निपत्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नि-√ पत्    P. -पतति ( ep. also °ते), to fly down, settle down, descend on ( loc.), alight, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.;

to rush upon, attack, assail ( acc. or loc.), [Ratnâv.]; [Kathās.];

to fall down, fall upon or into ( lit. and fig., with उपरि, acc. or loc.; with पादयोः, to throw one's self at a person's [gen.] feet, [Kum.]; [Kathās.]);

to fall into ruin or decay, be lost, [AV.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.] &c.;

to be miscarried (as the fetus), [BhP.];

to befall, happen, take place, occur, fall to the share of ( loc.), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.] &c.;

to enter, be inserted, get a place, [Pāṇ.]; [Nir.] :

Caus. -पातयति ( aor. -अपीपतत्, [RV.]), to cause to fall down, or on ( loc.), throw down, fell, kill, destroy, [RV.] &c. &c.;

to spit out, [Pañc. iii, 60];

to inlay, emboss, [MBh. iv, 1325];

to fix (the teeth) in ( loc.), [MBh.];

to direct (the eyes) towards ( loc.), [MārkP.];

to impute (a fault) to ( gen.), [Kathās.];

to raise (taxes) from ( abl.), [MBh.];

(in gram.) to put down as a special or irregular form, consider as anomalous or irregular.

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नि √ पत्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

निपत् [nipat]   1 [P.]
   To fall or come down, descend, alight, sink down; निपतन्ती पतिमप्यपातयत् [R.8.38;] [Bk.15.27.]
   To be cast at, be directed towards; निपेतुरन्तःकरणै- र्नरेन्द्राः [R.6.11.]
   To throw oneself down (as at the feet), fall prostrate; देवास्तदन्ते हरमूढभार्यं किरीटबद्धाञ्जलयो निपत्य [Ku.7.92;] [R.4.5;] [Bh.2.31.]
   To fall or descend into, meet in; त्वय्येव निपतन्त्योघा जाह्नवीया इवार्णवे [R.1.26.]
   To fall upon, attack, rush at or upon; सिंहो शिशुरपि निपतति मदमलिनकपोलभित्तिषु गजेषु [Bh.2.38.]
   To happen, occur, take place, fall to one's lot; सकृदंशो निपतति [Ms.9.47.]
   To be placed, occupy a place; अभ्यर्हितं पूर्वं निपतति.
   To flow in, discharge into.
   To fall into ruin.
   To fall into (any state).
   To be miscarried (as the foetus). -Caus.
   To cause to fall down, throw or hurl down.
   To kill, destroy; तातं निपात्य सह बन्धुजनाक्षितोयैः [Mu.5.7;] [Pt.3.63.]
   To inlay, emboss.
   To direct (the eyes) upon.
   To spit out.
   To raise or levy (as a tribute).
   (In gram.) To put down as a special or irregular form, to mention as an irregular formation; एते पञ्चविंशतिरजन्ता निपात्यन्ते [Sk.]

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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