निषिध् [ niṣidh ] [ ni-ṣidh ] ( Preverb.:2 [ √ sidh ] ) P. [ -ṣedhati ] (impf. [ ny-aṣedhat ] ; aor. [ ny-aṣedhīt ] ; pf. [ niṣiṣedha ] ; Pass. [ ni-ṣidhyate ] impf. [ ny-aṣidhyata ] aor. [ ny-aṣedhi ] ; ind.p. [ ni-ṣidhya ] inf. [ ni-ṣeddhum ] ; cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 8-3 , 65 Sch.) , to drive away Lit. RV. Lit. AV. ; to ward off , keep back , prevent from (abl.) Lit. AitBr. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; to forbid , prohibit , object to (acc.) Lit. Kathās. Lit. BhP. ; to keep down , suppress , outdo , surpass Lit. Kāvyâd. ii , 64 : Caus. [ -ṣedhayati ] , to keep off , prohibit , forbid Lit. Pañc. Lit. BhP. ; to deny Lit. W.