ندان

िनदान nidān[S. िनदानं, rt. dāwith ni], s.m. & f. A first or original cause, a primary or remote cause; original form, essence;—the cause of a disease; ascertaining the causes of disease; study of symptoms to trace the causes, pathology;—end, termination; state of extremity;—adv. In the end, at last, at length, eventually, finally, after all; altogether; in brief; at the utmost; at the least.