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Nimantana 203 Nimmadana
Nimantana (nt.) [to nimanteti] invitation Vin 1.58 —
11.175; ^ i.iOG; M 1.77; A 1.295; J l.iiO (n). 412;
Pug 55.
Nimantanika (adj.) inviting; (nt.) N. of a Suttanta M
1.331 quoted at Vism ;
393.
Nimantita [pp. of nimanteti] invited Sn p. 104 ; PvA
(bhattena to the meal), 86 ( = amantita), 141.
2;
Nimanteti [Sk. nimantrayati, ni+manteti] to send a
message, to call, summon, invite, coax (to = c. insti.)
Sn 981 (nimantayi aor., asanena asked him to sit down)
J VI. 365 ; Nd^ 342; DhA in. 171 (°ayir|su) ; DA 1.169;
VvA 47 (paniyena invite to a drink) ; PvA 75, 95. —
pp. nimantita, q. v. — Cp. abhi°.
Nimitta (nt.) [cp. Sk. nimitta, to ma, although etym. uncertain]
I. sign; omen, portent, prognostication D 1.9
(study of omens = n. satthai) DA 1.92, q. v. for detailed
expi°) ; J I.I I (caturo nimitte ndddasar)) ; Miln 79, 178.
Esp. as pubba" signs preceding an event, portents, warnings,
foreshadowiugs S v. 154, 278, 442 ; It 76 (cp. Divy
193, of the waning of a god) ; J 1.48, 50 (32 signs before
birth, some at DA 1.61), 59; Miln 298; Vism 577.
2. outward appearance, mark, characteristic, attribute,
phenomenon (opp. essence) D in. 249 ;
A 1.256; 111.319,
375 sq. ; IV. 33, 418 sq. ; J 1.420 ; Psi.6o, 91 sq., 164, 170 ;
11.39, 64 ; Vbh 193 sq. — Mental reflex, image (with ref.
to jhana) Vism 123, cp. DhsA 167. — Specified e. g.
as foil.: ojarika S v.259 pasadaniya S v. ; 156; paccavekkhana"
D 111.27S; Vbh 334; bahiddha-sankhara"
'• Ps 1.65 sq. ; bala° (opp. pandita") M 111.163 A 1.102 ;
mukha° ( = face) D 1.80; S 111.103; v.121; A v.92, 97
sq., 103 ; rupa°, sadda" etc. S iii.io ; M 1.296 ; Ps 1.92,
112 ; samatha" D in. 213 ; samadhi° etc. A 1.256 sq. ;
subha° (& asubha") S v.64, 103 sq. ; A 1.3 sq., 87, 200 ;
V.I 34; Vism 178 sq. nimittar) ganhati to make something
the object of a thought, to catch up a theme
for reflection Vin 1.183, cp. S v 150 sq. (°r) ugganhati)
M I.I 19 (=five sorts of mental images); Nd* 659;
DhsA 53 (=akara). See below n-gahin & animitta.
nimittar) parivajjeti to discard the phenomenal S 1.188 ;
Sn 341. — 3. mark, aim : in nimittar) karoti to pick out
the aim, to mark out J
v. 436 ; Nd^ 235, 1'' ; Miln 418. —
4. sexual organ (cp. lakkharia) Vin 111.129 (n. & a°, as
term of abuse) ; see also kaja & kotacika. — 5. ground,
reason, condition, in nimittena (instr.) and nimittag
(ace.) as adv. =by means of, on account of DhA 111.175
(instr.) PvA 8. 97 (jati-nimittarj), 106 (kig n°r|=kiBsa
hetu), 242 (yag n°r) = yato nidanag). gahita-nimittena
"by means of being caught" Vism 144— DhsA
116 (read trsl° 154 accordingly!), adj. nimitta (-°)
caused by, referring to PvA 64 (marana-nimittag
rodanag). — animitta free from marks or attributes,
not contaminated by outward signs or ajjpearancc,
undefilcd, unaffected, unconditioned (opj). sa°) S 1.188;
IV. 225 (phassa), 268, 360 (samadhi) ; M 1.296 (ceto-
vimutti) ; A 1.82 ; 111.292 ; iv.78 ; Vin in. 129 ; Th i, 92 ;
D III. 219, 249 ; Dh 92 ; Sn 342 ; Ps 1.60, 91 ; 11.36, 59 sq.
(vimokha), 65 sq., 99; Dhs 530 'read a° 1-^- ;,=./.
Vism 236; DhsA 223 (absence of the 3 lakkhaijas)
Miln 333, 413 ; Dh.\ 11.172 ; ThA
211*. sanimitta S v.213 sq. ; A
50. See a.lsoCpd. 199,
1.82.
