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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नीचnīcaa.Low, short, small, little, dwarfish.

    [निकृष्टतमीं शोभां चिनोति, चि-ड Tv.]

    1. Low, short, small, little, dwarfish.
    2. Situated below, being in a low position; नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् Bg.6.11; Ms.2.198; Y.1.131.
    3. Lowered, deep (as a voice).
    4. Low, mean, base, vile, worst; प्रारभ्यते न खलु विघ्नभयेन नीचैः Bh.2.27; नीचस्य गोचरगतैः सुखमास्यते कैः 59; Bv.1.48.
    5. Worthless, insignificant. चः A kind of perfume (चोरक).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -चा An excellent cow.

    • -चम् The lowest point of a planet.

    • -उक्तिः Feminine a low or vulgar expression.

    • -उच्चवृत्तम् an epicycle.

    • -उपगत Adjective situated low in the sky.

    • -ग

      1. Adjective
      2. going downwards, descending (as a river); संयोजयति विद्यैव नीचगापि नरं सरित् । समुद्रमिव दुर्धर्षं नृपं भाग्यमतः परम् ॥ H.
      3. low, base, vile. (-गा) a river. (-गम्) water.

    • -गामिन् Adjective following low courses (said of women).

    • -गृहम् (in Astronomy) the part of the heavens in which a planet stands at its lower point; Exempli gratia, for example तुला of रवि, वृषभ of सोम, कर्क of मङ्गल, मान of बुध, मकर of गुरु, कन्या of शुक्र, and मेष of शनि; Compare स्वौच्चात्तु यामित्रमुशन्ति नीचम् Yavaneśvara.

    • -भोज्यः onion.

    • -योनिन् Adjective of low origin, low-born; so नीचजाति.

    • -वज्रः, -ज्रम् a kind of gem. (वैक्रान्त).

    • नीच nīca चि ci का kā, (चि) का An excellent cow; (also नीचिकी).

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  2. अनीचanīcaa.Not low or vile, decent, respectable.
    1. Not low or vile, decent, respectable.
    2. Not pronounced with the अनुदात्त accent.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अनुवर्तिन् Adjective not associating with low or vile persons. (-Masculine) a faithful husband.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नीचnīca[nîk-a] a. [weak base of ny-añk+a] low; short (hair, nails); deep (navel); lowered (tone); base, vile, mean:…

    [nîk-a] adjective [weak base of ny-añk+a] low; short (hair, nails); deep (navel); lowered (tone); base, vile, mean: -ka, adjective (ikâ) soft (tread); -ga, adjective low-going (river); of low rank; belonging to a man of low rank; -gâm in, adjective following what is low or base; -gâti, adjective of low extraction: -tâ, feminine; also equal for low or humble position; inferiority; -patha, masculine downward path; -rata, perfect passive participle delighting in what is base.

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  2. अतिनीचैस्atinīcais[ati-nîkais] ad. too obsequiously.

    [ati-nîkais] adverb, -ial, -ially too obsequiously.

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  3. अनीचanīca[a-nîka] a. not of low degree; - ͜ anu vartin, a. not following base practices.

    [a-nîka] adjective not of low degree; - ͜ anu vartin, adjective not following base practices.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नीचnīcamf(आ)n. (नि +2. अञ्च्) low, not high, short, dwarfish Mn. MBh. &c.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (नि plus2. अञ्च्) low, not high, short, dwarfish Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender deep, depressed (navel) Pan5c.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender short (hair, nails) Sus3r.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender deep, lowered (voice) Pra1t.
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender low, vile, inferior (socially or morally), base, mean (as a man or action or thought) Var. MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    6. masculine gender a kind of perfume (Equivalent to चोरक) Lexicographers
    7. neuter gender (in astrology) the lowest point of a planet (Equivalent to ταπείνωμα), the 7th house from the culminating point Var. (confer, compare 2. न्य्-अञ्च्).
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  2. अतिनीचatinīcamfn. excessively low.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective excessively low.

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  3. अनीचanīcamf(आ)n. not low, decent, respectable, not pronounced with the Anuda1tta अनुदात्त accent.

    mf(आ)neuter gender not low, decent, respectable, not pronounced with the Anuda1tta अनुदात्त accent.

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  4. अनीचदर्शिन्anīcadarśinm. N. of a Buddha बुद्ध .

    masculine gender Name of a Buddha बुद्ध .

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  5. अनीचनुवर्तिन्anīcanuvartinmfn. not keeping low company
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not keeping low company
    2. masculine gender a faithful lover or husband.
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