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उअ . आणि ; व . चाकवत आळुशाख नी मेथी । - मुविराट ८ . ७३ . रावसाहेब नी दादासाहेब . [ आणि संक्षेप ]

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नी    1. for निस् ( q.v.) before r.
नी    2. (for 1. See p. 543, col. 3) cl. 1. Ā. P. ( [Dhātup. xxii. 5]) नयति °ते ( pf. P. निनाय, 2. sg. निनेथ, [RV., 1.] pl. नीनिम, [TS.]; Subj. निनीथ॑स् Pot. निनीयात्, [RV.]; Impv. निनेतु, [MaitrS.]; Ā. निन्ये, [Br.] &c.; -नयाम् आस, [MBh.]; -नयां चक्रे, [R.]; aor. P. 3. du. अनीताम् Subj. ने॑षि, नेथा॑, [RV.]; अनैषीत् Subj. नेषति, °षत्, 3. pl. Ā. अनेषत, ib.; अनयीत्, [AV.]; fut. नेष्यति, [AV.]; °ते, [Br.]; नयिष्यति, °ते, [MBh.]; [R.]; ने॑ता, नयिता, ib.; ind.p. नीत्वा, [Br.] &c.; नयित्वा, [MBh.]; नी॑य, [AV.] &c.; inf. नेष॑णि, [RV.]; ने॑तवै, °तोस् and नयितुम्, [Br.]; ने॑तुम्, ib. &c. &c.),

to lead, guide, conduct, direct, govern (also with अग्रम् and gen.; cf. अग्र-णी), [RV.] &c. &c.;

to lead &c. towards or to ( acc. with or without प्रति dat., loc. or अर्थम् ifc.), ib.;

to lead or keep away, exclude from ( abl.), [AitBr.];

( Ā.) to carry off for one's self (as a victor, owner &c.), [AV.]; [TĀr.]; [MBh.];

( Ā., rarely P.) to lead home i.e. marry, [MBh.]; [R.];

to bring into any state or condition (with acc. e.g. with वशम्, to bring into subjection, subdue [ Ā. [RV. x, 84, 3]; [AV. v, 19, 5]; P. [Ragh. viii, 19]]; with शूद्र-ताम्, to reduce to a शूद्र, [Mn. iii, 15]; with साक्ष्यम् [ Ā.], to admit as a witness, viii, 197; with व्याघ्र-ताम्, to change into a tiger, [Hit.]; with विक्रयम्, to sell, [Yājñ.]; with परितोषम्, to satisfy, [Pañc.]; with दुःखम्, to pain, [Amar.]; rarely, with loc. e.g. दुहितृ-त्वे, to make a person one's daughter, [R. i, 44, 38]; or with an adv. in -सात् e.g. भस्मसात् to reduce to ashes, [Pañc. i, 198/199]);

to draw (a line &c.), [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Sūryas.];

to pass or spend (time), [Yājñ.]; [Kāv.] &c.;

(with दण्डम्) to bear the rod i.e. inflict punishment, [Mn.]; [Yājñ.] (with व्यवहारम्) to conduct a process, [Yājñ.];

(with क्रियाम्) to conduct a ceremony, preside over a religious act, [MBh.];

to trace, track, find out, ascertain, settle, decide (with अन्यथा, ‘wrongly’), [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c.;

( Ā.) to be foremost or chief, [Pāṇ. 1-3, 36] :

Caus. नाययति, °ते, to cause to lead &c.;

to cause to be led by ( instr.), [Mn. v, 104] ( cf. [Pāṇ. 1-4, 52], Vārtt. 5, [Pat.]) :

Desid. नि॑नीषति, ते ( [AV. xix, 50, 5], w. r. निनेषति), to wish to lead or bring or carry to or into ( acc. or dat.), [AV.]; [Up.]; [MBh.] &c.;

to wish to carry away, [R.];

to wish to spend or pass (time), [Naiṣ.];

to wish to exclude from ( abl.), [AitBr.];

to wish to find out or ascertain, investigate, [MBh.] :

