निमि

nimi

1) m. N. of sev. kings of Videha Mn. MBh. etc.;

of a son of Dattâtreya MBh. ;
of a son of Ikshvāku Pur. (having lost his body through the curse of Vasishṭha he occupied the eyes of all living beings, hence the opening andﾠ shutting of men's eyelids;
cf. ni-misha andﾠ seeﾠ VP. IV, 5 );
of 21st Jaina Arhat of present Ava-sarpiṇī (identified with the former Nimi) L. ;
of a son of Bhajamāna VP. ;
of a son of Daṇḍa-pāṇi BhP. ;
of a Dānava Hariv. (v.l. ḍimbha);
the closing orﾠ winking of the eyes, twinkling BhP. IX, 24, 64. ;
ni-mi

2) 1. P. -minoti (pf. -mimā́ya Pass. -mīyate), to fix orﾠ dig in, erect, raise RV. AV. Br. etc.;

to perceive, notice, understand (?) AV. IV, 16, 5. ;
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