Dictionary meanings for nimīl from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. 1 To shut the eyes; R. 12. 65; Ms. 1. 52.
2 To close the eyes in death, die; nimimīla na- rottamapriyā hṛtacaṃdrā tamaseva kaumudī R. 8. 37.
3 To obscure (fig.); prajālopa- nimīlitaḥ R. 1. 68.
4 To be closed or shut, (as eyes, flowers &c.); nimīlitānāmiva paṃkajānāṃ.
5 To dis- appear, vanish, set (fig. also); na- reśe jīvaloko'yaṃ nimīlati nimīlati H. 3. 145; dyaurnimīlitanakṣatrā Hariv. Caus. 1 To...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -mīlati, to shut the eyes, fall asleep; to close (as flowers), die, disappear Mn.; MBh.; Ka1v. &c; Caus. -mīlayati (te), to close (the eyes, eyelids, blossoms &c) MBh.; Ka1v. &c (cf. ni-mīlita below). 070162 551,2 109024 mf (ikA) n. shutting the eyes 551,2 109025 f. See below. 070163 551,2 109026 n. shutting the eyes Ka1v. (met. = death L.) 551,2 109027