Naimittikakriya, Naimittikakriyā, Naimittika-kriya: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNaimittikakriyā (नैमित्तिकक्रिया).—an occasional or periodical ceremony or rite.
Naimittikakriyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms naimittika and kriyā (क्रिया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaimittikakriyā (नैमित्तिकक्रिया):—[=naimittika-kriyā] [from naimittika > naimitta] f. an occasional or periodical ceremony or rite (as observed on the birth of a child etc.), [ib.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Kriya, Naimittika.
Full-text: Nemittikakarmman.
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