Anumantr: 2 definitions

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Anumantr means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anumantr (अनुमन्त्र्).—1 A. To consecrate or accompany with sacred hymns or magical formulas; to dismiss with sacred and auspicious words, dismiss with a blessing; विसृष्टश्च वामदेवानुमन्त्रितोऽश्वः (visṛṣṭaśca vāmadevānumantrito'śvaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 2. (v. l. for abhimantrita); रथमारोप्य कृष्णेन यत्र कर्णोऽनुमन्त्रितः (rathamāropya kṛṣṇena yatra karṇo'numantritaḥ) Mb.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anumantr (अनुमन्त्र्):—[=anu-√mantr] to accompany with or consecrate by magic formulas;

—to dismiss with a blessing.

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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.

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