Mantar, Maṇṭar, Māṇṭār, Māntar: 4 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMantar, (n. ag. of mant, cp. Sk. *mantṛ a thinker) a sage, seer, wise man, usually appositionally Nom. mantā “as a sage, ” “like a thinker, ” a form which looks like a fem. and is mostly explained as such by the Commentaries. Mantā has also erroneously been taken as Instr. of manta, or as a so-called ger. of manteti, in which latter two functions it has been explained at “jānitvā. ” The form has evidently puzzled the old commentators, as early as the Niddesa; through the Abhp (153, 979) it has come down at mantā “wisdom” to Childers. Kern, Toev. s. v. hesitates and only comes half near the truth. The Index to Pj. marks the word with? ‹-› S. I, 57 (+dhīra; translation “firm in doctrine”); Sn. 159 (“in truth, ” opp. to musā; SnA 204 explanations m. =paññā; tāya paricchinditvā bhāsati), 916 (mantā asmī ti, explained at SnA 562 by “mantāya”), 1040=1042 (=Nd2 497 mantā vuccati paññā etc.); Vv 636 (explained as jānitvā paññāya paricchinditvā VvA. 262).—Besides this form we have a shortened manta (Nom.) at Sn. 455 (akiñcano+), which is explained at SnA 402 as mantā jānitvā. It is to be noted that for manta-bhāṇin at Sn. 850 the Nd1 219 reads mantā and explains customarily by “mantāya pariggahetvā vācaṃ bhāsati. ” (Page 522)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaṇṭar (மண்டர்) noun probably from மண்டு-. [mandu-.] Heroes, champions, soldiers; படைவீரர். (திவா.) [padaivirar. (thiva.)]
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Māṇṭār (மாண்டார்) noun < மாண்-. [man-.] The illustrious, the great; மாட்சிமையுள்ளவர். வீறெய்தி மாண்டார் [madsimaiyullavar. vireythi mandar] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 665).
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Māṇṭār (மாண்டார்) noun < மாள்-. [mal-.] The dead; இறந்தவர். மாண்டார் வருவரோ மாநிலத்தீர் [iranthavar. mandar varuvaro manilathir] (நல்வழி [nalvazhi], 10).
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Māntar (மாந்தர்) noun
1. Human beings; மக்கள். மாந்தர் மக்க ளென்னும் பெயரும் [makkal. manthar makka lennum peyarum] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 163).
2. Male persons; ஆடவர். தோள் சேர்ந்த மாந்தர் துயர்கூர [adavar. thol serntha manthar thuyarkura] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 145, 13).
3. Watchmen; ஊர்காவலர். நல்லிருள் மாந்தர் கடி கொண்ட கங்குல் [urkavalar. nallirul manthar kadi konda kangul] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 142, 33).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+5): Mamtara, Mamtaravariju, Mamtarisu, Mamtaru, Mantara-kenkaiyon, Mantaraccilai, Mantaracu, Mantaracucceti, Mantarai, Mantarakacam, Mantarakam, Mantarakanti, Mantarakiri, Mantarakkal, Mantarakkonrai, Mantaram, Mantaramalai, Mantarameru, Mantaran, Mantaran-ceralirumporai.
Ends with: Abhimantar, Amantar, Anumantar, Avamantar, Cirattamantar, Dharmantar, Janmajanmaantar, Janmantar, Kucumantar, Kurmantar, Kushmantar, Mankalamantar, Mul Mantra, Samantar, Vampamantar, Vetamantar.
Full-text (+7): Mandar, Mul Mantra, Manthar, Mantavar, Mamthara, Vetamantar, Madarakantha, Vampamantar, Putuvor, Mankalamantar, Mandara, Kutivalkkai, Veruli, Kurmma, Mantabhanin, Mandaragiri, Mantan, Totarcci, Matippu, Ili.
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