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Results for निमिष

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निमिषnimiṣa1 winking, shutting the eye, twinkling.
    1. 1 winking, shutting the eye, twinkling.
    2. Twinkling of the eye as a measure of time, a moment.
    3. The shutting of flowers.
    4. Morbid twinkling of the eye.
    5. Name of Visnu.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्तरम् the interval of a moment.

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  2. अनिमिषम्animiṣamषा [ṣā] मेषम् [mēṣam], षा मेषम् ind. Ved. Without winking, vigilantly; incessantly. नेमा आपो अनिमिषं चरन्तीः…

    षा ṣā मेषम् mēṣam, षा मेषम् Indeclinable Vedic Without winking, vigilantly; incessantly. नेमा आपो अनिमिषं चरन्तीः Rv.1. 24.6; अनिमेषं रक्षमाणस्तव व्रते Rv.1.31.12 and 164.21.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निमिषnimiṣam. twinkling, shutting the eye (also considered as a measure of time, a moment MBh. R.; as a disease Sus3r.)
    1. masculine gender twinkling, shutting the eye (also considered as a measure of time, a moment MBh. R.; as a disease Sus3r.)
    2. masculine gender Name of a son of Garud2a गरुड MBh.
    3. masculine gender of Vishn2u विष्णु Lexicographers
    4. neuter gender (एण), in a m moment MBh. Ka1v.
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  2. अनिमिषanimiṣamfn. not winking, looking steadily, vigilant RV. &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not winking, looking steadily, vigilant fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective open (as eyes or flowers)
    3. masculine gender not winking, a god BhP.
    4. masculine gender a fish Lexicographers
    5. (also) masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु, RTL. 106, note 1.
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  3. अनिमिषत्animiṣatmfn. not winking, vigilant RV.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not winking, vigilant fg-veda

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  4. अनिमिषम्animiṣamind. acc. without winking i.e. vigilantly or incessantly RV.
    1. indeclinable accusative without winking id est vigilantly or incessantly fg-veda
    2. indeclinable vigilantly fg-veda i, 24, 6.
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  5. अनिमिषाanimiṣāind. instr. without winking i.e. vigilantly or incessantly RV.

    indeclinable instrumental case without winking id est vigilantly or incessantly fg-veda

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  6. अनिमिषाक्षanimiṣākṣamf(ई)n. one whose eyes are fixed.

    mf(ई)neuter gender one whose eyes are fixed.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अनिमिषanimiṣa[a-nimishá] a. not closing the eyes, unwinking, wakeful; -dris, m. fish.

    [a-nimishá] adjective not closing the eyes, unwinking, wakeful; -dris, masculine fish.

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  2. अनिमिषत्animiṣat[á-ni-mishat] pr. pt. unwinking.

    [á-ni-mishat] present participle unwinking.

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