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निह्नव

   { nihnavḥ }
Script: Devanagari

निह्नव

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
नि-°ह्नव  m. m. begging pardon, making amends or reparation (a kind of ceremony at which the ऋत्विज् lay their hands upon the प्रस्तर and recite, [VS. v, 7] ), [Sāy.] on [AitBr. i, 26] (also °ह्नवन, [Gobh.] )
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नि °ह्नव
   atonement, expiation, amends for (gen.), ix, 21">[Mn. ix, 21]
   denial, concealment, secrecy, mistrust, suspicion, [Yājñ.] ; [MBh.] ; [Kāv.]
   contradiction, [MBh.]
   eclipsing, obscuring, surpassing, [Kāvyâd.]
   wickedness, [W.]
   also title or epithet).">N. of a सामन्, [ĀrṣBr.]

निह्नव

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
निह्नवः [nihnavḥ]   1 denial, concealment of knowledge; कार्यः स्वमतिनिह्नवः [Māl.1.12;] [Chandr.5.27.]
   secrecy, concealment in general; निह्नवे याचितो दद्याद्धनं राज्ञे च तत्समम् [Y.2.11,267.]
   A secret.
   mistrust; doubt, suspicion.
   wickedness.
   atonement, expiation; तस्यैष व्यभिचारस्य निह्नवः सम्यगुच्यते [Ms.9.21.]
   contradiction.
   Obscuring, surpassing.
   excuse, exculpation.-Comp.
-उत्तरम्   an evasive reply.
-वादिन्  m. m. a defendant or witness who prevaricates or gives evasive replies.

निह्नव

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
निह्नव  m.  (-वः)
   1. denial or concealment of knowledge, dissimulation, secrecy.
   2. concealment in general.
   3. mistrust, doubt, suspicion. 4. wickedness.
   5. A secret.
   6. excuse.
   E. नि before, ह्नु to hide or secrete aff. अप्.
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