a. (nī f.) Cutting down, de- stroying; virahinikṛṃtanakuṃtamukhākṛtiketa- kidaṃturitāśe(vasaṃte) Gīt. 11. naṃ Cutting, cutting off, destruction.

2 An in- strument for cutting; ekena nakhanikṛṃta- nena sarvaṃ kārṣṇāyasaṃ vijñātaṃ syāt S. B.