Nimittakaranam, Nimittakāraṇam, Nimitta-karanam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNimittakāraṇam (நிமித்தகாரணம்) [nimitta-kāraṇam] noun < nimitta +. Efficient cause, as the potter for a pot, one of three kāraṇam; காரணம் மூன்றனுள் குடத்துக்குக் குயவன்போலக் காரியத்தோடு அனு விருத்தியில்லாத காரணம். அதற்கு நிமித்தகாரணங் கேவலப்பொரு ளென்பதூஉம் [karanam munranul kudathukkug kuyavanpolag kariyathodu anu viruthiyillatha karanam. atharku nimithagaranang kevalapporu lenpathuum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 352, உரை [urai]). (தருக்க சங்கிரகம் பக். [tharukka sangiragam pag.] 24.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Partial matches: Karanam, Nimitta.
Full-text: Nimittakarana, Nimittam, Karanam.
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