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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for नी

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नीnī1 U. (नयति-ते, निनाय-निन्ये, अनैषीत्-अनेष्ट, नेष्यति-ते, नेतुम्, नीत) One of the roots that govern two…
1. 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (नयति-ते, निनाय-निन्ये, अनैषीत्-अनेष्ट, नेष्यति-ते, नेतुम्, नीत) One of the roots that govern two accusatives, see examples below)
2. To carry, lead, bring, convey, take, conduct; अजां ग्रामं नयति Sk; नय मां नवेन वसतिं पयोमुचा V.4.43.
3. To guide, direct, govern; मूढः परप्रत्ययनेयबुद्धिः M.1.2.
4. To lead away to, carry or bring away; सीता लङ्कां नीता सुरारिणा Bk.6.49; R.12.13; Ms.6.88.
5. To carry off; Śānti.3.5.
6. To carry off for oneself (Ātm.).
7. To spend, or pass (as time); येनामन्दमरन्दे दलदरविन्दे दिनान्यनायिषत Bv.1.1; नीत्वा मासान् कतिचित् Me.2; संविष्टः कुशशयने निशां निनाय R.1.95.
8. To bring or reduce any person to any state or condition; तमपि तरलतामनयदनङ्गः K.143; नीतस्त्वया पञ्चताम् Ratn.3. 3; R.8.19. (In this sense the root is used with substantives much in the same way as कृ quod vide, which see; Exempli gratia, for example दुःखं नी to reduce to misery; वशं नी to reduce to subjection, win over; अस्तं नी to cause to set; विनाशं नी to destroy; परितोषं नी to gratify, please; शूद्रतां-दासत्वं etc. नी to reduce to the state of a Śūdra, slave etc.; साक्ष्यं नी to admit as a witness; दण्डं नी to inflict punishment upon, to punish; पुनरुक्ततां नी to render superfluous; विक्रयं नी to sell; भस्मतां-भस्मसात् नी to reduce to ashes etc.
9. To ascertain, investigate, inquire into, settle, decide; छलं निरस्य भूतेन व्यवहारान्नयेन्नृपः Y.2.19; एवं शास्त्रेषु भिन्नेषु बहुधा नीयते क्रिया Mb.
10. To trace, track, find out; एतैर्लिङ्गैर्नयेत् सीमाम् Ms.8.252,256; यथा नयत्यसृक्पातैर्मृगस्य मृगयुः पदम् 8.44; Y.2.151.
11. To marry.
12. To exclude from.
13. (Ātm.) To instruct, give instruction in; शास्त्रे नयते Sk. -Causal (नाययति-ते) To cause to lead, carry etc. (with Instrumental of agent); तेन मां सरस्तीरम- नाययत् K.38. -Desid. (निनीषति-ते) To wish to carry etc.
Derived forms and compounds
- नी nī, Masculine (Used at the end of comp.) A leader, guide; as in ग्रामणी, सेनानी, अग्रणी.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नीnīfor निस् (q.v.) before r.
1. for निस् (quod vide) before r.
2. (for 1. see page and participle 543, column 3) class1 Parasmaipada Atmane-pada (Dha1tup. xxii. 5) नयति that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते (perfect tense Parasmaipada निनाय, 2. sg. निनेथ fg-veda, 1. plural नीनिम TS.; subjunctive निनीथ्/अस् Potential निनीयात् fg-veda; imperative निनेतु MaitrS.; Atmane-pada निन्ये Breton etc.; -नयाम् आस MBh.; -नयां चक्रे R.; Aorist Parasmaipada 3. dual number अनीताम् subjunctive न्/एषि, नेथ्/आ fg-veda; अनैषीत् subjunctive नेषति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedषत्, 3. plural Atmane-pada अनेषत ibidem; अनयीत् AV.; future नेष्यति AV.; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते Breton; नयिष्यति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते MBh. R.; न्/एता, नयिता ibidem; indeclinablepage and participle नीत्वा Breton etc.; नयित्वा MBh.; न्/ईय AV. etc.; infinitive mood नेष्/अणि fg-veda; न्/एतवै, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतोस् and नयितुम् Breton; न्/एतुम् ibidem etc.), to lead, guide, conduct, direct, govern (also with अग्रम् and genitive case; confer, compare अग्र-णी) fg-veda etc.; to lead etc. towards or to (accusative with or without प्रति dative case, locative case or अर्थम् in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') ibidem; to lead or keep away, exclude from (ablative) AitBr.; (Atmane-pada) to carry off for one's self (as a victor, owner etc.) AV. TA1r. MBh.; (Atmane-pada, rarely Parasmaipada) to lead home id est marry MBh. R.; to bring into any state or condition (with accusative exempli gratia, 'for example' with वशम्, to bring into subjection, subdue [Atmane-pada fg-veda x, 84, 3 AV. v, 19, 5; Parasmaipada Ragh. viii, 19]; with शूद्र-ताम्, to reduce to a S3u1dra शूद्र Mn. iii, 15; with साक्ष्यम् [Atmane-pada], to admit as a witness, viii, 197; with व्याघ्र-ताम्, to change into a tiger Hit.; with विक्रयम्, to sell Ya1jn5.; with परितोषम्, to satisfy Pan5c.; with दुःखम्, to pain Amar.; rarely, with locative case exempli gratia, 'for example' दुहितृ-त्वे, to make a person one's daughter R. i, 44, 38; or with an adverb in -सात् exempli gratia, 'for example' भस्मसात् to reduce to ashes Pan5c. i, 198/199); to draw (a line etc.) S3a1n3khS3r. Su1ryas.; to pass or spend (time) Ya1jn5. Ka1v. etc.; (with दण्डम्) to bear the rod id est inflict punishment Mn. Ya1jn5. (with व्यवहारम्) to conduct a process Ya1jn5.; (with क्रियाम्) to conduct a ceremony, preside over a religious act MBh.; to trace, track, find out, ascertain, settle, decide (with अन्यथा, "wrongly") Mn. Ya1jn5. MBh. etc.; (Atmane-pada) to be foremost or chief Pa1n2. 1-3, 36 : Causal नाययति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते, to cause to lead etc.; to cause to be led by (instrumental case) Mn. v, 104 (confer, compare Pa1n2. 1-4, 52 vArttika 5 Pat.) : Desiderative न्/इनीषति, ते (AV. xix, 50, 5, w. r. निनेषति), to wish to lead or bring or carry to or into (accusative or dative case) AV. Up. MBh. etc.; to wish to carry away R.; to wish to spend or pass (time) Naish.; to wish to exclude from (ablative) AitBr.; to wish to find out or ascertain, investigate MBh. : Intensive नेनीय्/अते to lead as a captive, have in one's power, rule, govern TS. VS. MBh.
3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective leading, guiding, a leader or guide (mostly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', confer, compare Pa1n2. 3-2, 61 and अग्र-णी, अग्रेणी; but also alone confer, compare vi, 4, 77; 82 etc.)
4. Parasmaipada न्य्-एति (3. plural नि-यन्ति; page and participle -यत्; imperfect tense न्य्-आयन् indeclinablepage and participle नी*त्य), to go into (confer, compare न्याय), enter, come or fall into, incur (accusative) fg-veda AV. TS. S3Br.; to undergo the nature of id est to be changed into (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedभावम्) RPra1t. 2.
5. in compound Equivalent to 1. नि (page and participle 538, column 3) .
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

नीnī[nî] a. leading, guiding (only --˚).

[nî] adjective leading, guiding (only --˚).

Source: Macdonell

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