ind. 1 A particle having an interrogative force and implying some ‘doubt’, or ‘uncertainty’; svapno nu māyā nu matibhramo nu Ś. 6. 9; astaśailagahanaṃ nu vivasvānāviveśa jaladhiṃ nu mahīṃ nu Ki. 9. 7; 5. 1; 8 53, 9. 15, 54; 13. 4; Ku. 1. 46; Śi. 10. 14; Ś. 2. 9.

2 It is very often com- pounded with the interrogative pro- noun and its derivatives in the sense of ‘possibly’, ‘indeed’; kiṃ nvetatsyā-...

2 P. (nauti, praṇauti; nuta; caus. nāvayati; desid. nunūṣati) 1 To praise, extol, commend; sarasvatī tanmithunaṃ nu- nāva Ku. 7. 90; Bk. 14. 112; see nū.

2 To roar, cry.

3 To sound, shout. II. 1 A. (navate) To go.

ind. (in RV. also n/ū; esp. at the beginning of a verse, where often = n/u + u), now, still, just, at once 567,1 111758 ind. so now, now then RV.; AV.; Br.; Up. 567,1 111758.1 ind. indeed, certainly, surely RV. &c 567,1 111758.2 ind. cf. Pa1n2. 3-2, 121 Sch. (often connected with other particles, esp. with negatives e.g. nah/i n/u, by no means, n/akir n/u, no one or nothing at all, m/ā n/u, in order that surely not...

m. a weapon L. 567,2 111759 m. time L. 071802 567,2 111760

cl.1 A1. navate (nauti with apa), to go Naigh. ii, 14: Caus. nāvayati, to move from the place, remove Shad2vBr. 071803 567,2 111761