नलिन n. (
-नं)
1. A lotus or water lily, (Nelumbium speciosum, or Nym- phæa nelumbo.)
2. Water.
3. Indigo.
m. (
-नः)
1. The Indian crane. 2. A small fruit, Karonda.
f. (
-नी)
1. An assemblage of lotus flowers.
2. A place abounding in lotuses.
3. The flexible stalk of a [Page381-a+ 60] water lily.
4. A pond in which the lotus grows or may grow.
5. The Ganges of heaven.
6. The fermented and intoxicating juice of the cocoanut.
E. नल् to be bright, Unādi affix
इनन् .