| nidhāna | निधान | ni-°dhā́na n. putting or laying down, depositing, keeping, preserving, [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.] &c. |
| laying aside (cf. daṇḍa-n°) |
| placing (the sacrificial fire), [KātyŚr.] |
| place for depositing anything, receptacle (rarely m.; ifc. f(I). ; cf. garbha-n°), [RV.] &c. &c. |
| a place of cessation or rest, [W.] |
| anything laid up, a store, hoard, treasure (esp. the treasure of Kubera), [Mn.]; [Mṛcch.]; [Ragh.] &c. (-tā f., [Jātakam.]) |
| ni-°dhā́na mfn. containing anything (gen.) in itself, [TĀr.] |
| nidhānaka | निधानक | ni-°dhānaka mfn. g. ṛśyādi. |
| nidhānatā | निधानता | ni-°dhāna—tā f., [Jātakam.] |
| nidhānakumbha | निधानकुम्भ | ni-°dhāna—kumbha m. a pot or jar containing a treasure, [Sāh.] |