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DESYA WORDS FROM THE MAHĀPURĀŅA
[nasyati (gl.); the gloss loosely renders nitthiya- at 58 17 1 with gata-, cf. PSM. niṭṭhiya-- vināsita-, 'destroyed'; cf. /nitth-occurring in JC., NC., PC. I, PC. III. Possibly connected with Sk. ni-+sthā-.]
356. Nittana-58 22 8 'God of Love.'
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[The relevant passage is "niya-rūva-parajjiya-nittanena"- 'by one who has conquered the God of Love with his beauty,' Connected with Sk. nis-+tanu-, meaning 'the bodiless one' and thus synonymous with ananga-, PSM. does not note it.]
357. Niddha-43 2 4 'clever, skilful.'
[kuśala- (gl.); the relevant passage is -pio jahi rasa-niyattaṇa-niddhu”— 'where the lover was clever in controlling anger.' PSM. does not note it. Derived from Sk. snigdha-.
358. Niratta-91 2 16 'surely.'
[The reading nirutta- is preferable to niratta-. See nirutta- below. ]
859. Nirutta- 8 15 6, 11 4 8,
11 26 8, 14 1 13, 16 3 4, 23 15 16, 24 6 4, 28 21 9, 35 9 2, 43 3 6, 59 2 13, 69 30 13, 71 9 7, 75 7 3, 78 11 8, 85 13 7, 88 22 11, 89 7 8, 91 12 18, 92 1 11, 101 6 1, 102 3 4 'certainly, definitely, surely,'
[=niscayena (gl.); cf. nirutta niścitam, 'decided, settled' (D. 4 30); cf. nirutta- occurring in this sense in NC. and PC. I; cf. M. nirute= 'cer. tainly, positively, verily, surely.' Probably connected with Sk, nirukta-. See niratta- above. ]
360. Nilhas-'to slip, to stumble':
nilhasai (pres. 3. s.) 1 16 3.
[=skhalati (gl.); ni-+hras-; see lhas-.]
361. Niva-9 22 11 'the moon.'
[=candra- (gl.); the relevant passage is "niva-rohini-lila nam samcai"'as if they were possessing in themselves the grace of the moon and Ronini.' PSM. does not note the word in this sense; cf. rājarāja-= 'moon' (Tri. III); cf. MW, rajan= 'the moon' (RV. etc.) and rajaraja (L)='name of the moon.']
niva is derived from Sk. nṛpa-, 'king.'
362. Nisaḍa- 16 26 8, 60 11 4 'a fiend,' 'a goblin,' 'a demon.'
[=nisacara, nisata, rākṣasa (gl.); PSM. does not note it; cf. MW. nisäta (W)= 'a demon, ghost.' Literally it means 'the night prowler.' ]
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