निगम [ nigama ] [ ni-gama ] m. insertion (esp. of the name of a deity into a liturgical formula) Lit. ŚrS.

   the place or passage (esp. of the Vedas) where a word occurs or the actual word quoted from such a passage Lit. Nir.

   the root (as the source from which a word comes ; hence ifc. " derived from " ) Lit. ib.

   the Veda or the Vedic text Lit. Hariv. Lit. Pāṇ. Lit. Pur.

   any work auxiliary to and explanatory of the Vedas Lit. Mn. iv , 19 ( Lit. Kull.)

   a sacred precept , the words of a god or holy man Lit. MBh. Lit. Pur.

   doctrine , instruction in , art of (comp.) Lit. Bālar.

   certainty , assurance Lit. L.

   trade , traffic Lit. W.

   a town , city , market-place Lit. Āpast. Lit. Car. Lit. Lalit.

   a road Lit. L.

   a caravan or company of merchants (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) Lit. R. Lit. Daś.

   = [ pariśiṣṭa ] Lit. Cat.

   [ nigama ] n. a partic. number Lit. Buddh.