nimna , adj. (= Pali ninna; cf. abhi-nimna ; in this sense once in Skt. , pw 7 App. ), inclined to, bent upon, headed for ; often parallel with pravaṇa and prāgbhāra , as final in cpds. : LV 180.16 viveka-ni°, -pravaṇa, -prāgbhāra; Mv iii.62.13 nirvāṇa-ni°, pra°, prāg°; iii.61.8 , same without °nimna; Mvy 808 (read sarvajñatā-ni°); 5163 (separate word, but associated with the other two); Divy 50.12 buddha-ni° dharma-pravaṇā samgha-prāgbhārā; same 80.4 ; Av i.65.3—4 etc. (cliché); apāya-ni°, prav°, -prāg° headed for … , Divy 95.28 ; Av i.16.17 ; dharma-nimnatā °pravaṇatā °prāgbhāratā Śikṣ 191.8 .
nimna a. 1 Deep( lit. and fig. ); cakitahariRIprekzaRA nimnanABiH Me. 82 ; Rs. 5. 12 ; Śi. 10. 58. 2 Low, depressed. — mna 1 Depth, low ground, low land; (kaH) payaSca nimnABimuKaM pratIpayet Ku. 5. 5 ; na ca nimnAdiva salilaM nivartate me tato hfdayaM Ś. 3. 1 ; Y. 2. 151 ; Rs. 2. 13. 2 A slope, declivity. 3 ( pb ) A gap, chasm in the ground. 4 A depression, low part; jalanibiqitavastravyaktanimnonnatABiH Māl. 4. 10. Comp. — unnata a. low and high, depressed and elevated, uneven. — gataM a low place. — gA a river, a mountain-stream: R. 8. 8.