nizaDa m. N. of a mountain or chain of mountains (described as lying immediately south of Ilāvṛta and north of the Himālaya ), MBh. ; Pur.
nizaDa a. Hard, solid. — DAH ( m. pl. ) N. of a people and their country governed by Nala. — DaH 1 A ruler of the Niṣadhas. 2 N. of a mountain. 3 A musical note; cf. nizAda . — DA N. of Nala's capital.
nizaDa N. of a country ruled over by Nala; its capital is said to have been Alakā, situated on the river Alakanandā. It appears to have formed part of the modern Kumaon in northern India. This is also the name of one of the Varṣa mountains.