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Results for नैमित्तिक

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नैमित्तिकnaimittikaa.(-की f.)
    1. (-की Feminine)
    2. Produced by, connected with, or dependent on, any particular cause.
    3. Unusual, occasional, accidental, produced by some cause (Opposite of नित्य).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः An astrologer, prophet.

    • -कम्

      1. An effect (Opposite of निमित्त 'cause'); निमित्तनैमित्तिकयोरयं क्रमः Ś.7.3.
      2. 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.

    • -कर्मन् Neuter,) -क्रिया an occasional or periodical ceremony or rite.

    • -लयः Name of a ब्राह्मलय occurring at the end of four thousand years,-श्राद्धम् a special funeral rite.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नैमित्तिकnaimittika[naimitt-ika] a. (î) produced by a cause; occasional, incidental; n. effect; m. fortune-teller.

    [naimitt-ika] adjective (î) produced by a cause; occasional, incidental; neuter effect; masculine fortune-teller.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नैमित्तिकnaimittikamf(ई)n. produced by any or by some partic. cause, occasional, special, accidental (opp. to नित्य) Ka1tyS3r.…
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender produced by any or by some particular cause, occasional, special, accidental (opp. to नित्य) Ka1tyS3r. Mn. MBh. etc. (612536 -त्व neuter gender Kap. Scholiast or Commentator)
    2. masculine gender Equivalent to preceding masculine gender gaRa उक्था*दि DivyA7v.
    3. neuter gender an effect (see निमित्त-न्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    4. neuter gender Equivalent to next W.
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  2. नित्यनैमित्तिकnityanaimittikan. (with or scil. कर्मन्) any regularly recurring occasional act or ceremony or any rite constantly performed…

    neuter gender (with or scilicet कर्मन्) any regularly recurring occasional act or ceremony or any rite constantly performed to accomplish some object (as S3ra1ddhas श्राद्ध s at fixed lunar periods) W.

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  3. निमित्तनैमित्तिकnimittanaimittikan. du. cause and effect S3ak. vii, 30.

    neuter gender dual number cause and effect S3ak. vii, 30.

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  4. नैमित्तिककर्मन्naimittikakarmann.

    neuter gender

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  5. नैमित्तिकक्रियाnaimittikakriyāf. an occasional or periodical ceremony or rite (as observed on the birth of a child &c.) ib.

    feminine an occasional or periodical ceremony or rite (as observed on the birth of a child etc.) ibidem

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  6. नैमित्तिकत्वnaimittikatvan. 112536

    neuter gender 112536

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  7. नैमित्तिकप्रकरणnaimittikaprakaraṇan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  8. नैमित्तिकप्रयोगnaimittikaprayogam. N. of wk.

    masculine gender Name of work

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