नैमित्तिकnaimittikaa.(-की f.)
- (-की Feminine)
- Produced by, connected with, or dependent on, any particular cause.
- Unusual, occasional, accidental, produced by some cause (Opposite of नित्य).
Derived forms and compounds
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-कः An astrologer, prophet.
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-कम्
- An effect (Opposite of निमित्त 'cause'); निमित्तनैमित्तिकयोरयं क्रमः Ś.7.3.
- An occasional rite, a periodical ceremony, a conditional act, an act which is to be performed on the occurrence of a निमित्त ; निमित्तप्राप्तौ च नैमित्तिकं कर्तव्यम् ŚB. on MS.12.1.18.
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-कर्मन् Neuter,) -क्रिया an occasional or periodical ceremony or rite.
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-लयः Name of a ब्राह्मलय occurring at the end of four thousand years,-श्राद्धम् a special funeral rite.
