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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • नी for निस् (q.v.) before r.
  • नी (for See p. 543, col. 3) cl. 1. Ā. P. (Dhātup. xxii. 5) नयति, °ते (pf. P. निनाय, 2. sg. निनेथ, RV., 1. pl. नीनिम, TS.; Subj. निनीथ/स् Pot. निनीयात्, RV.; Impv. निनेतु, MaitrS.; Ā. निन्ये, Br. &c.; -नयाम् आस, MBh.; -नयां चक्रे, R.; aor. P. 3. du. अनीताम् Subj. ने/षि, नेथा/, RV.; अनैषीत् Subj. नेषति, °षत्, 3. pl. Ā. अनेषत, ib.; अनयीत्, AV.; fut. नेष्यति, AV.; °ते, Br.; नयिष्यति, °ते, MBh.; R.; ने/ता, नयिता, ib.; ind.p. नीत्वा, Br. &c.; नयित्वा, MBh.; नी/य, AV. &c.; inf. नेष/णि, RV.; ने/तवै, °तोस् and नयितुम्, Br.; ने/तुम्, ib. &c. &c.),
    to lead, guide, conduct, direct, govern (also with अग्रम् and gen.; cf. अग्र-णी), RV. &c. &c.;
    to lead &c. towards or to (acc. with or without प्रति dat., loc. or अर्थम् ifc.), ib.;
    to lead or keep away, exclude from (abl.), AitBr.;
    (Ā.) to carry off for one's self (as a victor, owner &c.), AV.; TĀr.; MBh.;
    (Ā., rarely P.) to lead home i.e. marry, MBh.; R.;
    to bring into any state or condition (with acc. e.g. with वशम्, to bring into subjection, subdue [Ā. RV. x, 84, 3; AV. v, 19, 5; P. Ragh. viii, 19]; with शूद्र-ताम्, to reduce to a Śūdra, Mn. iii, 15; with साक्ष्यम् [Ā.], to admit as a witness, viii, 197; with व्याघ्र-ताम्, to change into a tiger, Hit.; with विक्रयम्, to sell, Yājñ.; with परितोषम्, to satisfy, Pañc.; with दुःखम्, to pain, Amar.; rarely, with loc. e.g. दुहितृ-त्वे, to make a person one's daughter, R. i, 44, 38; or with an adv. in -सात् e.g. भस्मसात् to reduce to ashes, Pañc. i, 198/199);
    to draw (a line &c.), ŚāṅkhŚr.; Sūryas.;
    to pass or spend (time), Yājñ.; Kāv. &c.;
    (with दण्डम्) to bear the rod i.e. inflict punishment, Mn.; Yājñ. (with व्यवहारम्) to conduct a process, Yājñ.;
    (with क्रियाम्) to conduct a ceremony, preside over a religious act, MBh.;
    to trace, track, find out, ascertain, settle, decide (with अन्यथा, ‘wrongly’), Mn.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c.;
    (Ā.) to be foremost or chief, Pāṇ. i, 3, 36 :
    Caus. नाययति, °ते, to cause to lead &c.;
    to cause to be led by (instr.), Mn. v, 104 (cf. Pāṇ. i, 4, 52, Vārtt. 5, Pat.) :
    Desid. नि/नीषति, ते (AV. xix, 50, 5, w. r. निनेषति), to wish to lead or bring or carry to or into (acc. or dat.), AV.; Up.; MBh. &c.;
    to wish to carry away, R.;
    to wish to spend or pass (time), Naiṣ.;
    to wish to exclude from (abl.), AitBr.;
    to wish to find out or ascertain, investigate, MBh. :
    Intens. नेनीय/ते to lead as a captive, have in one's power, rule, govern, TS.; VS.; MBh.
  • नी mfn. leading, guiding, a leader or guide (mostly ifc., cf. Pāṇ. iii, 2, 61 and अग्र-णी, अग्रेणी; but also alone cf. vi, 4, 77; 82 &c.)
  • नी P. न्य्-एति (3. pl. नि-यन्ति; p. -यत्; impf. न्य्-आयन् ind.p. नीत्य),
    to go into (cf. न्याय), enter, come or fall into, incur (acc.), RV.; AV.; TS.; ŚBr.;
    to undergo the nature of i.e. to be changed into (°भावम्), RPrāt.
  • नी in comp.= 1. नि (p. 538, col. 3).

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • नी 1 U. (नयति-ते, निनाय निन्ये, अनैषीत-अनेष्ट, नेष्यति-ते, नेतुं, नीत) (One of the roots that govern two accusatives, see examples below)
    1 To carry, lead, bring, convey, take, conduct; अजां ग्रामं नयति Sk; नय मां नवेन वसतिं पयोमुचा V. 4. 43.
    2 To guide, direct, govern; M. 1. 2.
    3 To lead away to, carry or bring away; सीता लंकां नीता सुरारिणा Bk. 6. 49; R. 12. 103; Ms. 6. 88.
    4 To carry off; Śānti. 3. 5.
    5 To carry off for oneself (Atm).
    6 To spend, or pass (as time); येनामंदमरंदे दलदरविंदे दिनान्यनायिषत Bv. 1. 10; नीत्वा मासान् कतिचित् Me. 2; संविष्टः कुशशयने निशां निनाय R. 1. 95.
    7 To bring or reduce any person to any state or condition; तमपि तरलतामनयदनंगः K. 143; नीतस्त्वया पंचतां Ratn. 3. 3; R. 8. 19. (In this sense the root is used with substantives much in the same way as कृ q. v.; e. g. दुःखं नी to reduce to misery; वशं नी to reduce to subjection, win over; अस्तं नी to cause to set; विनाशं नी to destroy; परितोषं नी to gratify, please; शूद्रतां-दासत्वं &c. नी to reduce to the state of a Śūdra, slave &c.; साक्ष्यं नी to admit as a witness; दंडं नी to inflict punishment upon, to punish; पुनरुक्ततां नी to render superfluous; विक्रयं नी to sell; भस्मतां-भस्मसात्-नी to reduce to ashes &c. &c.).
    8 To ascertain, investigate, inquire into, settle, decide; छलं निरस्य भूतेन व्यवहारान्नयेन्नृपः Y. 2. 19; एवं शास्त्रेषु भिन्नेषु बहुधा नीयते क्रिया Mb.
    9 To trace, track, find out; एतैर्लिगैर्नयेत् सीमां Ms. 8. 252, 256; यथा नयत्यसृक्पातैर्मृगस्य मृगयुः पदं 8. 44; Y. 2. 151.
    10 To marry.
    11 To exclude from.
    12 (Atm.) To instruct, give instruction in; शास्त्रे नयते Sk.
    — Caus. ( नाययति-ते) To cause to lead, carry &c. (with instr. of agent); तेन मां सरस्तीरमनाययत् K. 38.
    — Desid. ( निनीषति-ते) To wish to carry &c.
  • नी m. (Used at the end of comp.) A leader, guide; as in ग्रामणी, सेनानी, अग्रणी.