to send a message, to call, summon, invite, coax (to = c. instr. Snp.981 (nimantayi aor., āsanena asked him to sit down) Ja.vi.365; Cnd.342; Dhp-a.iii.171 (˚ayiṃsu); DN-a.i.169; Vv-a.47 (pānīyena invite to a drink); Pv-a.75, Pv-a.95. pp. nimantita, q.v
■ Cp. abhi˚.

Sk. nimantrayati, ni + manteti