निश्

{ niś }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

निश्    1. for निस् ( q.v.) before च्, छ्.
निश्    a for निस्, in comp. See p. 542, col. 3.
निश्    2. cl. 1. P. नेशति, to meditate upon, be absorbed in meditation, [Dhātup. xvii, 73.]
निश्  f.  3. f. (occurring only in some weak cases as निशि, °शस्, °शौ, °शोस् [and निड्भ्यस्, [Pāṇ. 6-1, 63]], for or with निशा, and prob. connected with नक्, नक्त; cf. also द्यु-, महा-) night, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Var.]; [Śak.] &c.
निशि निशि   , every night, [Mn. iv, 129.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

निश् [niś]   1 P. (नेशति) To lose oneself in abstract meditation, meditate upon.
निश् [niś]  f. f. (This word is optionally substituted for निशा in all cases after acc. dual; it has no forms for the first five inflections).
   Night.
   Turmeric.

Shabda-Sagara

निश्  f.  ( -निट्)
   1. Night.
   2. Turmeric. see निशा. नितरां श्यति तनूकरोति व्यापारान् शो-क-पृषो० .

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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