निमित्त nimitt

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How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Cause, reason, factor, purpose, motive.
For the sake of, on account of.
(Bābā) Instrument. He who acts for the Cause of God, in His name.

Usual translation

  1. instrument

Origin of the definition

निमित्त nimitta nimitt (nm) a cause, reason; factor; purpose, motive; (ind) for the sake of, on account of; —कारण instrumental/efficient cause; —मात्र only an instrument, only instrumental.

H نمت निमित्त nimitt, vulg. nimit, nimat, nimant [S. निमित्तं; and निमित्ते, loc. of nimitta], s.m. A mark, an aim; — a sign, token; — a prognostic, presage, omen; — cause, motive, reason, instrumental or efficient cause; — (met.) share, allotment; fortune; — (S. nimitte) postpn. Because (of, -ke), by reason (of); for the benefit (of); for the purpose (of), through; for the sake (of); for; on account (of); with a view (to): — nimittārth (˚ta+ar˚), s.m. (in Gram.) The infinitive mood: — nimitt-kāraṇ, s.m. An instrumental or efficient cause (esp. the Deity considered as the agent in creation): — nimitt-mān, adj. Fortunate, prosperous: — is nimitt, On this account, for this: — is-ke nimitt, Because of this; for the sake of this; on account of this: — us-nimitt, For that; instead of that; for him, &c.: — us-ke nimitt, For his sake; in his interest: — anant-kāl nimitt, For ever.

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Created
Sunday 27 December 2020
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