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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निमितnimita1 See निर्मित; caused; शापो मयैव निमितस्तदवैत विप्राः Bhāg.3.16.26.
    1. 1 See निर्मित; caused; शापो मयैव निमितस्तदवैत विप्राः Bhāg.3.16.26.
    2. Measured.
  2. अनिमित्तanimittaa, Causeless, groundless; casual, incidental; आलक्ष्यदन्तमुकुलाननिमित्तहासैः &Sacute.7.17; ˚त्तं मित्रम्…

    a, Causeless, groundless; casual, incidental; आलक्ष्यदन्तमुकुलाननिमित्तहासैः &Sacute.7.17; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedत्तं मित्रम् disinterested, Dk.25; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउत्कण्ठा M.3.9.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -त्तम्

      1. Absence of an adequate cause or occasion, causelessness, groundlessness.
      2. A bad omen, ill-omen; चारुदत्तस्यैव दर्शनमनिमित्तं प्रमार्जयिष्यति Mk.6; ममानिमित्तानि हि खेदयन्ति 9.1; शमनार्थम् अनिमित्तस्य Ve.2.3.
      3. Not a valid means of knowledge अनिमित्तं विद्यमानोपलम्भनात् MS.1.1.4. -Adverb, -denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedतः Groundlessly, causelessly, without any adequate cause; अनिमित्तमिन्दु- वदने किमत्रभवतः पराङ्मुखीभवसि M.1.18; अनातुरः स्वानि रवानि न स्पृशेदनिमित्ततः Ms.4.144.
    • -निराक्रिया averting ill omens.

    • -लिङ्गनाशः a kind of ophthalmic disease ending in total darkness.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निमितnimitamfn. measured (cf. चक्षुर्-न्˚, दुर्-न्˚)
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective measured (confer, compare चक्षुर्-न्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, दुर्-न्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective caused BhP. (varia lectio निर्-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective fixed, raised, erected fg-veda AV. TBr.
  2. अग्निमित्रagnimitram. N. of a prince of the S3un3ga शुङ्ग, dynasty, son of Pushyamitra पुष्यमित्र VP.

    masculine gender Name of a prince of the S3un3ga शुङ्ग, dynasty, son of Pushyamitra पुष्यमित्र VP.

  3. अतोनिमित्तम्atonimittamind. on this ground, for this reason.

    indeclinable on this ground, for this reason.

  4. अनिमित्तanimittamf(आ)n. having no adequate occasion, causeless, groundless
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender having no adequate occasion, causeless, groundless
    2. neuter gender absence of an adequate cause or occasion, groundlessness.
    3. (also) masculine gender (scilicet विमोक्ष) unconditioned salvation (with Buddhists one of the three kinds of s˚), Dharmas. 73
    4. neuter gender a bad omen, Mr2icch.
  5. अनिमित्ततस्animittatasind. groundlessly Mn. iv, 144.

    indeclinable groundlessly Mn. iv, 144.

  6. अनिमित्तनिराकृतanimittanirākṛtamfn. groundlessly rejected S3a1k.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective groundlessly rejected S3a1k.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अतोनिमित्तम्atonimittam[ato-nimittam] ad. for that reason, therefore.

    [ato-nimittam] adverb, -ial, -ially for that reason, therefore.

  2. अनिमित्तanimitta[a-nimitta] n. bad omen; a. not to be predicted, precarious; groundless: ˚--, -m, -tas, ad. causelessly.

    [a-nimitta] neuter bad omen; adjective not to be predicted, precarious; groundless: ˚--, -m, -tas, adverb, -ial, -ially causelessly.