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निमित्त

निशाना, प्रयोजन, लक्ष्य, कारण

target, motive, cause

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

निमित्त — cause (Noun)

Monier–Williams

निमित्त — {nimitta} n. (possibly connected with {ni-√mā} above) a butt, mark, target##sign, omen &c. (cf. {dur-n})##cause, motive, ground, reason &c. (in all oblique cases = because of, on account of, Pāṇ. 2-3, 23##mfn. ifc. caused or occasioned by##{ttaṃ√yā}, to be the cause of anything )##(in phil.) instrumental or efficient cause (opp. to {upâdāna}, the operative or material cause)##= {āgantu}##{deha}##{ādeśa}##{parvan}