Alternative spellings of this word include Mananiy.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Mānanīya (माननीय) refers to the “honorable (knowledge being)”, according to the Kalaśa Pūjā [i.e., Kalasha Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “By transformation of the sign of one's own seed, Reflected upon the circle of one's own divinities. A victorious heart, with a curved mouth, the honorable knowledge being (jñānasattva-mānanīya), Beheld in the front, having first prepared holy water for the feet, offer it”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mānanīya (माननीय).—a (S) Worthy of obedience, reverence, honor, credit; proper to be honored, believed, or trusted.

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

mānanīya (माननीय).—a worthy of honour.

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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 dictionary

Mānanīya (माननीय).—a. Fit to be honoured, worthy of honour, deserving to be honoured (with gen.); मेनां मुनीनामपि माननीयाम् (menāṃ munīnāmapi mānanīyām) Kumārasambhava 1.18; R.1.11.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mānanīya (माननीय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) To be respected or revered. E. māna to respect, anīyar aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mānanīya (माननीय).—[adjective] to be revered or honoured.

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

1) Mananīya (मननीय):—[from man] mfn. ([probably]) containing homage or praise (as a hymn), [Nirukta, by Yāska x, 5] (others ‘estimable’).

2) Mānanīya (माननीय):—[from māna] mfn. to be honoured, deserving honour from ([genitive case]), [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] m. an honourable man, [Kādambarī]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mānanīya (माननीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] That should be revered or regarded.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mananiya in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mānanīya (माननीय) [Also spelled mananiy]:—(a) honourable; revered; respectable; (int) your honour.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mananīya (ಮನನೀಯ):—[adjective] fit or proper to concentrate, cogitate or meditate on.

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Mananīya (ಮನನೀಯ):—[noun] a subject, thing, that is fit to concentrate, cogitate or meditate on.

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Mānanīya (ಮಾನನೀಯ):—[adjective] worthy of being honoured; of good reputation; respectable.

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Mānanīya (ಮಾನನೀಯ):—

1) [noun] that which or a man who is worthy of being honoured.

2) [noun] honour; respect; esteem; favourable regard.

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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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Ends with: Amananiya, Avamananiya, Sammananiya, Sammmananiya, Sanmananiya.

Full-text: Manayitavya, Patitya, Avamananiya, Sammananiya, Amantavya, Mananiy, Manana, Manan, Man.

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