-&nusarin following outward signs ( = °gahin) A
prognostication, prophecy
111.292 ; Nett 25 ; -kamma
Vin v. I 72 ; Vbh 353; -karana = gahin S iv.2g7; -gahin
" taking signs," enticed or led away by outward signs,
entranced with the general appearance, sensuously
attracted. D 1.70 (cp. Dialogues 1.80) ; 111.225 ; S iv. 104,
168 ; A
II. 16 ; 111.99 ; V.348 ; Pug 20, 24, 58 ; Dhs 1345 ;
Miln 367, 403. Cp. Vism 151, 209.
Niminati [Sk. niminoti in diff. meaning, the P. meaning
being ng influenced mflucnced by ma; ni-(- minati, mi to fix, measure
cp Sk. nimaya barter, change] to turn round, change
to barter, exchange for (c. instr.) : pres. imper. nimina
J V.343 ( =r parivattehi Com.); pres. ist pi. nimimhase
J 11.369, pot. nimineyya J in. 63 ; fut. nimissati J v.271,
453 (devatahi nirayag); aor. nimmini niminitva Milo 279.
J 111.63 ger.
;
Nimisa [cp. Vedic nimis f. & nimina nt.] winking, shutting
the eyes ; animisa
nimesa.
not winking Davs v.26. See also
Nimisata (f) [abstr. to nimisati] winking J vi.336 (a°).
Nimisati [Sk. nimi.sati, ni-l- misati] to wink D 11.20 (aniniisanto,
not winking; v. 1. BB animm" ; J 111.96 (ummisati-H).
Cp. nimisata.
Nimilati (& Nimmilati) [ni-l- milati] to shut, close (the
eyes) J 1.279; DhA 11. 6 (akkhini nimmilitug nasakkhi).
Caus. nim(m)i-leti id. M 1.120; DhA 11.28 (paralokag ;
opp. ummileti) ; J 1.279; Vism 292 (akkhini ni°).
Nimogga (adj.) [cp. Sk. nimagna, pp. of nimujjati] plunged,
immersed in, sunk down or fallen into (-°) (c. loc.)
Vin III. 106 (guthakupe sasisakag n.); D 1.75; J 1.4;
lH-393 (guthakalale), 415; Nd' 26; Pug 71 ; Miln 262 ;
Sdhp 573.
Nimujja (nimmujja) [Sk. *nimajj-ya] diving, immersion, in
cpd. umraujja-nimujja(g karoti) D 1.78. See ummujja.
Nimujjati [Sk. nimajjati, ni-(- mujjati] to sink down, plunge
into (with loc), dive in, be immersed A iv.i i ; Pug 74 ;
J 1.66, 70; III. 163,
PvA
393 (kamakalale) ; iv.139; aor.
nimujji J 11.293 :
47 (udake). — Caus. nimujjati (so
read for nimujjati J v. 268) & nimujjapeti to cause to
sink or dive, to drown J 111.133; iv.142 (navag). — pp.
nimugga q. v.
Nimujiana (nt.) [Sk. nimajjana] diving, ducking; bathing
PvA 47.
Nimesa [ = nimisa, cp. Vedic nimesa] winking Miln 194.
Nimokkha = vimokkha S 1.2 (v. 1. SS vi", preferable).
Nimba [Sk. nimba, non-Aryan] the Nimb tree (.Azadirachta
Indica), bearing a bitter leaf, & noted for its hard
wood Vin 1.152 (°kosa). 284 (id.), 201 ("kasava) ; A 1.32 ;
V.212; Vv 33-'° (°mutthi, a handful of N. leaves); J
II. 105, 106; DhA 1.52 (°kosa) ; DhsA 320 ("panna, the
leaf of the N. as example of tittaka, bitter taste) :
142 Cpalasa) ; PvA
VvA
220 ("rukkhassa daiidena katasfila).
NimmaQsa (adj.) [nis-l-magsa] fleshless M 1.5S, 364;
Pv.\ 68.
Nimmakkha (adj.) [nis-f makkha, cp. Sk. nirmatsara
without egotism, not false, not slandering Sn 56 (cp.
Nd^ 356 niakkha — nifthuriya ; see also SnA 108. paraguna-vinasana-Iakkhano
makkho).
Nimmakkhika (adj.) [Sk. ninnak^ika] free from flics
J 1.262 : DhA 1.59.
Nimmajjana (Nimminjana ?) [*mrd-yana ? perhaps non-
Aryan] a kind of (oil-)cake Vv a'-'^ (niminajjani—. tilapifinaka
VvA 147); Pv 1.10'° ("minjana, v. 1. B13 "maj-
jani) ; PvA
47 (doni°).
Nimmathana (nt.) fnis-l- mathana] crushing J in. 252 ;
Vism 234 (sattu"); DhA 111.404; VvA 284.
Nimmatheti [nis-l- matheti] to crush out, suppress, destroy
J
i.3.(". Cp. abhimatthati.
Nimmadana (nt.) [to nimmadeti] touching, touch, crushing,
subduing A 11.34 (mada-nimmadana, crushing out
pride; may, however, be taken as nis-(- mada of mBd =
" de-priding," lit. disintoxication); Bu 1.81 ; Vism 293.