निखन् [ nikhan ] [ ni-√ khan ] P. [ -khanati ] , to dig into (the ground) , bury Lit. RV. ; to fix , implant , erect (as a post , column ) Lit. Kāv. ; to dig or root up Lit. BhP. ; to infix , pierce (with an arrow ) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. : Caus. [ khānayati ] see [ ni-khānita ] below.