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A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

निमित्तnimitta[ni-mitta] n. aim, mark; sign, token; omen; cause, occasion; motive; instrument, efficient cause; --˚ a.…
[ni-mitta] neuter aim, mark; sign, token; omen; cause, occasion; motive; instrument, efficient cause; --˚ adjective having -as a cause, caused by: -m yâ, be the occasion, bear the blame; accusative, instrumental, dative on account of; -tas, adverb, -ial, -ially by a special cause; -tva, neuter causality; -hetu, masculine efficient cause: -tva, neuter abstract neuter
In the Gita1·30

निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव ॥

nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava. — I am not able to stand and my mind seems to be whirling; also I see evil omens, O Keshava. 1·30
- निमित्तानिnimittāninominative plural of the neuter noun nimitta (omen, cause, motive).
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अतोनिमित्तम्atonimittam[ato-nimittam] ad. for that reason, therefore.

[ato-nimittam] adverb, -ial, -ially for that reason, therefore.

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अनिमित्तanimitta[a-nimitta] n. bad omen; a. not to be predicted, precarious; groundless: ˚--, -m, -tas, ad. causelessly.

[a-nimitta] neuter bad omen; adjective not to be predicted, precarious; groundless: ˚--, -m, -tas, adverb, -ial, -ially causelessly.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

निमित्तnimittan. (possibly connected with नि-√मा above) a butt, mark, target MBh.
1. neuter gender (possibly connected with नि-√मा a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) a butt, mark, target MBh.
2. neuter gender sign, omen Mn. Ya1jn5. MBh. etc. (confer, compare दुर्-न्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
3. neuter gender cause, motive, ground, reason Up. Kap. Var. Mn. MBh. Ka1v. etc. (in all oblique cases Equivalent to because of, on account of confer, compare Pa1n2. 2-3, 23 Pat.; masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' caused or occasioned by; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्तं√या, to be the cause of anything Ka1d.)
4. neuter gender (in philosophy) instrumental or efficient cause (opp. to उपा*दान, the operative or material cause) Veda7ntas. Bha1sha1p.
5. neuter gender Equivalent to आगन्तु
6. neuter gender देह
7. neuter gender आदेश
8. neuter gender पर्वन् Lexicographers
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अतोनिमित्तम्atonimittamind. on this ground, for this reason.

indeclinable on this ground, for this reason.

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अनिमित्तanimittamf(आ)n. having no adequate occasion, causeless, groundless
1. mf(आ)neuter gender having no adequate occasion, causeless, groundless
2. neuter gender absence of an adequate cause or occasion, groundlessness.
3. (also) masculine gender (scilicet विमोक्ष) unconditioned salvation (with Buddhists one of the three kinds of s˚), Dharmas. 73
4. neuter gender a bad omen, Mr2icch.
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अनिमित्ततस्animittatasind. groundlessly Mn. iv, 144.

indeclinable groundlessly Mn. iv, 144.

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अनिमित्तनिराकृतanimittanirākṛtamfn. groundlessly rejected S3a1k.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective groundlessly rejected S3a1k.

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अनिमित्तलिङ्गनासanimittaliṅganāsam. "unaccountable loss of distinct vision", N. of an ophthalmic disease ending in total blindness (perhaps…

masculine gender "unaccountable loss of distinct vision", Name of an ophthalmic disease ending in total blindness (perhaps amaurosis).

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अनिमित्तanimittaa, Causeless, groundless; casual, incidental; आलक्ष्यदन्तमुकुलाननिमित्तहासैः &Sacute.7.17; ˚त्तं मित्रम्…
a, Causeless, groundless; casual, incidental; आलक्ष्यदन्तमुकुलाननिमित्तहासैः &Sacute.7.17; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedत्तं मित्रम् disinterested, Dk.25; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउत्कण्ठा M.3.9.
Derived forms and compounds
- -त्तम्
  
  Absence of an adequate cause or occasion, causelessness, groundlessness.
  
  A bad omen, ill-omen; चारुदत्तस्यैव दर्शनमनिमित्तं प्रमार्जयिष्यति Mk.6; ममानिमित्तानि हि खेदयन्ति 9.1; शमनार्थम् अनिमित्तस्य Ve.2.3.
  
  Not a valid means of knowledge अनिमित्तं विद्यमानोपलम्भनात् MS.1.1.4. -Adverb, -denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedतः Groundlessly, causelessly, without any adequate cause; अनिमित्तमिन्दु- वदने किमत्रभवतः पराङ्मुखीभवसि M.1.18; अनातुरः स्वानि रवानि न स्पृशेदनिमित्ततः Ms.4.144.
- -निराक्रिया averting ill omens.
- -लिङ्गनाशः a kind of ophthalmic disease ending in total darkness.
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