Nirnimittam, Nir-nimittam: 3 definitions
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Nirnimittam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirnimittam (निर्निमित्तम्):—[=nir-nimittam] [from nir-nimitta > nir > niḥ] ind. without cause, [Varāha-mihira]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirnimittaṃ (ನಿರ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ):—[adverb] without reason or cause; reasonlessly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNirnimittam (நிர்நிமித்தம்) noun < nirnimitta. Absence of cause or reason; காரண மின்மை. [karana minmai.]
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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Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.571 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2711-2712 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 975-976 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1 - Homage (mchod par brjod pa) < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]