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नियन्ति (niyanti)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
niyanti, nom. °tiḥ, addiction to, absorption in, so read with v.l. Mvy 〔5383〕 for (kāma-)niyantrī, text
Mironov niyanti (so!)
= niyati, q.v.
the Jap. definition (for kāma-niyantrī) means one who pursues pleasure
Bhīk 〔24a.3〕 kāmaniyantiḥ, without v.l., confirming the form and mg.
occurs in a list of synonyms, kāma-snehaḥ, -premaḥ, kāmālayaḥ, kāmaniyantiḥ, kāmādhyavasānam. The Tib. on Mvy 〔5383〕 is confused and contains, after ḥdod pa la, for lusts (kāma-), either ḥtsuṅs pa or ḥchums pa
the latter is prob. correct and means wishing, longing for (see Jä. and Das, the latter s.v. ḥchum pa).