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निमिष्

आंख बंद करना, सो जाना

to close eyes fall sleep

Monier–Williams

निमिष् — {ni-√miṣ} P. {-miṣati} (aor. {-amīmiṣat}), to shut the eyelids, wink, fall asleep &c. &c##to be shut (said of the eyelids)##(fut. {-miṣyati} ?) (cf. {a-nimiṣat})

निमिष् — {ni-ḍmíṣ} f. winking or twinkling of the eye (cf. {a-nimiṣ})##shutting the eyes, falling asleep (cf. 1. {nimi})