nihan 2 P. 1 To kill, destroy; Bk. 2. 34 , 6. 10 ; R. 11. 71 ; Y. 3. 262. 2 To strike, hit; tAneva sAmarzatayA nijaGnuH R. 7. 44 ; Ms. 7. 27. 3 To conquer, overcome; dEvaM nihatya kuru pOruzamAtmaSaktyA Pt. 1. 361. 4 To beat, strike (as a drum); Bk. 14. 2. 5 To counteract, oppose, render void, frustrate; R. 12. 92. 6 To cure (as a disease). 7 To disregard. 8 To remove, dispel; Ki. 5. 36. 9 To strike in, infix. 10 (In gram. ) To cut off, separate; atiNaMtAt padAtpadaM tiNaMtaM nihanyate Sk. on P. VIII. 1. 28 , 29 , 30. — Caus. To kill, destroy.