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Nikanti Nikkamati

DhsA 369; DhA iv.63; DA i.110; Dāvs iii.40. DA i.160 (nikk°).
Nikara [Sk. nikara, ni+karoti] a multitude Dāvs v.25 (jātipup- Nikuñja [Sk. nikuñja, ni+kuñja] a hollow down, a glen, thicket
pha°). Dāvs iv.32.
Nikaraṇā (f. or is it °aṁ?)=nikati (fraud) Pug 19, 23 (as syn. of Nikūjati [ni+kūjati "to sing on"] 1. to chirp, warble, hum Th 1,
māyā). 1270 (nikūjaṁ); ThA 211 (nikūji). — 2. to twang, jingle, rus-
tle J iii.323. — pp. nikūjita. — Cp. abhi°.
Nikasa [Sk. nikasa, ni+kasati] a whetstone Dāvs iii.87 (°opala).
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Nikasāva (adj.) [Sk. niṣkaṣāya nis+kasāva see kasāya 2 ] free Nikūjita [see nikūjati] sung forth, warbled out Th 2, 261.
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from impurity Vin i.3; opp. anikkasāva (q. v.) Dh 9≈. Nikūṭa [ni+kūṭa to kūṭa ] a corner, top, climax J i.278 (arahatta°,
where usually arahattena kūṭaṁ etc.); DA i.307 (id.).
Nikāma [Vedic nikāma, ni+kāma] desire, pleasure, longing: only
in cpds.; see nanikāma. Niketa [Sk. niketa settlement, ni+cināti] 1. house, abode Dh 91
-kāra read by Kern (Toev. 174) at Th 1, 1271 for na kā- (=ālaya DhA ii.170). — 2. (fig.) company, association. (In
makāra but unjustified (see SnA on Sn 351); -lābhin gaining this sense it seems to be interpreted as belonging to ketu "sign,
pleasure S ii.278; M i.354; iii.110; A ii.23, 36; Pug 11, 12; characteristic, mark," and niketa — sārin would have to be
Vbh 332. taken as "following the banner or flag of...," i. e. belonging
or attached to, i. e. a follower of, one who is devoted to.)
Nikāmanā (f.)=nikanti, Dhs 1059.
a° not living in company, having no house Sn 207; Miln 244
Nikāmeti [Sk. ni — kāmayati, ni+kāmeti] to crave, desire, strive
(+nirālaya).
after, ppr nikāmayaṁ S i.122, & nikāmayamāna Vin ii.108.
-vāsin (a°) not living in a house, not associating with any-
Cp. nikanta & nikanti.
body Miln 201; -sayana=°vāsin Miln 361; -sārin (a°) "wan-
Nikāya [Sk. nikāya, ni+kāya] collection ("body") assemblage, dering homeless" or "not living in company," i. e. not associ-
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class, group; 1. generally (always — °): eka° one class of ating with, not a follower of... S iii.9 sq.=Nd 198; Sn 844=S
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beings DhsA 66; tiracchāna° the animal kingdom S iii.152; iii.9; SnA 255=S iii.10; Sn 970 (=Nd 494 q. v.).
deva° the assembly of the gods, the gods D ii.261 (60); M
Niketavant (adj.) [to niketa] parting company with Miln 288
i.102; S iv. 180; A iii.249; iv.461; PvA 136; satta° the world
(kamma°).
of beings, the animate creation, a class of living beings S ii.2,
Niketin (adj.) having an abode, being housed, living in Sn 422
42, 44; M i.49 (tesaṁ tesaṁ sattānaṁ tamhi tamhi s. — nikāye
(kosalesu); J iii.432 (duma — sākhā — niketinī f.).
of all beings in each class); Vbh 137; PvA 134. — 2. espe-
cially the coll. of Buddhist Suttas, as the 5 sections of the Nikkankha (adj.) [Sk. niḥśanka, nis+kankha, adj. of kankhā, cp.
