1 Ascertainment, inves- tigation, inquiry.

2 A fixed opinion, settled or firm conviction, firm be- lief.

3 A determination, resolution, resolve; eṣa me sthiro niścayaḥ Mu. 1.

4 Certainty, positiveness, positive conclusion.

5 Fixed intention, de- sign, purpose, aim; kaikeyī krūraniścaya R. 12. 4; Ku. 5. 5.

6 N. of a figure in Rhetoric.