Manta, Mamta, Maṇṭā, Māntā: 6 definitions

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Manta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Manta, (cp. Vedic mantra, fr. mantray) orig. a divine saying or decision, hence a secret plan (cp. def. of mant at Dhtp 578 by “gutta-bhāsane”), counsel; hence magic charm, spell. In particular a secret religious code or doctrine, esp. the Brahmanic texts or the Vedas, regarded as such (i.e. as the code of a sect) by the Buddhists.—1. with ref. to the Vedas usually in the pl. mantā (the Scriptures, Hymns, Incantations): D. I, 96; M. II, 166 (brahme mante adhiyitvā; mante vāceti); Sn. 249 (=devā SnA 291), 302 (mante ganthetvā, criticised by Bdhgh as brahmanic (: heretic) work in contrast with the ancient Vedas as follows: “vede bhinditvā dhammayutte porāṇa-mante nāsetvā adhamma-yutte kūṭa-mante ganthetvā” SnA 320), 1000 (with ref. to the 32 signs of a Mahāpurisa), 1018; Dh. 241 (holy studies); J. II, 100; III, 28 (maybe to be classed under 2), 537.—Sometimes in sg. : mantaṃ parivattenti brahma-cintitaṃ Pv. II, 6¹³ (=veda PvA. 97)=Vv 63¹⁶ (=veda VvA. 265);— n. pl. also mantāni, meaning “Vedas”: Miln. 10.—2 (doubtful, perhaps as sub group to No. 3) holy scriptures in general, sacred text, secret doctrine S. I, 57 (mantā dhīra “firm in doctrine” K. S. thus taking mantā as Instr.; it may better be taken as mantar); Sn. 1042 (where Nd² 497 explains as paññā etc.); Mhvs 5, 109 (Buddha° the “mantra” of the B.), 147 (id.).—3. divine utterance, a word with supernatural power, a charm, spell, magic art, witchcraft Miln. 11 (see about manta in the Jātakas: Fick, Sociale Gliederung 152, 153). At PvA. 117 m. is combined with yoga and ascribed to the devas, while y. is referred to men.—J. I, 200 (+paritta); III, 511 (°ṃ karoti to utter a charm, cast a spell); DhA. IV, 227. There are several special charms mentioned at var. places of the Jātakas, e.g. one called Vedabbha, by means of which under a certain constellation one is able to produce a shower of gems from the air J. I, 253 (nakkhatta-yoge laddhe taṃ mantaṃ parivattetvā ākāse ulloki, tato ākāsato satta-ratana-vassaṃ vassati). Others are: paṭhavī-jaya m. (by means of which one conquers the earth) J. II, 243; sabba-rāva-jānana° (of knowing all sounds, of animals) III, 415; nidhi-uddharana° (of finding secret treasures) III, 116; catukaṇṇa° (four-cornered) VI, 392, etc.—4. advice, counsel, plan, design Vin. IV, 308 (°ṃ saṃharati to foil a plan); J. VI, 438.—5. (adj.) (-°) parivattana° a charm that can be said, an effective charm J. I, 200; bahu° knowing many charms, very tricky DhA. II, 4; bhinna° one who has neglected an advice J. VI, 437, 438.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

manta (मंत).—An adjunct formed from mat or mān S, and attached freely to nouns to turn them into attributives; as buddhimanta, śaktimanta. As the grounds and rules upon which are distinguished mān & vān, the affixes from which manta & vanta are respectively derived, are operative, although indeed with less rigor, upon these their derivatives, see the distinction stated under mān & vān.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

manta (मंत).—An adjunct for mat and vat showing possession and attached freely to nouns to turn them into attributes as buddhimanta, śrīmanta..

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Maṃta (मंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Matran.

2) Maṃta (मंत) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Mantra.

3) Maṃta (मंत) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Māntra.

4) Maṃtā (मंता) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Matvā.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṃta (ಮಂತ):—[noun] = ಮಂತು [mamtu].

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Māṃta (ಮಾಂತ):—[noun] a word ending with the consonant or with the sound 'ಮ'.

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Māṃta (ಮಾಂತ):—

1) [noun] an excellent, superior man.

2) [noun] the superior of a monastery, temple, etc.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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