nIrAj ( nis-rAj ) Caus. 1 To cause to shine, illuminate, make ( pb ) brilliant, adorn, irradiate; divyAstrasPuradugradIDitiSiKAnIrAjitajyaM DanuH U. 6. 18 ; nIrAjayaMti BUpAlAH pAdapIWAMtaBUtalaM Prab. 2 ; Śi. 17. 17. 2 To perform the ceremony called nIrAjana ( q. v. below) over a person or thing (wave lights before one as a mark of respect or by way of worship); nAnAyoDasamAkIrRo nIrAjitahayadvipaH Kām. 4. 66.