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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNimittam (நிமித்தம்) < ni-mitta. noun
1. Cause; motive; occasion; காரணம். புணர்தலும் புணர்தனிமித்தமும் [karanam. punarthalum punarthanimithamum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 13, உரை [urai]).
2. See நிமித்தகாரணம். [nimithagaranam.]
3. Presage, omen; சகுனம். நெறியி னல்கின புள்ளு நிமித்தமும் [sagunam. neriyi nalkina pullu nimithamum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2168).
4. Mark, sign, spot, token; அடையாளம். [adaiyalam.] (W.)
5. The office of a Brahmin representing the deceased on the 12th day ceremony; சபிண்டீ கரணத்தில் இறந்தோர்க்குப் பிரதிநிதியாய் வரிக்கப் பெற்றவர்க்குரிய ஸ்தானம். [sapindi karanathil iranthorkkup pirathinithiyay varikkap perravarkkuriya sthanam.] Brāh. — adverb For the sake of, on account of; பொருட்டு. அதனிமித்தம் வந்தேன். [poruttu. athanimitham vanthen.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nimittamajjha, Nimittamamsa, Nimittamatra, Nimittamatta, Nimittampalam, Nimittamukha.
Full-text (+25): Atonimittam, Nirnimittam, Yanimittam, Tinimittam, Turnimittam, Piraviruttinimittam, Tunnimittam, Abhyupapatti, Nimitta, Tato-nimittam, Kimnimittam, Sanimittam, Nimittiyam, Nimittampalam, Cokinam, Margika, Nirccalliyam, Vayppul, Apatecam, Muliyam.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Miscellaneous (3): Omens (Nimitta) < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.123 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Chapter 6 - Shashtha-anka (sastho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Chapter 5 - Pancama-anka (pancamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 2 (dvitiyo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 5 (pancamo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)