laying down, depositing, keeping; receptacle; accumulation, (hidden treasure Ja.iv.280 (nidhi˚); Pv-a.7 (udaka-dāna-nīharaṇa-n˚), Pv-a.97 (n-gata dhana = hoarded, accumulated), Pv-a.132 (˚ṃ nidhessāmi gather a treasure); Dhs-a.405 (˚kkhama).

Vedic nidhāna, see nidahati