Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

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.

1. for निस् (quod vide) before a sibilant and rarely before क्, ख्
2. प्, फ् .
3. indeclinable down, back, in, into, within (except AV. x, 8, 7 always prefixed either to verbs or to nouns; in the latter case it has also the meaning of negation or privation [confer, compare "down-hearted" Equivalent to heartless]; sometimes wrong reading for निस्)
4. indeclinable it may also express क्षेप, दान, उप-रम, आ-श्रय, मोक्ष etc. Lexicographers [confer, compare Zend ni; Greek ἐ-νί; Slavonic or Slavonian ni-zu; German, ni-dar, ni-der, nieder; Anglo-Saxon ni-ther, English ne-ther, be-neath .]
5. (for नी) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective see ऋत-न्/इ .
6. (in music) the 7th note (for निषध).

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