The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nicchaya [Sk. ni$caya, nis+caya of cin!ti] discrimination, conviction, certainty; resolution, determination J
i.441 (˚mitta a firm friend); DhsA 133 (adhimokkha=its
-- 356 --
paccupa&&h!na); SnA 60 (da)ha˚ adj. of firm resolution). See vi˚.
Nicchara*a
Nicchara*a (nt.) [fr. niccharati] emanation, sending out, expansion, efflux Vism 303.
Niccharati
Niccharati [Sk. ni$carati, nis+carati] to go out or forth from, to rise, sound forth, come out It 75
(devasadda); Vv 382; J i.53, 176; DhA i.389; VvA 12, 37 (sadd!). Caus. nicch!reti to make come out
from, to let go forth, get rid of, emit, utter, give out D i.53 (anattamanav!cam a˚ not utter a word of
discontent); J iii.127; v.416 (madhurassara'); Pug 33; Miln 259 (garaha'); D!vs i.28 (v!ca').
Nicch!ta
Nicch!ta [Sk. *ni1ps!ta, nis+ch!ta] having no hunger, being without cravings, stilled, satisfied. Ep. of an
Arahant always in combn with nibbuta or parinibbuta: S iii.26 (tanha' abbuyha); iv.204 (vedan!na'
khay!); M i.341; 412, A iv.410; v.65 (s"tibh(ta); Sn 707 (aniccha), 735, 758; It 48 (esan!na' khay!); Th 2,
132 (abb()hasalla). -- Expld at Ps ii.243 by nekkhammena k!macchandato n.; arahattamaggena
sabbakilesehi n. muccati.
Nicch!deti
Nicch!deti see nicchodeti.
Nicch!reti
Nicch!reti Caus. of niccharati, q. v.
Nicchita
Nicchita (adj.) [Sk. ni$cita, nis+cita, see nicchin!ti] determined, convinced Mhvs 7, 19.
Nicchin!ti
Nicchin!ti [Sk. ni$cinoti, nis+cin!ti] to discriminate, con- sider, investigate, ascertain; pot. niccheyya Sn
785 (expld by nicchinitv! vinicchinitv! etc. Nd1 76); Dh 256 (gloss K vinicchaye). -- pp. nicchita.
Nicchuddha
Nicchuddha (adj.) [Sk. ni1k+ubdha, nis+chuddha, see nicchubhati] thrown out J iii.99 (=nibb!pita,
nikkh!mita); Miln 130.
Nicchubhati