nitaMbaH [ niBftaM tamyate kAmukEH, tamu kAMkzAyAM ] 1 The buttocks, posteriors (of a woman), (the circumference of the hip and loins); yAtaM yacca nitaMvayorgurutayA maMdaM vilAsAdiva Ś. 2. 2 ; R. 4. 52 , 6. 17 ; Me. 41 ; Bh. 1. 5 ; M. 2. 7. 2 The slope, ridge, side, flank of a mountain; sanAkavanitaM nitaMvaruciraM (giriM) Ki. 5. 27 ; sevyA nitaMbAH kimu BUDarARAmuta smarasmeravilAsinInAM Bh. 1. 19 ; V. 4. 26 ; Bk. 2. 8 ; 7. 58. 3 A precipice. 4 The sloping bank of a river. 5 The shoulder. Comp. — biMbaM round or circular hips; Rs. 1. 4.