m. a place for deposits or storing up, a receptacle (especiallyapāṃ nidhi-, r-of waters, the ocean, sea, also Name of a sāman-; kalānāṃ n-,the full moon) etc.
m. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') an image of id est similar, like (dhī-kṛ-,to substitute anything [ accusative ] for [ compound ] )
m. juxtaposition, nearness, vicinity, presence (au-,with genitive case or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound',"in the presence of, near"; im-,"near to, towards"; idem or 'm. depositing together or near ',withkṛ-, vi-dhā-orbandh-and locative case,"to take one's seat or place or abode in") etc.
m. a deposit, pledge, property put under the care of a creditor, friend etc. (generally a sealed deposit, but also any article intrusted to a friend which he may use whilst in his keeping)
निधिः [नि-धा-आधारे कि] 1 Abode, receptacle, reservoir; जल˚, तोय˚, तपोनिधि &c. -2 A store-house, treasury. -3 A treasure, store, hoard (for the nine treasures of Kubera, see नवनिधि). -4 The ocean. -5 An epithet of Viṣṇu. -6 A man endowed with many good qualities. -7 the science of chronology; Ch. Up.7.2.1. -Comp. -ईशः, नाथः an epithet of Kubera; Bhāg.1.5.56. -वादः the art of finding treasure. -वासः the town of Newāsā on the Pravarā river in the Ahmednagar District; Cf. निधिवासकर-परमा- नन्द-प्रकाशितायां... संहितायां ......। Colophon of Śiva. B.2.
औपनिधिक a. (-की f.) [उपनिधि-ठक्] Forming or relating to, a deposit; Kau. A.3. -कम् A deposit or pledge; anything pledged or deposited; वासनस्थमना- ख्याय हस्ते$न्यस्य यदर्प्यते । द्रव्यं तदौपनिधिकं प्रतिदेयं तथैव तत् ॥ Y.2.65; Śukra.2.316.
m. putting down; food set down; receptacle; fig. embodiment; (hidden) treasure: apâm --, receptacle of waters, ocean; kalânâm --, full moon; -guhyaka½adhipa, m. ep. of Kubera; -datta, m. N. of a mer chant; -pa, m. guardian of treasure; -pati datta, m. N.; -p&asharp;, -pâla, m. guardian of a treasure; -pâlita, m. N.; -maya, a. (î) con sisting of treasures; -vâda, m. art of finding treasure.
m. treasury of virtue, very virtuous man; -baddha, pp. bound with ropes and captivated by virtues; -bhadra, m. N. of an author; -bhâg, a. possessing merits; -bhûta, pp. subordinate, dependent, secondary; -maya, a. consisting of threads, fibrous; virtuous; based on the fundamental qualities.
noun (masculine) a kind of perfume (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a receptacle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a store (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hoard (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a partic. medic. plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Devī at Vaiśravaṇālaya
setting down or serving up (food etc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the bottom of the Ukhā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the science of chronology (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the sea (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
treasure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a deposit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a ray of light (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vasudeva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pledge (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
property put under the care of a creditor, friend etc. (generally a sealed deposit) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an eminently pious man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Muni
[rel.] name of Viṣṇu
[rel.] name of Śiva Frequency rank 14918/72933
noun (masculine) a resemblance of a real form (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a substitute (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an image (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an image of i.e. similar (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
likeness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
picture (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
proxy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
representative (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
statue (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
substitution (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
surety (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a wagtail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Meru (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the sea (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) depositing together or near (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
juxtaposition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
nearness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
presence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vicinity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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