Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

aṇiman अणिमन् – minuteness; aṇimā

substantive feminine · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive feminine · substantive masculine

substantive feminine

minuteness; aṇimā

substantive masculine

aṇiman; minuteness; power of becoming infinitesimal

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive masculine

aṇimán1 ·m. subtility, minuteness (also considered as a superhuman faculty).

Original text · English · substantive neuter

áṇiman2 ·n. the smallest piece or part.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Aṇiman, ā, m. (fr. aṇu, q. v.), minuteness, fine- ness, thinness; atomic nature; the superhuman power of becoming as small as an atom; (a), n., Ved. the smallest particle.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

1. aṇimán (von aṇu) m. gaṇa pṛthvādi. 1〉 Dünne, Feinheit: ārambhaṇato vai vajrasyāṇimātho daṇḍasyātho paraśoḥ AIT. BR. 2,35. yathā keśaḥ sahasradhā bhinnastāvatāṇimnā BṚH. ĀR. UP. 4,3,20. — 2〉 Magerkeit: sa yatrāyamaṇimānaṃ nyeti jarayā vopatapatā vāṇimānaṃ nigacchati BṚH. ĀR. UP. 4,3,36. grāmyāḥ paśavo ye cāraṇyā aṇimānameva tatparuṣimāṇaṃ niyanti AIT. BR. 4,26. — 3〉 die feinen Bestandtheile eines Dinges: daghnaḥ somya mathyamānasya yo 'ṇimā sa ūrdhvaḥ samudīṣati tatsarpirbhavati CHĀND. UP. 6,6,1. — 4〉 die Kunst sich unendlich klein zu machen, eine der 8 Kräfte Śivaʼs, AK. 1,1,1,31. H. 202. VET. 3,18.

Original text · German · substantive neuter

áṇiman (von aṇu) n. das kleinste Stück: gudaṃ tredhā karoti sthavima — madhyam — aṇima ŚAT. BR. 3,8,3,18.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

1. aṇiman 4〉 Verz. d. Oxf. H. 51,a,13. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 231,b,8. aṇimādyastu devatāḥ Verz. d. Oxf. H. 19,a,20.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

aṇimán — 1〉 m. — a〉 Dünne, Feinheit ŚAT. BR. 14,7,1,20. — b〉 Magerkeit. — c〉 die feinsten Bestandtheile von Etwas. — d〉 die Zauberkraft sich unendlich klein zu machen. — 2〉 áṇiman n. das kleinste Stück.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

aṇiman m. [aṇu-imanic], aṇutā-tvaṃ 1 Minuteness, smallness, thinness, leanness, fineness. 2 Atomic nature. 3 The superhuman power of becoming as small as an atom, one of the 8 powers or siddhis of Śiva; (aṇimā laghimā prāptiḥ prākāmyaṃ mahimā tathā . īśitvaṃ ca vaśitvaṃ ca tathā kāmāvasāyitā)

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

aṇimán m. Dünne, Feinheit.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

aṇiman m. (aṇu) petitesse, subtilité, ténuité. Au fig. finesse d'esprit.

Occurrences in source texts (7)

DYS 3 occurrences
DYS 12–14: Mantra Yoga 1 occurrence

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DYS 122–123: Dhyāna 1 occurrence

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DYS 125–130: Liberation in Life 1 occurrence

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HP 1 occurrence
HP 3.26-3.31: Mahāvedha 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2 occurrences
SiSa 3.68-3.80: Vāyusādhana 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.105-4.111: Śakticālana 1 occurrence

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VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 139–145: Fruit of the Ways 1 occurrence

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