Dictionaries | References न नियम् { niyam } Script: Devanagari Meaning Related Words Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 नियम् A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit English | | नि-√ यम् P.-यच्छति, to stop (trans.), hold back, detain with (loc.) ; (Ā.) to stop (intrans.), stay, remain, [RV.] ; to keep back, refuse; (Ā.) to fail, be wanting, place or book or text' as the preceding">ib.; to fasten, tie to (loc.), bind up (hair &c.), place or book or text' as the preceding">ib. &c. &c.; to hold over, extend (शर्म), [AV.] ; to hold downwards (the hand), [TS.] ; to bring near, procure, bestow, grant, offer, present (rain, gifts &c.), [RV.] ; [AV.] ; [Br.] &c.; to hold in, keep down, restrain, control, govern, regulate (as breath, the voice, the organs of sense &c.), [Mn.] ; [MBh.] &c.; to suppress or conceal (one's nature), [Mn. x, 59] ; to destroy, annihilate (opp. to √ सृज्), [BhP.] ; to restrict (food &c.; cf. below); to fix upon, settle, determine, establish, [Sarvad.] ; [Kathās.] ; [BhP.] ; [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. 2-3, 66] ; (in gram.) to lower, pronounce low i.e. with the अनुदात्त, [RPrāt.] : Caus.-यमयति, to restrain, curb, check, suppress, restrict, [MBh.] ; [Kāv. &c.] <br> ROOTS:नि √ यम् Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 नियम् The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit English | | नियम् [niyam] 1 [P.] <br> To restain, curb, check, control, govern; प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया [Bg.7.2;] (सुतां) शशाक मेना न नियन्तुमुद्यमात् [Ku.5.5;] 'could not dissuade her', &c.<br> To suppress, suspend, hold in (as breath, &c.); [Ms. 2.192;] न कथंचन दुर्योनिः प्रकृतिं स्वां नियच्छति [Ms.1.59] 'does not suppress or conceal', &c.<br> To offer, give; को नः कुले निवपनानि नियच्छतीति [Ś.6.25.] <br> To punish, chastise; नियन्तव्यश्च राजभिः [Ms.9.213.] <br> To regulate or direct in general; लोको नियम्यत इवात्मदशान्तरेषु [Ś.4.2.] <br> To attain, obtain; तालज्ञश्चाप्रयासेन मोक्षमार्गं नियच्छति [Y.3.115;] [Ms.2.93.] <br> To put on, assume.<br> To place upon.-Caus. (नियमयति)<br> To restrain, control, regulate, check, punish; नियमयसि विमार्गप्रस्थितानात्तदण्डः [Ś.5.8.] <br> To bind, fasten; [Śi.7.56;] [R.5.73.] <br> To moderate, lessen, mitigate, relieve; छायाद्रुमैर्नियमितार्कमयूखतापः [Ś.4.11;] [Ku.1.6.] <br> Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 नियम् संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN | Sanskrit Sanskrit | | see : संरुध्, संनियम्, दमय, अवरुध्<br> Comments | अभिप्राय Comments written here will be public after appropriate moderation. Like us on Facebook to send us a private message. TOP