Suttanta Piṭaka, viz. Dīgha°, Majjhima°, Saṁyutta°, Angut- kankhin] not afraid, fearless, not doubting, confident, sure J
tara° (referred to as D.M.S.A. in Dictionaryquotations), Khud- i.58. Cp. nissaṁsaya.
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daka°; enum PvA 2; Anvs p. 35; DhA ii.95 (dhammāsanaṁ
Nikkankhā (f.) [Sk. niḥśankā, nis+kankhā] fearlessness, state of
āruyha pañcahi nikāyehi atthañ ca kāraṇañ ca ākaḍḍhitvā). confidence, trust (cp. nibbicikicchā) S v.221.
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The five Nikāyas are enum also at Vism 711; one is referred to
Nikkaḍḍhati [Sk. niṣkarṣati, nis+kasati, cp. kaḍḍhati] to throw
at SnA 195 (pariyāpuṇāti master by heart). See further details
out Vin iv.274 (Caus. nikkaḍḍhāpeti ibid.); J i.116; ii.440;
under piṭaka. Cp. nekāyika.
SnA 192. pp. nikkaḍḍhita.
Nikāra [Sk. nikāra in diff. meaning, ni+kāra] service, humility J
Nikkaḍḍhanā (f.) throwing out, ejection J iii.22 (a°); v.234.
iii.120 (nikāra — pakāra, prob. to be read nipaccākāra, q. v.).
(=niddhamanā).
Nikāsa (n. — adj.) [ni+kaś] appearance; adj. of appearance, like
Nikkaḍḍhita (adj.) [Sk. *niṣkarṣita see nikkaḍḍhati] thrown out
J v.87 (—°), corresp. to °avakāsa.
J ii.103 (gehā); PvA 179 (read ḍḍh for ḍḍ).
Nikāsin (adj.) [cp. Sk. nikāśin; fr. ni+kāsati] "shining," resem-
Nikkaṇṭaka (adj.) [Sk. niṣkaṇṭaka, nis+kaṇṭaka] free from thorns
bling, like J iii.320 (aggi — nikāsinā suriyena).
or enemies Miln 250; cp. akaṇṭaka.
Nikiṇṇa (adj.) [Sk. *nikīrṇa, pp. ni+kirati, cp. kiraṇa] "strewn
Nikkaddama (adj.) [nis+kaddama] unstained, not dirty, free from
down into," hidden away, sheltered J iii.529.
impunity DA i.226.
Nikiḷita (adj.) [Sk. *nikrīḍita, pp. of nikrīḍayati, ni+ kīḷati] en-
Nikkama (n. — adj.) [Sk. niṣkrama; nis+kama] exertion,
grossed in play J vi.313.
strength, endurance. The orig. meaning of "going forth"
Nikīḷitāvin (adj.) [fr. ni — kīḷati] playful, playing or dallying
is quite obliterated by the fig. meaning (cp. nikkhamati &
with (c. loc.), finding enjoyment in S i.9 (a° kāmesu); iv.110 7
nekkhamma) A i.4; iii.214; Vv 18 (=viriya VvA 96); Dhs
(id.).
13, 22, 219, 571; Vism 132; Miln 244 (+ārambha). — (adj.)
Nikujja see nikkujja, q. v. also for nikujjita which is more cor- strong in (—°), enduring, exerting oneself S i.194 (tibba°);
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rectly spelt k than kk (cp. Trenckner, Preface to Majjhima v.66, 104 sq.; Sn 68 (daḷha°, cp. Nd under padhānavā), 542
Nikāya & see ni° A 1). (sacca°).
Nikujjati [ni+kujjati, see kujja & cp. nikkujja] to be bent down Nikkamati [Sk. niṣkramati, nis+kamati, see also nikkhamati &
on, i. e. to attach importance to, to lay weight on D i.53 (as nekkhamma] to go out, to go forth; in fig. meaning: to leave
vv. ll. to be preferred to text reading nikkujj°, cp. nikujja); behind lust, evil & the world, to get rid of "kāma" (craving), to
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