Nahāru & Nhāru [Sk. snāyu, Idg. *snē to sew, cp. Gr. ne/w, nh/qw, nh_ma (thread); Ohg. nājan; also Gr. neu_ron (=Lat. nervus); Ags. sinu (=sinew); Ohg. senawa; Goth. nepla=Ags. nāēdl (=needle); Oir. snātha (thread); Ohg. snuor (cord)=Ags. snōd] sinew, tendon, muscle. In the anatomy of the body n. occupies the place between maŋsa (flesh, soft flesh) & aṭṭhi (bone), as is seen from ster. sequence chavi, camma, maŋsa, nahāru, aṭṭhi, aṭṭhi -- miñja (e. g. at Vin i.25; J iii.84). See also defn in detail at SnA 246 sq. & KhA 47. <-> Vin i.25 (nh˚); M i.429 (used for bow strings); A i.50; iii.324; iv.47 sq. (˚daddula), 129; Kh 111.; Sn 194 (aṭṭhi˚) Nd2 97 (nh˚); DhA iii.118; ThA 257 (nh˚); PvA 68 (aṭṭhi -- camma˚), 80 (camma -- maŋsa˚); Sdhp 46, 103.