Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

niśam निशम् – at night; nightly

adverb · verbal root · verb

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AYI dictionary adverb

at night; nightly

Monier-Williams 1872 verb

Original text · English · verb

niśam ni-śam, cl. 4. P. -śāmyati, -śamitum, to observe, see; to hear, listen: Caus. -śāmayati, -yitum, to observe, perceive, see; to hear, listen.

Apte 1890 verbal root

Original text · English · verbal root

niśam 4 P., 10 U. 1 To hear, listen to, come to know; niśamya caināṃ tapase kṛtodyamāṃ Ku. 5. 3; Ś. 5. 2; R. 2. 41, R. 2. 52, R. 2. 61; R. 3. 47; R. 4. 2; R. 5. 12; Bk. 2. 9; niśāmaya priyasakhi Māl. 7. 2 To see, observe.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

HP 1 occurrence
HP 4.11*15-4.11*28: Space and Laya 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 3.68-3.80: Vāyusādhana 1 occurrence

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