नृ [ nṛ ] [ nṛ́ ] m. (acc. [ náram ] dat. [ náre ] gen. abl. [ náras ] , loc. [ nári ] ; du. [ nárā ] , [ nárau ] ; pl. nom. voc. [ náras ] acc. [ nṝ́n ] ( may also stand for other cases ; for the final , [ n ] before [ p ] cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 8-3 , 10 ) instr. [ nṛ́bhis ] , or [ nṛbhí s ] ; dat. abl. [ nṛ́bhya ] or [ nṛbhyás ] loc. [ nṛ́ṣu ] or [ nṛṣú ] ( Lit. vi , 1 , 184 ) gen. [ narā́m ] . [ nṛṇām ] or [ nṝṇām ] ( Lit. vi , 4 , 6 ) ) a man , hero (used also of gods) , person

mankind , people ( mostly pl.) Lit. RV.

(in gram.) a masculine word (nom. [ nā ] ) Lit. L.

the pin or gnomon of a sun-dial Lit. Col.

a piece at chess Lit. W. ( cf. [ nara ] ; Zd. (nar) ; Gk. 1 , stem 2 ; Old Lat. (nero) , st. (nero1n) , Lat. (Nero) . )