Intens. नेनीय॑ते to lead as a captive, have in one's power, rule, govern, [TS.]; [VS.]; [MBh.]
नी  mfn.  3. mfn. leading, guiding, a leader or guide (mostly ifc., cf. [Pāṇ. 3-2, 61 and] अग्र-णी, अग्रेणी; but also alone cf. vi, 4, 77; 82 &c.)
नी    4. P. न्य्-एति (3. pl. नि-यन्ति; p. -यत्; impf. न्य्-आयन् ind.p. नी-त्य),

to go into ( cf. न्याय), enter, come or fall into, incur ( acc.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.];

to undergo the nature of i.e. to be changed into ( °भावम्), [RPrāt.]
नी    5. in comp.= 1. नि ( p. 538, col. 3).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

नी [nī]   1 U. (नयति-ते, निनाय-निन्ये, अनैषीत्-अनेष्ट, नेष्यति-ते, नेतुम्, नीत) One of the roots that govern two accusatives, see examples below)
To carry, lead, bring, convey, take, conduct; अजां ग्रामं नयति Sk; नय मां नवेन वसतिं पयोमुचा [V.4.43.]
To guide, direct, govern; मूढः परप्रत्ययनेयबुद्धिः [M.1.2.]
To lead away to, carry or bring away; सीता लङ्कां नीता सुरारिणा [Bk.6.49;] [R.12.13;] [Ms.6.88.]
To carry off; [Śānti.3.5.]
To carry off for oneself (Ātm.).
To spend, or pass (as time); येनामन्दमरन्दे दलदरविन्दे दिनान्यनायिषत [Bv.1.1;] नीत्वा मासान् कतिचित् [Me.2;] संविष्टः कुशशयने निशां निनाय [R.1.95.]
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 q. v.; e. g. 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 &c. नी to reduce to the state of a Śūdra, slave &c.; 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 &c.
To ascertain, investigate, inquire into, settle, decide; छलं निरस्य भूतेन व्यवहारान्नयेन्नृपः [Y.2.19;] एवं शास्त्रेषु भिन्नेषु बहुधा नीयते क्रिया [Mb.]
To trace, track, find out; एतैर्लिङ्गैर्नयेत् सीमाम् [Ms.8.252,256;] यथा नयत्यसृक्पातैर्मृगस्य मृगयुः पदम् 8.44; [Y.2.151.]
To marry.
To exclude from.
(Ātm.) To instruct, give instruction in; शास्त्रे नयते Sk. -Caus. (नाययति-ते) To cause to lead, carry &c. (with instr. of agent); तेन मां सरस्तीरम- नाययत् [K.38.] -Desid. (निनीषति-ते) To wish to carry &c.
नी [nī]  m. m. (Used at the end of comp.) A leader, guide; as in ग्रामणी, सेनानी, अग्रणी.

Shabda-Sagara

नी(नि)कार  m.  ( -रः) Disrespect, contempt, vilifying, degrading.
नी(नि)कार    E. नि before, कृ to make, aff. भावे घञ् .

ROOTS:

नि कृ भावे घञ् .

नी(नि)काश  mfn.  ( -शः-शा-शं) (In composition) Like, resembling.
नी(नि)काश  m.  ( -शः) Certainty, ascertainment.
नी(नि)काश    E. नि before, काश् to shine, aff. घञ् and the vowel made long.

ROOTS:

नि काश् घञ्

नी(का)लकण्ठ  m.  ( -ण्ठः)
नी(का)लकण्ठ   1. A name of SĪVA.
नी(का)लकण्ठ   2. Gallinule.
नी(का)लकण्ठ   3. A sparrow. 4. A wagtail.
नी(का)लकण्ठ   5. A peacock.
नी(का)लकण्ठ   6. Morunga, (Hyperanthera morunga.) 7. A blue necked jay.
नी(का)लकण्ठ    E. नील, blue or black, and कण्ठ the throat; also कालकण्ठ.

ROOTS:

नील कण्ठ कालकण्ठ

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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