Nimesha, Nimesa, Nimeṣa: 25 definitions
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Nimesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Nimesha has 24 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Nimeṣa can be transliterated into English as Nimesa or Nimesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nimesh.
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Sanskrit dictionary
[Deutsch Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNimeṣa (निमेष):—
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNimeṣa (निमेष):—m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) —
1) das Blinzeln , Schliessen der Augen. Auch als Bez. eines bestimmten Zeitmaassen. nimeṣaṃ nimeṣam jeden Augenblick. Ausnahmsweise n. —
2) krankhaftes Blinzeln oder Schliessen der Augendeckel. —
3) Nomen proprium eines Yakṣa (nach [Nīlakaṇṭha]).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Nimeshadyut, Nimeshaikakshi, Nimeshaka, Nimeshakat, Nimeshakrit, Nimeshamatra, Nimeshamatrena, Nimeshana, Nimeshantara, Nimeshantaracarin, Nimesharahita, Nimeshardhat, Nimesharuc, Nimesharuch, Nimeshashatka, Nimeshashunya, Nimeshatas, Nimeshavarjita, Nimeshonmesha.
Ends with: Akshinimesha, Animesha, Cirannimesha, Nirakritanimesha, Nirnimesha, Sanimesha, Shannimesha, Unmeshanimesha, Vinimesha.
Full-text (+36): Nimeshakrit, Nimesharuc, Nimisa, Animesha, Animesham, Nimeshadyut, Nimeshatas, Vinimesha, Nimeshamatrena, Nimeshantara, Nirnimesha, Nimeshamatra, Unmesha, Cirannimesha, Truti, Nimeshardhat, Akshinimesha, Sanimesha, Animeshata, Nimeshaka.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.64 < [Section XXXVII - Measures of Time]
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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