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NISHADHA. i . A
NISHADHAOM.
mythic range of mountains lying south of
Meru, "but sometimes described as on the east. It is north of the
Himalaya. 2. The country of JSTala, probably the Bhil country.
NISHnGEI. In the ^ig-veda, the mother of Iiidra.
NLSUMBHA. An Asura killed by Durga. See Kumbha.
NlTI-MANJAEl A work on ethics by Dya Dwiveda,
exemplified by stories and legends with special reference to the
Yedas. Some specimens are given in the Indian Antiquary,
vol. v.
1HTI-$ASTEAS. Works on morals and polity, consisting
either of proverbs and wise maxims in verse, or of stories and
fables inculcating some moral precept and illustrating its effects.
These fables are generally in prose interspersed with pithy
maxims in verse.
NIYATA-KAYACHAS. <
Clothed in impenetrable armour.'
A class of Baityas descended from Prahlada, u whose spirits
were purified by rigid austerity." According to the Maha-
bharata they were 30,000,000 in number, and dwelt in the
depths of the sea. They were destroyed by Arjuna,
K-&/-SHSTHA. The Nara-sinha or man-lion incarnation. Set
Avatara.
NE/-SINHA PTJEAJVA.
IST^I-SHSTHA TAPANI
See Parana,
An Upanishad in which Vishwi is
under his form Nri-sinha. Published with the com-
worshipped
mentary of /Sankaracharya in the BiUiotheca Indica.
I^YAYA. The logical school of philosophy. See Darsana.
NYAYA-DAE^AN-A, NYAYA-StJTEA-V^/TTI Works
of Gotama on the ITyaya philosophy. They have been printed.
ODEA. The country of Orissa A man of that country.
CM. A word of solemn invocation, affirmation, benediction,
and consent, so sacred that when it is uttered no one must hear
it. The word is used at the commencement of prayers and re-
ligious ceremonies, and is generally placed at the beginning of
books. It is a compound of the three letters a } u, m, which are
typical of the three Yedas and it is declared in the Upanishads,
where it first appears, to have a mystic power and to be worthy
of the deepest meditation. In later times the monosyllable re-
presents the Hindu triad or union of the three gods, a being
Yish?m, u $iva, and m Brahma. This monosyllable is called
tTdgitha,