niś-√ 2. ci P. -cinoti, (Impv. -cinu, [Hariv.]; pf. -cikāya, [Bhaṭṭ.]; aor. Ā. nir-aceṣṭa, [Śiś.]; Pass. nir-acāyi, [ib.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]; ind.p. niś-citya, [MBh.] &c.), to ascertain, investigate, decide, settle, fix upon, determine, resolve, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.