निर्यूहः _niryūhḥ

निर्यूहः 1 A pinnacle, turret, projection (on columns or gates); अनेकविधप्रासादहर्म्यवलभीनिर्यूहशतसंकुलम् (अपश्यत्) Mb.1.3.133; वितर्दिनिर्यूहविटङ्कनीडः Śi.3.55. (where Mālli. renders निर्यूह by मत्तवारणाख्य अपाश्रयः and quotes Vaijayantī perhaps it was so called from its re- semblance to the shape of an elephant in rut); चारु- तोरणनिर्यूहा Rām.

-2 A chaplet, crest, head-ornament; बद्धाभरणनिर्यूहाः Mb.5.155.12.

-3 A peg projecting from a wall.

-4 Wood placed in a wall for pigeons to build their nests or to perch upon; Śi.3.55.

-5 A door, gate.

-6 Extract, decoction.