f. [nivyayati nivīyate vā nivye-in; cf. Uṇ. 4. 135] 1 A cloth worn round a woman's waist, or more properly the ends of the cloth tied into a knot in front, the knot of the wearing garment; prasthānabhi- nnāṃ na babaṃdha nīviṃ R. 7. 9; nīvibaṃdhocchva- sanaṃ Māl. 2. 5; Ku. 1. 38; nīvi prati praṇihite tu kare priyeṇa K. P. 4; Me. 68; Śi. 10. 64.

2 The outer tie of a packet in which the offerings of a Śūdra at...