammar) Pronounced with अनुदात्त.
    • -तम् (Plural) (in Sāṅkhya) the organs of sense.

    • -तम् Indeclinable

    In the Gita7·2018·7

    तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया ॥

    taṁ taṁ niyamamāsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā. — Men are led away by various outer desires which take from them the working of the inner knowledge; they resort to other godheads and they set up this… 7·20
    • नियताःniyatāḥnominative plural of the masculine form of the adjective niyata (rightly regulated, governed).
    • नियतस्यniyatasyagenitive singular of the neuter form of the adjective niyata (rightly regulated).

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Headwords under न

Part 6 of 12 निब – निरुध्All 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