न्यस् [ nyas ] [ ny-√ as ] P. [ -asyati ] , or [ -asati ] , to throw or cast or lay or put down (with loc. e.g. [ bhuvi ] , on the earth) Lit. AV. ; to take off Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ; to give up , resign (as life) Lit. R. ; to set in the ground , plant ( [ prarohān ] , shoots) Lit. Bālar. ; ( with loc.) to throw or hurl upon , pour or shed on or in , put or place or fix or insert in , turn or direct to , deposit with , intrust or commit to ; to settle arrange Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. (with [ citre ] , " to place in a picture " , paint , depict ; with [ śirasi ] , " to place on the head " , receive with reverence ; with [ manasi ] , " to call to mind " , reflect , ponder ; with [ pathi ] , " to lay on the road " , give up) ; to bring forward , mention Lit. Mall. : Caus. (pf. [ nyāsayām āsa ] or [ °sayāṃ cakre ] ) to cause to put or lay down Lit. MBh.