-मान

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• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.n̪ɐ/

-मान • (-māna)

1. forms present participle corresponding to verbs by attaching to their stems

   ‎वर्तते (vartate, “is”) + ‎-मान (-māna) → ‎वर्तमान (vartamāna, “being, existent”)

   ‎मन्यते (manyate, “believes, thinks”) + ‎-मान (-māna) → ‎मन्यमान (manyamāna, “believing, thinking”)

   ‎गच्छति (gacchati, “goes”) + ‎-मान (-māna) → ‎गच्छमान (gacchamāna, “going”)

   ‎दृश्यते (dṛśyate, “is seen”, passive) + ‎-मान (-māna) → ‎दृश्यमान (dṛśyamāna, “being seen, visible”)

   ‎कारयति (kārayati, “causes to do”, causative) + ‎-मान (-māna) → ‎कारयमाण (kārayamāṇa, “causing”)

• In Sanskrit grammar, this suffix is termed शानच् (śānac).