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     Grammar Search "nimitta" has 3 results.
     
nimitta: neuter vocative singular stem: nimitta
nimitta: masculine vocative singular stem: nimitta
nimitta
     Amarakosha Search  		 1 result
     
WordReferenceGenderNumberSynonymsDefinition
rāśiḥ3.3.222MasculineSingularnimittam, padam, lakṣyam
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          Search  		 8 results for nimitta"
     
Devanagari
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nimittan. (possibly connected with ni-mā-above) a butt, mark, target View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
nimittan. sign, omen etc. (see dur-n-) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
nimittan. cause, motive, ground, reason etc. (in all oblique cases = because of, on account of see ; mfn. in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' caused or occasioned by; ttaṃyā-,to be the cause of anything ) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
nimittan. (in philosophy) instrumental or efficient cause (opp. to upādāna-,the operative or material cause) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
nimittan. equals āgantu- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
nimittan. deha- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
nimittan. ādeśa- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
nimittan. parvan- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
     Macdonell Search  		 1 result
     
nimitta n. aim, mark; sign, token; omen; cause, occasion; motive; instrument, efficient cause; --°ree; a. having -as a cause, caused by: -m yâ, be the occasion, bear the blame; ac., in., d. on account of; -tas, ad. by a special cause; -tva, n. causality; -hetu, m. efficient cause: -tva, n. abst. n.
     Dictionary of Sanskrit
     Grammar
     KV Abhyankar 		"nimitta" has 1 results.
     
nimitta(1)the formal cause of a grammatical operation; confer, compare निमित्ताभावे नैमित्तिकस्याप्यभाव; given as a Paribhasa by many grammarians like Vyadi, Siradeva and others; confer, compare also प्रकृत्युपपदोपाधयो निमित्तं प्रत्ययेा निमित्ती M.Bh. on III.1.1 Vart. 2; (2) distinguishing sign यः प्रेक्षापूर्वकारी भवति स: अध्रुवेण निमित्तेन ध्रुवं निमित्तमुपादत्ते वेदिकां पुण्डरीकं वा, M.Bh. on I.1.26 Vart.5.
     Vedabase Search  		 9 results
     
nimitta and of the material energySB 6.4.23
nimitta causeSB 5.19.20
nimitta for the matter ofSB 3.9.14
nimitta for the sake ofSB 8.5.35
nimitta fruitive activitySB 5.9.9-10
nimitta the causeCC Adi 6.14-15
SB 5.19.20
nimitta the original causeCC Adi 6.14-15
nimitta their motivations for activity (and the subtle bodies activated by such)SB 10.87.29
     DCS with thanks   		 1 result
     
nimitta noun (neuter) (in phil.) instrumental or efficient cause (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a butt (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cause (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ground (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
motive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
omen (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reason (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sign (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
target (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

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