निधा [ nidhā ] [ ni-√ dhā:1 ] P. Ā. [ -dadhāti ] , [ -dhatte ] , to put or lay down , deposit , lay up , preserve (Ā. for one's self) ; to intrust , commit , present to (dat. or loc.) ; put into , fix in (loc. , or loc. with [ antár ] , or [ antar ] ifc.) Lit. RV. ; put or lay before a person (dat.) Lit. KenUp. ; ( with [ bhūmau ] ( Lit. Hit. ) or [ avaṭe ] ( Lit. R. ) ) to bury ; ( with [ śirasi ] , rarely [ °sā ] ) to esteem highly Lit. R. Lit. Kālid. Lit. Pañc. ; ( with [ dṛśam ] ) to fix the eyes upon (loc.) Lit. Kathās. ; ( with [ manas ] ) to fix or direct the thoughts upon or towards i.e. resolve , determine to (dat.) Lit. Hariv. ; ( with [ manasi ] , [ °sā ] , or [ hṛdaye ] ) to keep in mind , bear in mind , remember , lay to heart Lit. Kāv. Lit. Pur. ; ( with [ hṛdayam ] ) to give one's heart to (loc.) ; ( with [ ātmānam ] ) to intrust one's self to (loc.) Lit. Kathās. ; ( with [ kriyām ] ) to take pains with (loc.) Lit. Hit. ; ( with [ karmaṇi ] ) to appoint a person to a work Lit. Rājat. ; to keep down , restrain Lit. Kāv. Lit. Pur. ; to end , close Lit. ŚBr. : Pass. [ -dhīyate ] , to be put or laid down ; to be contained or situated or absorbed in , to rest in (loc.) Lit. RV. Lit. AV. : Caus. [ -dhāpayati ] , to cause to be put or laid down Lit. Vait. Lit. R. Lit. Hcat. ; to cause to be deposited or preserved Lit. Mn. viii , 30 ; to lay up , preserve Lit. Car. ; to appoint Lit. BhP. : Desid. [ -dhitsate ] , to intend to put down Lit. Naish. : Intens. [ ní dedhyat ] (?) , to settle down Lit. VS. Lit. MaitrS. ( 548,2 )