Nimitti, Nimittī: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Nimitti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynimittī (निमित्ती).—a S Caused, occasioned, produced by. In comp. as ētannimittī, tannimittī.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimittī (निमित्ती):—[from nimitta] for tta in [compound]
[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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆimitti (णिमित्ति) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nimittin.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNimitti (நிமித்தி) noun < nimittin. Astrologer; சோதிடன். நிகழ்வதை யுரைக்கு நிமித்திக்கு [sothidan. nigazhvathai yuraikku nimithikku] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 36, 192).
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: Nimittia, Nimittibhu, Nimittika, Nimittikar, Nimittikri, Nimittikritya, Nimittin, Nimittiyam.
Ends with: Animitti.
Full-text: Nimittin, Nimittikritya, Nimittibhu, Nimittikri, Nemitta, Nimitta.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.155 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.154 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 2.383 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.72 [Aprastuta-praśaṃsā] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]