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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Nimittin (निमित्तिन्).—An affix or an augment or a substitute taking place on account of certain formal causes or nimittas; cf. निर्ज्ञातार्थो निमित्तमनिर्ज्ञातार्थो निमित्ती, इह च प्रत्ययोऽनिर्ज्ञातः प्रकृत्युपपदो-पाधयो निर्ज्ञाताः (nirjñātārtho nimittamanirjñātārtho nimittī, iha ca pratyayo'nirjñātaḥ prakṛtyupapado-pādhayo nirjñātāḥ) M. BSh. on III. l . l Vart. 2.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nimittin (निमित्तिन्).—a. Having a cause, influenced by (some cause or ground).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nimittin (निमित्तिन्):—[from nimitta] mfn. operated on or influenced by a cause, having a cause or reason, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya [Scholiast or Commentator]; Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. nimitta-n above).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nimittin (निमित्तिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇimitti, Ṇemitti.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nimittin in German

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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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Ends with: Nimittanimittin.

Full-text: Nimitti, Nemitti, Nimittanimittin, Niyata.

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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)

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