Manktri, Maṅktṛ: 4 definitions

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Manktri 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.

The Sanskrit term Maṅktṛ can be transliterated into English as Manktr or Manktri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Maṅktṛ (मङ्क्तृ).—mfn. (-ktā-ktrī-ktṛ) 1. Bathing or drowning; any thing, or person. 2. Cleaning any thing by immersion. E. masj to bathe, aff. tṛc, and num augment.

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

Maṅktṛ (मङ्क्तृ).—i. e. majj + tri, m., f. trī, and n. 1. Bathing or drowning. 2. Cleaning by immersion.

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

Maṅktṛ (मङ्क्तृ):—[from majj] mfn. one who dives or plunges etc., [Pāṇini 7-1, 60 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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

Maṅktṛ (मङ्क्तृ):—[ktā-ktrī-ktṛ] a. Bathing or immersing any thing; cleansing.

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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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