niS for nis , in comp. See p. 542, col. 3 .
2. niS cl. 1. P. neSati , to meditate upon, be absorbed in meditation, Dhātup. xvii, 73.
3. niS f. (occurring only in some weak cases as niSi , °Sas , °SO , °Sos [and niqByas , Pāṇ. vi, 1, 63 ], for or with niSA , and prob. connected with nak , nakta ; cf. also dyu- , mahA- ) night, Mn. ; MBh. ; Var. ; Śak. &c.
niS f. (This word is optionally substituted for niSA in all cases after acc. dual; it has no forms for the first five inflections) 1 Night. 2 Turmeric.