निशम् [ niśam ] [ ni-√ śam ] P. [ -śāmyati ] , to be extinguished , Lit. Dharmaś. Lit. DivyA7v. : Caus. [ -śamayati ] , to appease , make quiet Lit. AV. vi , 52 , 3 ; 111 , 2 ; to cool down Lit. Sāy. on Lit. RV. x , 39 , 9 ; [ -śāmayati ] ( ep. also [ -śāmyate ] ; p. [ -śamyamāna ] with act. meaning Lit. R. ( B. ) ii , 66 , 10 ; ind.p. [ -śāmya ] and [ -śamayya ] ( Lit. Śiś. xvi , 38 ; cf. Lit. Vām. v , 2 , 76 ) ) , to observe , perceive , hear , learn Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.