(? see nigha, nīgha); occurs chiefly (in Pali literature,
aside from commentarial etymologies, only) in the neg.
form; ep. of Buddha, or at least of perfected saints. In
Pali often rendered calm, unperturbed, but it seems that
free from evil (whether sin, pāpa, or misery, duḥkha) will
suffice in all Pali and BHS occurrences. Regularly in lists
of formulaic epithets which give little clue to a more
precise mg.: LV 358.5; Mv ii.397.16; iii.400.2 (same vs
in Pali Sn 534 with anigha); 418.14; Ud xxix.34; Gv
284.6.