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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • नश् or नंश् cl. 1. Ā. P. न/शति, °ते (aor. आनत्, -नट्; -अनष्टाम्, -नक् [in प्र-णक्] Impv. -न/क्षि; Ā. 1. sg. न/ंशि Prec. नशीमहि; inf. -न/शे), to reach, attain, meet with, find, RV.
  • नश् [cf. अश् and नक्ष्; Lat. nac-tus sum; Lith. nészti; Slav. nesti; Goth. ganâhs; Germ. genug; Angl.Sax. genâh; Eng. enough.]
  • नश् cl. 4. P. (Dhātup. xxvi, 85) न/श्यति (rarely °ते and cl. 1. P. न/शति, °ते; pf. ननाश, 3. pl. नेशुर्; aor. अनशत्, MBh. &c.; अनेशत्, ने/शत्, RV.; Br. [cf. Pat. on Pāṇ. vi, 4, 120]; fut. नशिष्यति, AV.; नङ्क्ष्यति, °ते [cond. अनङ्क्ष्यत] MBh.; नशिता, ib.; नंष्टा, Pāṇ. vii, 2, 45; नङ्ग्धा, Vop.; inf. नशितुम्, नंषुम् Gr.; ind.p. नशित्वा, नष्ट्वा, नंष्ट्वा, ib.)
    to be lost, perish, disappear, be gone, run away, RV. &c. &c.;
    to come to nothing, be frustrated or unsuccessful, Mn.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.:
    Caus. नाश/यति, ep. also °ते (aor. -अनीनशत्; dat. inf. -नाशयध्यै, RV.)
    to cause to be lost or disappear, drive away, expel, remove, destroy, efface, RV. &c. &c.;
    to lose (also from memory), give up, MBh.; Kāv.; Pañc.;
    to violate, deflower (a girl), Daś.; Kull.;
    to extinguish (a fire), BhP.;
    to disappear (in मा नीनशह् and °नशुः), MBh. :
    Desid. निनशिषति or निनङ्क्षति, Pāṇ. vii, 1, 60; 2, 45 (cf. निनङ्क्षु);
    Desid. of Caus. निनाशयिषति, to wish to destroy, Daś. :
    Intens. नानश्यते or नानंष्टि Gr.
  • नश् [cf. Gk. νεκ-ρός; Lat. nex, nocere].
  • नश् mfn. perishing (in जीव- q.v.)

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • नश्
    I. 4 P. (नश्पति, ननाश, अनशत्, नंक्ष्यति, नशिष्यति नष्ट; caus. नाशयति; desid. निनंक्षति, निनशिषति)
    1 To be lost, to disappear, vanish, become invisible; ध्रुवाणि तस्य नश्यंति H. 1; तथा सीमा न नश्यति Ms. 8. 247; Y. 2. 58; क्षणनष्टदृष्टतिमिरं Mk. 5. 24.
    2 To be destroyed, to perish, die, be ruined; जीवनाशं ननाश च Bk. 14. 31; Ms. 8. 166, 7. 40; Mu. 6. 8.
    3 To run away, fly away, escape; नश्यंति वृंदानि ददर्श कवींद्रः Bk. 10. 12; नेशुश्चित्रा निशाचराः 14. 112; Ratn. 2. 3.
    4 To be frustrated, become unsuccess ful.
    — Caus.
    1 To cause to disappear.
    2 To destroy, remove, efface, drive away, cause to fly away.
    3 To violate, (as a virgin).
    4 To cause to be lost, lose.
    5 To forget.
    6 To extinguish, put out (as fire).
    II. 1 U. (नशति-ते) Ved.
    1 To reach, attain.
    2 To meet with, find.
  • नश् f., नशः, नशनं Destruction, perishing, loss, disappearing.