Dictionary meanings for nihan from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
2 P. 1 To kill, destroy; Bk. 2. 34, 6. 10; R. 11. 71; Y. 3. 262.
2 To strike, hit; tāneva sāmarṣa- tayā nijaghnuḥ R. 7. 44; Ms. 7. 27.
3 To conquer, overcome; daivaṃ nihatya kuru pauruṣamātmaśaktyā Pt. 1. 361.
4 To beat, strike (as a drum); Bk. 14. 2.
5 To counteract, oppose, render void, frustrate; R. 12. 92.
6 To cure (as a disease).
7 To disregard.
8 To remove, dispel; Ki. 5. 36.
9 To strike in,...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -hanti (Impv. -jahi RV.; p. -ghn/a TS. &c; 3- sg. A1. -jighnate RV.; p. jighnamāna MBh.; pf. -jaghāna RV. &c; 3. pl. -jaghnur, nire MBh. R.; fut. -haniṣyati, te, -haṃsyati MBh.; p. -haniṣy/at RV.; ind.p. -hatya Ka1tyS3r. [ cf. a-nihatya ]; inf. -hantave... mfn. (n/i-) hurled, thrown RV. 564,3 111135 mfn. hit, touched (lit. and fig.) MBh.; Ka1v. 564,3 111135.1 mfn. struck down, smitten, slain, killed, destroyed,...
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