Vimati: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Vimati means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaVimati (विमत�) refers to a “dispute�, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 7.22.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVimati (विमत�) or Vicikitsā refers to “doubt� and represents one of the seven Anuśaya (tendencies of defilement), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 3).—Accordingly, “There are seven tendencies of defilement (Գśⲹ): (1) Գśⲹ of attachment to pleasure (峾岵), (2) Գśⲹ of hostility (pratigha), (3) Գśⲹ of attachment to existence (屹岵), (4) Գśⲹ of pride (Բ), (5) Գśⲹ of ignorance (), (6) Գśⲹ of wrong view (ṛṣṭi), (7) Գśⲹ of doubt (쾱ٲ or vimati). These are the seven Գśⲹs. [...]�
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāVimati (विमत�) refers to “doubt �, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then again, the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja uttered these verses to that Bodhisattva, the great being Guṇarājaprabhāsa: �(22) [...] The one who is free from the impurities of darkness after attaining splendour (ǰ첹), who cuts off the mind of doubt (vimati) of the doubtful, and therefore establishes [living beings] in liberation (ǰṣa), him, the Sugata I ask for the sake of them. [...]’�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Vimati (विमत�) refers to “opposed opinions�, according to Vāgīśvarakīrti’s Tattvaratnāvalokavivaraṇa.—Accordingly, “This is the work to dispel all opposed opinions (پ-śī) of Vāgīśvara [Vāgīśvarakīrti], whose dedication to the glorious Samāja [Guhyasamāja] is supreme and whose devotion) is without blemish�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvimati : (f.) doubt; perplexity.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVimati, (f.) (vi+mati) doubt, perplexity, consternation D. I, 105; S. IV, 327; A. II, 79, 185; Ap 29; Dhs. 425; J. III, 522; Miln. 119, 144, 339; DA. I, 274. (Page 630)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryvimati (ဝိမတ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
[vi+mati,vigatā mati vimati.mahāni,ṭṭha,379.vimati-saṃ.vimai-prā.]
[ဝ�+မတိ၊ ဝိဂတ� မတ� ဝိမတိ။ မဟာနိ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၃၇၉။ ဝိမတ�-သံ။ ဝိမ�-ပြာ။]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvimati (विमत�).—a S Deranged in mind, crazy, fatuous. 2 Disapproving &c. See above.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvimati (विमत�).�a Deranged in mind, crazy.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVimati (विमत�).�a. Stupid, devoid of intelligence, foolish.
-پ� f.
1) Dissent, disagreement, difference of opinion.
2) Dislike.
3) Stupidity.
4) A dispute; विधि� कलाप� विमत�- रगाताम� (vidhi� kalāpau vimate- ragātām) N.7.22.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVimati (विमत�).�f. (= Pali id.), doubt: prāṇinā� ma bhavatu vimati� Lalitavistara 288.4 (verse); devaputrān °ti-prāptāñ jñātvā 350.20 (prose); idam avaci °ti-haraṇa� 370.14 (verse); °ti- samudghaṭita ity ucyate 425.15; °ti-chedaka� jina� ṣṭ貹ṛc 5.8; °ti-śamakarī (of Buddha's speech) 47.2; often with kāṅkṣ�, ṇḍī첹 223.1; Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 2130; ṣṭ貹ṛc 8.10; Ҳṇḍū 5.1; 32.25; at the end of Jātaka stories often as in پ屹Բ 297.28, syāt khalu bhikṣavo yuṣmāka� kāṅkṣ� vimatir vā�, similarly 328.1 etc.; misc., Ѳ屹ٳ i.98.14; 115.14; ٲśū첹ūٰ 7.6, etc.; vīmati, m.c., Ჹūٰ 19.35. See next items.
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īپ (वीमत�).�m.c. for vimati, q.v.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimati (विमत�).—f.
(-پ�) 1. Dislike, aversion. 2. Difference of opinion, dissent. 3. Stupidity. E. vi and mati mind.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimati (विमत�).—f. 1. difference of opinion. 2. dislike, aversion.
Vimati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and mati (मत�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimati (विमत�).�1. [feminine] disagreement, dislike, aversion.
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Vimati (विमत�).�2. [adjective] stupid, foolish.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vimati (विमत�):—[=vi-mati] [from vi] 1. vi-mati mfn. (for 2. See √m) of different opinion (-man m. difference of opinion, disagreement) [gana] ṛḍ徱
2) [v.s. ...] stupid, silly (- f. stupidity, silliness), [Bhartṛhari]
3) [=vi-mati] a vi-matsara etc. See p. 951, col. 3. For vi-mati2 See [column]3.
4) [=vi-mati] [from vi-mata > vi-man] 2. vi-mati mfn. of different opinion [gana] ṛḍ徱
5) [v.s. ...] f. difference of opinion. dissent, disagreement about ([locative case]), [Pāṇini; Naiṣadha-carita; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] dislike, aversion, [Rāmāyaṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] doubt, uncertainty, error, [Lalita-vistara; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimati (विमत�):—[vi-mati] (پ�) 2. f. Dislike; difference.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vimati (विमत�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vimai.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVimati (ವಿಮತ�):�
1) [noun] a different oipinion or view.
2) [noun] foolishness; stupidity.
3) [noun] a fool; a stupid fellow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVimati (विमत�):—adj. 1. stupid; devoid; of intelligence; foolish; 3. disagreeing; dissenting; n. dissent; 1. disagreement; difference of opinion; stupidity;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vi.
Starts with (+9): Vimata, Vimaticchedaka, Vimaticchedakatha, Vimaticchedana, Vimaticchedanapanha, Vimaticchedanapuccha, Vimaticchedanattha, Vimaticchedani, Vimatidhamma, Vimatigaha, Vimatijata, Vimatiman, Vimatinashin, Vimatinashini, Vimatinivarana, Vimatipakkhanda, Vimatipatha, Vimatipatibahana, Vimatipatikkhepa, Vimatippatta.
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Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3047 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 3116-3117 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 3048-3050 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 207 < [Volume 5 (1909)]
Milindapanha (questions of King Milinda) (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 11 - Vyaktiviveka of Mahimbhaṭṭa < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)