Nimi: 19 definitions

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Nimi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. 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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Nimi (निमि):—m. Nomen proprium verschiedener Könige der VidehaH nimireva ca (vinaṣṭo vinayāt) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 41.] [Mahābhārata 1, 227. 2, 320. 12, 8600.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 66, 8 (Gorresio 68, 8). 71, 3 (Gorresio 73, 2.).] [Raghuvaṃśa 11, 49.] ein Sohn Dattātreya’s [Mahābhārata 13, 4330. fgg.] Ikṣvāku’s [Viṣṇupurāṇa 359. 388. fg.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 6, 4. 13, 1. fgg.] Bei den Jaina ist Nimi aus Ikṣvāku’s Geschlecht der 21ste Arhant der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 28.] Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Bhajamāna [Viṣṇupurāṇa 424.] des Daṇḍapāṇi [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 22, 42.] Nomen proprium eines Dānava [Harivaṃśa 9141.] Der Name Nimi erscheint auch [Rgva tch’er rol pa 166], die tib. Uebersetzung führt aber auf nemi zurück; vgl. nimiṃdhara . Nachdem Nimi, der Sohn Ikṣvāku’s, durch einen Fluch seinen Körper eingebüsst hatte, wollten die Götter ihm wieder dazu verhelfen; dieser schlug es aber aus und wählte statt dessen den Aufenthalt in den Augen aller lebenden Wesen. Daher das ewige Schliessen (nimiṣa, nimeṣa) und Oeffnen der Augen. [Viṣṇupurāṇa 388. fg.] Dieser etymologischen Spielerei verdankt das Wort nimi seine Bedeutung Schliessung des Auges, Blinzeln [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 24, 64.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Nimi (निमि):—m. Nomen proprium —

1) verschiedener Fürsten. Ein Sohn Ikṣvāku’s diesen Namens hat es bewirkt , dass die Menschen die Augen schliessen und öffnen. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9,24,64.] —

2) eines Dānava. ḍimbha v.l.

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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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