niDana a. [ nivfttaM DanaM yasmAt ; Uṇ. 2. 81. ] Poor, indigent; aho niDanatA sarvApadAmAspadaM Mk. 1. 14. — naH -naM 1 Destruction, annihilation, death, loss; svaDarmeM niDanaM SreyaH Bg. 3. 35 ; mlecCanivahaniDane kalayasi karavAlaM Gīt. 1 ; kalpAMtezvapi na prayAti niDanaM vidyAKyamaMtarDanaM Bh. 2. 16 ; Pt. 1. 21 ; 5. 95. 2 The concluding passage at the end of a Sāman sung in chorus. 3 The finale (in music). 4 N. of the eighth lunar mansion. 5 Conclusion, end, termination. 6 Ved. Residence; receptacle. — naH The head of a family. — naM Family, race. Comp. — kArin a. fatal, destructive. — kriyA a funeral ceremony.