3 U. (nenekti, nenikte, praṇene- kti, nikta) 1 To wash, cleanse, puri- fy; sasnuḥ payaḥ papuranenijuraṃbarāṇi Śi. 5. 28.

2 To wash or clean oneself, to be purified (A.).

3 To nourish. WITH nis to wash, clean, purify; R. 17. 22; Y. 1. 191; Ms. 5. 127.

cl.2 A1. niṅkte Dha1tup. xxiv, 16; cl.3 P. A1. nenekti, nenikte (Intens. ?; cf. below) Dha1tup. xxv, 11 (from the pres. stem only 2 pl. Impv. ninikta RV., p. nijān/a ib., nije = ninije BhP.; pf. nineja, ninije Gr.; fut., nekṣyati, nektā ib.; aor. anijam, jan... mfn. washed, cleansed, purified, sprinkled RV.; S3Br. 069703 547,1 108252 (kt/a) mfn. clean-handed RV. 069704 547,1 108253