Animisha Name Meaning in Hindi — Meaning, Source & Citations

अनिमिष animiṣa

girl / boy / neuter 4 syllables SLP1 animiza

As a deity name

Name 92 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu

Name 215 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed

As a Hindi name

अनिमिष · adj

निमेष रहीत । स्थिरदृष्टि । टकटकी बाँधकर देखने वाला · जागरूक (को॰) · विकसित । खुलाहुआ । जैसे आँख या पुष्प — Śabdasāgara

अनिमिष · adv

बिना पलक गिराए । एकटक · निरंतर — Śabdasāgara

Cited formation "अनिमिष" is अ- + निमिष: निमिष means "Winking ortwinkling (of the eye)", and the prefix अ- forms negation, lack. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago

Cited formation "अनिमिष" is अ- + निमिष: निमिष means "Winking ortwinkling (of the eye)", and the prefix अ- forms without, lacking. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §4(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago

As a Sanskrit word

not winking, looking steadily, vigilant, &c.

Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)

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Gender counterpart

The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.