ānī | आनी | AnI
ā-√ nī | आ-√ नी | P. -nayati | -नयति | (1. pl. ā/-nayāmasi | आ/-नयामसि |, AV. v, 25, 8; Impv. 2. sg. ā/-naya | आ/-नय |, 3. sg. ā/-nayatu | आ/-नयतु |; pf. ā/-nināya | आ/-निनाय |, AV. v, 17, 2, and ā-ninā/ya | आ-निना/य |, RV. viii, 21, 9 ; inf. -netavE/ | -नेतव्E/ |, ŚBr. ii, 1, 14, 16) Ā. (1. sg. -naye | -नये |, R.) to lead towards or near; to bring, carry to a place (acc. or loc.); to fetch, RV.; AV.; SV.; ŚBr.; MBh.; R.; Śak. &c.; (perf. periphr. -nayāmāsa | -नयामास |, MBh. iii, 2282) to cause to bring or fetch; to bring back or take back, MBh.; R.; to pour in, mix in RV.; VS.; ŚBr. &c.; to bring any one to, reduce to any state, MBh.; to deduce, calculate; to use, employ, prove: Caus. P. -nāyayati | -नाययति |, to cause to be brought or fetched or led near, MBh.; R.; Ragh.; Kathās. &c.: Desid. -ninīśati | -निनीशति |, to intend or wish to bring near, BhP. x, 89, 42.