(p. 568) nikaṭa imminent, approaching (নিকট মৃত্যু); close (নিকট আত্মীয়); intimate, bosom (নিকট বল্ধু). prep. (rare in mod. Beng.) proximate to; near, about (বাড়ির নিকট); to, towards, by (আমার নিকট এসো); from (পিতার নিকট শুনেছি); in possession or in the custody of (তাহার নিকট টাকা আছে). ̃বর্তী, ̃স্হ a. nearby, neighbouring, proximate, near, close (to); imminent, approaching (মৃত্যু নিকটবর্তী); close (নিকটবর্তী স্হান). fem. নিকটবর্তিনী, নিকটাবস্হা । নিকটবর্তী হওয়া v. to draw near, to approach, to close upon. নিকটবর্তিতা n. nearness, proximity; state of being imminent; closeness. নিকটে adv. drawing near, approaching, closing upon (মৃত্যু নিকটে). prep. same as নিকট (prep.). 21)

(p. 555) naẏa1 & a. nine. নয়-ছয় a. scattered at sixes and sevens; squandered away. নয়-ছয় করা v. to squander away. 47)

(p. 555) nabhōnīla azure, skyblue. 28)

(p. 555) nalakhāgaḍ়ā a reed. 80)

(p. 570) nikuci (vul.) ruin, destruction. নিকুচি করা v. to ruin, to destroy, (sl.) to do up. 7)

(p. 563) nālaphula the white water-lily, the lotus. 69)

(p. 550) najarānā a present or extra payment made to a dignitary or superior for a favour or grace; tribute. 27)

(p. 555) nardamā, nardāmā a drain; a gutter; a sewer. 75)

(p. 550) nadhara succulent, juicy, delicious; lovely; plum, rolypoly; buxom; well-shaped, shapely, well-proportioned; fresh. 62)

(p. 577) nimantrita invited; invited to a dinner or feast; (fig.) called or summoned. fem. নিমন্ত্রিতা । নিমন্ত্রিত ব্যক্তি a guest, an invitee. 12)

(p. 587) nirmāṇa act of making; formation; construction, act of building; manufacture; creating, creation; composition (গ্রন্হনির্মাণ); organization (দলনির্মাণ); act of setting up, foundation, establishment (রাজ্যনির্মাণ, বিদ্যালয় নির্মাণ). নির্মাণ করা v. to make; to form; to construct; to build, to manufacture; to create; to compose; to organize; to set up, to found, to establish. 22)

(p. 587) niryātaka oppressor, tormentor. 34)

(p. 587) niśāna1 a flag, an ensign, a standard, a banner. 49)

(p. 561) nāga the snake, the serpent; the elephant (দিঙ্নাগ). অষ্টনাগ n. (myth.) the eight chief snakes collectively. ̃কেশর n. a kind of flower or its plant. ̃দন্ত n. a tusk of an elephant; ivory. ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shravan (শ্রাবণ) when Goddess Manasa (মনসা) is worshipped. ̃পাশ n. an ancient missile said to be capable of producing snakes that bound the victim (as with a noose). ̃ফণী n. cactus. ̃মাতা n. (myth.) Kadru (কদ্রু) the first mother of snakes. ̃রাজ n. the king of snakes; Vasuki (বাসুকী) or Ananta (অনন্ত). ̃লোক n. the region inhabited by the snakes; Hades or the nether world. 5)

(p. 570) nikumbhilā (myth.) a sacrificial rite performed by Indrajit (ইন্দ্রজিত্) to win a victory over his enemy. 9)