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Entry निहन्

निहन्nihan2 P.
1. 2 Parasmaipada
2. To kill, destroy; देवयजीन् निहन्मः Bk. 2.34;6.1; R.11.71; Y.3.262.
3. To strike, hit; तानेव सामर्षतया निजध्नुः R.7.44; Ms.7.27.
4. To conquer, overcome; दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या Pt.1.361.
5. To beat, strike (as a drum); कोणैर्भेर्यो निजघ्निरे Bk.14.2.
6. To counteract, oppose, render void, frustrate; वचसेव तयोर्वाक्यमस्त्रमस्त्रेण निघ्नतोः R.12.92.
7. To cure (as a disease).
8. To disregard.
9. To remove, dispel; बद्धां बद्धां भित्तिशङ्काममुष्मिन्नावानावान्मातरिश्वा निहन्ति Ki.5.36.
10. To strike in, infix.
11. (In Grammar) To cut off, separate; अतिङन्तात् पदात् पदं तिडन्तं निहन्यते Sk. on ParasmaipadaVIII.1.28, 29,3. -Causal To kill, destroy.
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