निषिध्

{ niṣidh }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नि-षिध्   ( 2 √ सिध्) P. -षेधति ( impf. न्य्-अषेधत्; aor. न्य्-अषेधीत्; pf. निषिषेध; Pass. नि-षिध्यते impf. न्य्-अषिध्यत aor. न्य्-अषेधि; ind.p. नि-षिध्य inf. नि-षेद्धुम्; cf. [Pāṇ. 8-3, 65] Sch.),

to drive away, [RV.]; [AV.];

to ward off, keep back, prevent from ( abl.), [AitBr.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.;

to forbid, prohibit, object to ( acc.), [Kathās.]; [BhP.];

to keep down, suppress, outdo, surpass, [Kāvyâd. ii, 64] :

Caus. -षेधयति, to keep off, prohibit, forbid, [Pañc.]; [BhP.];

to deny, [W.]

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नि षिध्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

निषिध् [niṣidh]   1 [P.]
   To ward off, prevent, restrain, keep back; न्यषेधि शेषोऽप्यनुयायिवर्गः [R.2.4;3.42;5.18.]
   To oppose, contradict, object to; न कश्चन भ्रातृषु तेषु शक्तो निषेद्धुमासीदनुवर्तितुं वा [R.14.43.]
   To prohibit, forbid; निषिद्धो भाषमाणस्तु सुवर्णं दण्डमर्हति [Ms.8.361.]
   To defeat, conquer; निषिद्धशत्रुः [R.18.1.]
   To remove, drive off, counteract; न्यषेधत् पावकास्त्रेण रामस्तद्राक्षसस्ततः [Bk.17.87;] 1.15.
   To out-do, surpass; [Kāv.2.64.] -Caus.
   To prohibit, keep off or ward off.
   To deny.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WordNet

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