Nimittatva: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaiva philosophy
Nimittatva (निमित्तत्व) refers to “that which is manifested as a cause”, according to the Utpaladeva’s Vivṛti on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.8-9.—Accordingly, “[...] For in that [cognition that the seed is the cause of the sprout], it is not [something] specific[, i.e.] only a seed [and nothing else], that is manifested as a cause (nimittatva—nimittatvena pratibhātam); [otherwise,] as a consequence [we] would not know that clay too [is a cause]. Nor is clay only [cognized as a cause] in a [cognition occurring] after [that of the seed being a cause], because [if it were so] there would follow that [we] would not know that the seed and so on [are also causes]. [...]”.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Nimittatva (निमित्तत्व).—n.
(-tvaṃ) Causality, instrumentality. E. nimitta, and tva affix, also with tal nimittatā .
Nimittatva (निमित्तत्व).—[neuter] the being a cause, causality.
Nimittatva (निमित्तत्व):—[=nimitta-tva] [from nimitta] n. (in [philosophy]) the state of being a cause, causality, instrumentality.
Nimittatva (निमित्तत्व):—(tvaṃ) 1. n. Causality.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tva, Nimitta.
Full-text: Nirnimittatva, Tannimittatva.
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Search found 15 books and stories containing Nimittatva, Nimitta-tva; (plurals include: Nimittatvas, tvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.13.18 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (13): Liṅga-samuddeśa (On Gender)]
Verse 3.14.491 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.608 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 285 < [Volume 15 (1911)]
Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
Introduction to Nimittagatam visesanam avivaksitam < [Part 2.15 - Nimittagatam visesanam avivaksitam or Artyadhikarana Nyaya]
A critical study of Ānandajñāna’s Tarkasaṅgraha (by Satyan Sharma)
Part 1 - Variations available from Śeṣaśārṅgadhara's Nyāyamuktāvalī < [Chapter 5 - Textual similarities, variations and a historical revision]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.13 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]