Manavant, Mānavant: 5 definitions
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Manavant means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Mānavant, (adj.) (fr. māna1) possessed of pride, full of conceit; neg. a° not proud Th. 1, 1222. (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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Mānavant (मानवन्त्).—[māna + vant], adj., f. vatī. 1. Proud. 2. Angry, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 84.
Mānavant (मानवन्त्).—[adjective] enjoying honour, high-spirited, disdainful; [feminine] vatī = māninī (v. mānin).
Mānavant (मानवन्त्):—(von 1. māna) adj. = mānin [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 107.]
1) Ehren geniessend [TAITT. Upakośā 3, 10, 3. 7.] —
2) f. grollend (in Folge verletzten Stolzes oder aus Eifersucht) [Kathāsaritsāgara 1, 25.] [Śiśupālavadha 9, 84.] mānavatījana [Spr. 1779.]
Mānavant (मानवन्त्):—Adj. —
1) Ehren geniessend. —
2) vatī grollend ; Subst. ein schmollendes Weib.
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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