मन्त्र
Hindi
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मन्त्र • (mantra) m
- alternative spelling of मंत्र (mantra)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मन्त्र mantra |
मन्त्र mantra |
| oblique | मन्त्र mantra |
मन्त्रों mantrõ |
| vocative | मन्त्र mantra |
मन्त्रो mantro |
Nepali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मन्त्र • (mantra)
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- মন্ত্ৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬦ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
- মন্ত্র (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰡𑰿𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- မန္တြ (Burmese script)
- મન્ત્ર (Gujarati script)
- ਮਨ੍ਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂢𑂹𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಮನ್ತ್ರ (Kannada script)
- មន្ត្រ (Khmer script)
- ມນ຺ຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
- മന്ത്ര (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘡𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧁𑧠𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐣𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
- ମନ୍ତ୍ର (Odia script)
- ꢪꢥ꣄ꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆤𑇀𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖡𑖿𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
- මන්ත්ර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩯 𑪙𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚝𑚶𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
- மந்த்ர (Tamil script)
- మన్త్ర (Telugu script)
- มนฺตฺร (Thai script)
- མ་ནྟྲ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒢𑓂𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨝𑩇𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mántras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬄𐬚𐬭𐬀 (mąθra). The Sanskrit root is मन् (man).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मन्त्र • (mántra) stem, m or n
- sacred text or speech
- a prayer or song of praise (RV. AV. TS.), a sacred formula addressed to any individual deity; a mantra
- a Vedic hymn or sacrificial formula, that portion of the Veda which contains the texts called ऋच् (ṛc-) or यजुस् (yajus-) or सामन् (sāman) or अथर्वन् (atharvan) (as opposed to the Brahmana or Upanishad portions); a mantra
- a mystical verse or magical formula (sometimes personified), incantation, charm, spell; a mantra
- consultation, resolution, counsel, advice, plan, design, secret
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मन्त्रः (mántraḥ) | मन्त्रौ (mántrau) मन्त्रा¹ (mántrā¹) |
मन्त्राः (mántrāḥ) मन्त्रासः¹ (mántrāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मन्त्रम् (mántram) | मन्त्रौ (mántrau) मन्त्रा¹ (mántrā¹) |
मन्त्रान् (mántrān) |
| instrumental | मन्त्रेण (mántreṇa) | मन्त्राभ्याम् (mántrābhyām) | मन्त्रैः (mántraiḥ) मन्त्रेभिः¹ (mántrebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मन्त्राय (mántrāya) | मन्त्राभ्याम् (mántrābhyām) | मन्त्रेभ्यः (mántrebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मन्त्रात् (mántrāt) | मन्त्राभ्याम् (mántrābhyām) | मन्त्रेभ्यः (mántrebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मन्त्रस्य (mántrasya) | मन्त्रयोः (mántrayoḥ) | मन्त्राणाम् (mántrāṇām) |
| locative | मन्त्रे (mántre) | मन्त्रयोः (mántrayoḥ) | मन्त्रेषु (mántreṣu) |
| vocative | मन्त्र (mántra) | मन्त्रौ (mántrau) मन्त्रा¹ (mántrā¹) |
मन्त्राः (mántrāḥ) मन्त्रासः¹ (mántrāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मन्त्रम् (mántram) | मन्त्रे (mántre) | मन्त्राणि (mántrāṇi) मन्त्रा¹ (mántrā¹) |
| accusative | मन्त्रम् (mántram) | मन्त्रे (mántre) | मन्त्राणि (mántrāṇi) मन्त्रा¹ (mántrā¹) |
| instrumental | मन्त्रेण (mántreṇa) | मन्त्राभ्याम् (mántrābhyām) | मन्त्रैः (mántraiḥ) मन्त्रेभिः¹ (mántrebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मन्त्राय (mántrāya) | मन्त्राभ्याम् (mántrābhyām) | मन्त्रेभ्यः (mántrebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मन्त्रात् (mántrāt) | मन्त्राभ्याम् (mántrābhyām) | मन्त्रेभ्यः (mántrebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मन्त्रस्य (mántrasya) | मन्त्रयोः (mántrayoḥ) | मन्त्राणाम् (mántrāṇām) |
| locative | मन्त्रे (mántre) | मन्त्रयोः (mántrayoḥ) | मन्त्रेषु (mántreṣu) |
| vocative | मन्त्र (mántra) | मन्त्रे (mántre) | मन्त्राणि (mántrāṇi) मन्त्रा¹ (mántrā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Assamese: মাত (mat)
- Sylheti: ꠝꠣꠔ (mat)
- → Assamese: মন্ত্ৰ (montro)
- → Bengali: মন্ত্র (môntrô)
- → Chinese: 曼特羅 / 曼特罗 (màntèluó)
- → Danish: mantra
- → English: mantra
- → French: mantra
- → Finnish: mantra
- → Hindustani:
- → Japanese: マントラ (mantora)
- → Korean: 만트라 (manteura)
- → Malay: mantra, mantera
- → Indonesian: mantra
- → Marathi: मंत्र (mantra)
- → Portuguese: mantra
- → Punjabi:
- → Russian: ма́нтра (mántra)
- → Serbo-Croatian: mantra
- → Spanish: mantra
- → Tamil: மந்திரம் (mantiram)
- → Telugu: మంత్రము (mantramu)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899), “मन्त्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 785/3, 786/1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 311
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 517. a) β), page 703
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