निह्नव

	A Sanskrit English Dictionary \| sa en \| \|
	नि-°ह्नव m. m. begging pardon, making amends or reparation (a kind of ceremony at which the ऋत्विज् lay their hands upon the प्रस्तर and recite, [VS. v, 7]), [Sāy.] on [AitBr. i, 26] (also ~~°ह्नवन~~, [Gobh.]) See also: नि - °ह्नव atonement, expiation, amends for (gen.), [Mn. ix, 21] denial, concealment, secrecy, mistrust, suspicion, [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] contradiction, [MBh.] eclipsing, obscuring, surpassing, [Kāvyâd.] wickedness, [W.] N. of a सामन्, [ĀrṣBr.]

	The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary \| sa en \| \|
	निह्नवः [nihnavḥ] 1 Denial, concealment of knowledge; कार्यः स्वमतिनिह्नवः [Māl.1.12;] [Chandr.5.27.] Secrecy, concealment in general; निह्नवे याचितो दद्याद्धनं राज्ञे च तत्समम् [Y.2.11,267.] A secret. Mistrust; doubt, suspicion. Wickedness. Atonement, expiation; तस्यैष व्यभिचारस्य निह्नवः सम्यगुच्यते [Ms.9.21.] Contradiction. Obscuring, surpassing. Excuse, exculpation.-Comp. -उत्तरम् an evasive reply. -वादिन् m. m. a defendant or witness who prevaricates or gives evasive replies.

	Shabda-Sagara \| sa en \| \|
	निह्नव m. (~~-वः~~) 1. Denial or concealment of knowledge, dissimulation, secrecy. 2. Concealment in general. 3. Mistrust, doubt, suspicion. 4. Wickedness. 5. A secret. 6. Excuse. E. नि before, ~~ह्नु~~ to hide or secrete aff. ~~अप्~~. See also: नि - ह्नु - अप्