nis See p. 543, col. 2 .
nis ind. 1 As a prefix to verbs it implies separation (away from, outside of), certainty, completeness or fulness, enjoyment, crossing over, transgressing &c.; (for examples see under nir ). 2 As a prefix to nouns, not directly derived from verbs, it forms nouns or adjectives, and has the sense of ( a ) ‘out of’, ‘away from’; as in nirvana, nizkOSAMbi ; or ( b ) more usually, ‘not’, ‘without’, devoid of’ (having a privative force); niHSeza ‘without a remainder’; nizPala , nirjala &c. N. B. In compound the s of nis is changed to r before vowels and soft consonants (see nir ), to a visarga before sibilants, to S before c and C , and to z before k and p ; cf. dus . Comp. — kaMwaka ( nizkaMwaka ) a. 1 thornless. 2 free from thorns or enemies, free from danger or nuisance. — kaMda ( nizkaMda ) a. without edible roots. — kapawa ( nipkapawa ) a. guileless, sincere. — kaMpa ( nizkaMpa ) a. motionless, steady, immovable; nizkaMpacAmaraSiKAH Ś. 1. 8 ; Ku. 3. 48. — karuRa ( nizkaruRa ) a. merciless, pitiless, cruel. — kala ( nizkaMla ) a. 1 without parts, undivided, whole. 2 waned, decayed, diminished. 3 impotent, barren. 4 maimed. — (laH) 1 a receptacle. 2 the pudendum muliebre. 3 N. of Brahmā. ( lA, -lI ) an elderly woman, one who is past child-bearing, or one in whom menstruation has ceased. — kalaMka , — kalmaza ( nizkalaMka ) a. stainless, ( pb ) spotless. — kazAya ( nizkazAya &c.) a. free from dirt or impure passions. — kAma ( nizkAma ) a. 1 free from wish or desire, desireless, disinterested, unselfish. 2 free from all worldly desires. ( — maM ind. ) 1 without wish or desire. 2 unwillingly. — kAraRa ( nizkAraRa ) a. 1 causeless, unnecessary. 2 disinterested, free from any motive; nizkAraRo baMDuH . 3 groundless, not proceeding from any cause. ( — RaM ind. ) without any cause or reason, causelessly, needlessly. — kAlakaH ( nizkAlakaH ) a penitent shaven and smeared with clarified butter. — kAlika ( nizkAlika ) a. 1 one whose term of life is over or elapsed, whose days are numbered. 2 one who has no conqueror, invincible ( ajayya ). — kiMcana ( nizkiMcana ) a. penniless, poor, indigent. — kilviza ( nizkilviza ) a. sinless, faultless. — kula ( nizkula ) a. having no kindred, left alone in the world. ( nizkulaM kf ‘to cut off completely, exterminate’ nizkulA kf 1 to exterminate one's family. 2 to shell, strip off the husk; nizkulAkarAMti dAqimaM Sk. ). — kulIna ( nizkulIna a. ) of low family. — kUja ( nizkUja ) a. still, silent; U. 2. 16. — kUwa ( nizkUwa ) a. free from deceit, honest, guileless. — kfpa ( nizkfpa ) a. pitiless, merciless, cruel. — kEvalya ( nizkEvalya ) a. 1 mere, pure, absolute. 2 deprived of final beatitude ( mokzahIna ). — kOSAMbi ( nizkOSAMbi ) a. who has gone out of Kauśāmbī. — kriya ( nizkriya ) a. 1 inactive. 2 not performing ceremonial rites. — kzatra ( niHkzatra ), — kzatriya , ( niHkzatriya ) a. destitute of the military tribe. — kzepaH ( niHkzepaH ) = nikzepa q. v. — cakraM ( niScakraM ) ind. completely. — cakzus ( niScakzus ) a. blind, eyeless. — catvAriMSa ( niScatvAriMSa ) a. past forty. — ciMta ( niSciMta ) a. 1 free from anxiety, unconcerned, secure. 2 thoughtless, unthinking. — cetana ( niScetana ) a. unconscious. — cetas ( niScetas ) a. not in one's right senses, mad. — cezwa ( niScezwa ) a. motionless, powerless. — cezwAkaraRa ( niScezwAkaraRa ) a. depriving (one) of motion, causing motionlessness (said of one of the arrows of Cupid) — CaMdas ( niSCaMdas ) a. not studying ( pb ) the Vedas ( CaMdas ). — Cidra ( niSCidra ) a. 1 without holes. 2 without defects or weak points. 3 uninterrupted, unhurt. — taMtu a. having no offspring, childless. — taMdra, -taMdri a. not lazy, fresh, healthy. — tamaska , timira a. 1 free from darkness, bright; Ś. 7. 6. 2 freed from sin or moral impurities. — tarkya a. unimaginable, inconceivable. — tala a. 1 round, globular; muktAkalApasya ca ni , stalasya Ku. 1. 42. 2 movingtrembling, shaking. 3 bottomless. 4 down, below. — (lA) a pill, round ball. — tuza a. 1 freed from chaff. 2 purified, cleansed. 3 simplified. °kzIraH wheat. °ratnaM a crystal. — tuzita a. 1 husked. 2 made thin 3 abandoned. — tejas a. destitute of fire, heat or energy, powerless, impotent. 2 spiritless, dull. 3 obscure. — trapa a. impudent, shameless. — triMSa a. 1 more than thirty; nistriMSAni varzARi cEtrasya P. V. 4. 73 Sk. 2 pitiless, merciless, cruel; Amaru. 5. — (SaH) a sword °Bft m. a sword-bearer. — trEguRya a. destitute of the three qualities ( sattva , rajas , and tamas ). — paMka ( nizpaMka ) a. free from mud, clear, pure. — patAka ( nizpatAka ) a. having no flag or banner. — patisutA ( nizpatisutA ) a woman having no husband and no sons. — patra ( nizpatra ) a. 1 leafless. 2 unfeathered, featherless. nizpatrAkf ‘to pierce with an arrow so that the feathers come through on the other side; to cause excessive bodily pain ( fig. ); nizpatrAkaroti mfgaM vyADaH ( sapuMKasya Sarasya aparapArSve nirgamanAnnizpatraM karoti Sk. ); ekaSca mfgaH sapatrAkfto'nyaSca nizpat...