मन्त्र

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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari: मन्त्र

Noun

मन्त्र (mantra)

  1. mantra, chant

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántram, from Proto-Indo-European *mén-trom, from *men- (to think) +‎ *-trom, hence "instrument of thought". Related to मनस् (mánas, mind). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬄𐬚𐬭𐬀 (mąθra).

Pronunciation

Noun

मन्त्र (mántra) stemm or n

  1. sacred text or speech
  2. a prayer or song of praise (RV. AV. TS.), a sacred formula addressed to any individual deity; a mantra
  3. a Vedic hymn or sacrificial formula, that portion of the Veda which contains the texts called ऋच् (ṛc-) or यजुस् (yajus-) or सामन् (sāma) or अथर्वन् (atharvan) (as opposed to the Brahmana or Upanishad portions); a mantra
  4. a mystical verse or magical formula (sometimes personified), incantation, charm, spell; a mantra
  5. consultation, resolution, counsel, advice, plan, design, secret

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मन्त्र
singular dual plural
nominative मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) मन्त्रौ (mantrau)
मन्त्रा¹ (mantrā¹)
मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ)
मन्त्रासः¹ (mantrāsaḥ¹)
vocative मन्त्र (mantra) मन्त्रौ (mantrau)
मन्त्रा¹ (mantrā¹)
मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ)
मन्त्रासः¹ (mantrāsaḥ¹)
accusative मन्त्रम् (mantram) मन्त्रौ (mantrau)
मन्त्रा¹ (mantrā¹)
मन्त्रान् (mantrān)
instrumental मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) मन्त्राभ्याम् (mantrābhyām) मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ)
मन्त्रेभिः¹ (mantrebhiḥ¹)
dative मन्त्राय (mantrāya) मन्त्राभ्याम् (mantrābhyām) मन्त्रेभ्यः (mantrebhyaḥ)
ablative मन्त्रात् (mantrāt) मन्त्राभ्याम् (mantrābhyām) मन्त्रेभ्यः (mantrebhyaḥ)
genitive मन्त्रस्य (mantrasya) मन्त्रयोः (mantrayoḥ) मन्त्राणाम् (mantrāṇām)
locative मन्त्रे (mantre) मन्त्रयोः (mantrayoḥ) मन्त्रेषु (mantreṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of मन्त्र
singular dual plural
nominative मन्त्रम् (mantram) मन्त्रे (mantre) मन्त्राणि (mantrāṇi)
मन्त्रा¹ (mantrā¹)
vocative मन्त्र (mantra) मन्त्रे (mantre) मन्त्राणि (mantrāṇi)
मन्त्रा¹ (mantrā¹)
accusative मन्त्रम् (mantram) मन्त्रे (mantre) मन्त्राणि (mantrāṇi)
मन्त्रा¹ (mantrā¹)
instrumental मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) मन्त्राभ्याम् (mantrābhyām) मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ)
मन्त्रेभिः¹ (mantrebhiḥ¹)
dative मन्त्राय (mantrāya) मन्त्राभ्याम् (mantrābhyām) मन्त्रेभ्यः (mantrebhyaḥ)
ablative मन्त्रात् (mantrāt) मन्त्राभ्याम् (mantrābhyām) मन्त्रेभ्यः (mantrebhyaḥ)
genitive मन्त्रस्य (mantrasya) मन्त्रयोः (mantrayoḥ) मन्त्राणाम् (mantrāṇām)
locative मन्त्रे (mantre) मन्त्रयोः (mantrayoḥ) मन्त्रेषु (mantreṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

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Descendants

References

  • 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]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 311