Manita, Mānita, Maṇita, Mānitā, Manitā: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Manita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMānita (मानित) refers to “being honoured”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.53 (“Description of Śiva’s return journey”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Then the ladies of the city indulged in the customary utterance of foul abusive words laughing, jingling and peeping at all of them. O Nārada, they took their food and rinsed their mouths. Taking leave of the mountain they returned to their apartments fully satisfied and pleased. O sage, on the third day similarly they were thus duly honoured (mānita) by the lord of mountains with customary gifts. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMānita (मानित) refers to “one who is held in high esteem” (by innumerable Tuṣita gods), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 22, v2).—Accordingly, “In all his births, the Bodhisattva is born apparitionally.—(a) According to some, the Bodhisattva mounted on a white elephant, surrounded, venerated, respected, esteemed (mānita) and served by innumerable Tuṣita gods, penetrated along with them into the belly of his mother.—(b) According to others, the Bodhisattva’s mother, possessing the concentration like a magic show caused her belly to expand inordinately; all the Bodhisattvas of the trisāhasramahāsāhasradlokadhātu, the Devas, Nāgas and Asuras were able to enter into it and come out. In this belly there is a palace and a platform. The deities set a bed there, hung banners, spread it with flowers and burned incense; all this was the result of the meritorious actions of the Bodhisattva. Next the Bodhisattva comes down and takes his place there and, by the power of his concentration, enters into the womb while staying as previously in the heaven of the Tuṣita gods”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMānita.—(LP), accepted. Note: mānita is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Manita in Latin America is the name of a plant defined with Chiranthodendron pentadactylon in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cheirostemon platanoides Bonpl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Plantae Aequinoctiales (1806)
· Histoire des Plantes (1873)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1949)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2009)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymānita : (pp. of māneti) honoured; revered; thought highly.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMānita, (pp. of māneti) revered, honoured Ud. 73 (sakkata m. pūjita apacita).—A rather singular by-form is mānikata (q. v.). (Page 529)
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 Dictionarymānita (मानित).—p (S) Respected, regarded, obeyed, honored.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaṇita (मणित).—An inarticulate murmuring sound uttered at cohabitation; मणितं रतिकूजितम् (maṇitaṃ ratikūjitam) Abh. Chin.148; सीत्कृतानि मणितं करुणोक्तिः (sītkṛtāni maṇitaṃ karuṇoktiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 1.75; संभ्रान्ता मणितवतीव पद्मवाटी (saṃbhrāntā maṇitavatīva padmavāṭī) Rām. Ch.7.67.
Derivable forms: maṇitam (मणितम्).
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Manita (मनित).—p. p. Known, understood.
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Mānita (मानित).—p. p. [man ṇic kta] Honoured, respected, esteemed.
-tam Showing honour or respect.
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Mānitā (मानिता).—
1) Haughtiness, pride.
2) Honouring, respect.
3) Being respected or honoured.
See also (synonyms): mānitva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇita (मणित).—n.
(-taṃ) Low murmuring sound uttered at cohabitation. E. maṇ to sound, aff. kta .
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Manita (मनित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Known, understood. E. man to know, aff. kta .
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Mānitā (मानिता).—f.
(-tā) Pride, dignity. E. mānin and tal aff.; also with tva, mānitvaṃ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇita (मणित).—[neuter] sound or murmur (during the sexual intercourse).
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Mānitā (मानिता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] [abstract] to seq.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maṇita (मणित):—[from maṇ] n. an inarticulate sound said to be uttered (by women, [Śiśupāla-vadha [Scholiast or Commentator]]) during cohabitation, murmur libidinosum, [Kāvya literature]
2) Manita (मनित):—[from man] mfn. known, understood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Mānitā (मानिता):—[=māni-tā] [from māni > māna] f. (ifc.) the fancying that one possesses, imaginary possession of (jñāna-m), [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] honouring, esteeming, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] pride, [Kirātārjunīya]
6) Mānita (मानित):—[from māna] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) honoured, respected, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] n. showing honour or respect, [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maṇita (मणित):—(taṃ) 1. n. Sound of friction.
2) Manita (मनित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Known.
3) Mānitā (मानिता):—(tā) 1. f. Pride, dignity.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Maṇita (मणित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Maṇia, Mannāviya, Māṇia.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaṇita (ಮಣಿತ):—
1) [noun] the act of bending or being bent.
2) [noun] (gram.) the sign added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound “ಉ” (smilar to the sound of 'u ' in the English word 'puṭ).
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Maṇita (ಮಣಿತ):—[noun] the indistinct sound emited at the time of coition.
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Mānita (ಮಾನಿತ):—[adjective] worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; respectable.
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Mānita (ಮಾನಿತ):—[noun] a man or a thing that is worthy of respect or esteem.
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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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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