Mantu, Mamtu, Māntu: 14 definitions

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Mantu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, biology, Tamil. 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

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Mantu (मन्तु) refers to “offence” or “guilt”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 6.110.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Mantu in India is the name of a plant defined with Cleome gynandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gynandropsis denticulata DC. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1827)
· Philosophische Botanik (1789)
· Flora de Filipinas (1845)
· Enumeratio Plantarum (1833)
· Flora Jamaicensis (1759)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

mantu : (m.) one who imagines.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mantu (मन्तु).—

1) A fault, an offence; मुधैव मन्तुं परिकल्प्य (mudhaiva mantuṃ parikalpya) Bv.2. 13; अनेन हेतुना ह्यस्य मन्तवः शतशो मया (anena hetunā hyasya mantavaḥ śataśo mayā) (kṣāntāḥ) Śiva B.15.12; भवता शिवभूपस्य बहवो मन्तवः कृताः (bhavatā śivabhūpasya bahavo mantavaḥ kṛtāḥ) Śiva B.31.6; N. 6.11.

2) Man, mankind.

3) Lord of men (prajāpati).

4) Ved. An adviser.

5) A manager, director.

6) Advice, counsel.

-ntuḥ f. Understanding, intellect.

Derivable forms: mantuḥ (मन्तुः).

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

Mantu (मन्तु).—m.

(-ntuḥ) 1. Fault, offence, transgression. 2. A man, mankind. 3. A king. f.

(-ntuḥ) Understanding, intellect. E. man to know, Unadi aff. tu .

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

Mantu (मन्तु).—[man + tu], I. m. 1. A man. 2. A king. 3. Offence. Ii. f. Intellect.

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

Mantu (मन्तु).—[masculine] adviser, manager, ruler (also [feminine]); advice, counsel, direction, plan, intention.

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

1) Mantu (मन्तु):—[from man] m. an adviser, manager, disposer, ruler, arbiter, [Ṛg-veda] (also as f.)

2) [v.s. ...] advice, counsel, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] a fault, offence, transgression, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a man, mankind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] lord of men (= prajā-pati), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] a king, [Horace H. Wilson]

7) [v.s. ...] f. thought, understanding, intellect, [ib.]

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

Mantu (मन्तु):—(ntuḥ) 2. m. Fault; a man; a king. f. Understanding, mind.

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Maṃtu (मंतु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mantṛ.

2) Maṃtu (मंतु) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Maṃntu.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṃṭu (ಮಂಟು):—

1) [verb] to become dense.

2) [verb] to become crooked; to bend.

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Maṃtu (ಮಂತು):—

1) [noun] a stick with a disc-like part, with zig-zag teeth, at one end for churning curd; a churning stick.

2) [noun] the watery portion separated from the coagulated curd.

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Maṃtu (ಮಂತು):—

1) [noun] a counsellor; an advisor; a minister.

2) [noun] an act committed in violation of a law prohibiting it or omitted in violation of a law ordering it.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Maṇṭu (மண்டு) [maṇṭutal] 5 intransitive verb

1. To be close together, crowded, pressed; நெருங்குதல். விரிசடை மண்டி யலைந்திட [nerunguthal. virisadai mandi yalainthida] (கோயிற் புராணம் பதஞ்சலி. [koyir puranam pathanchali.] 40).

2. To move swiftly; விரைந்து செல்லுதல். கடற் படை குளிப்ப மண்டி [virainthu selluthal. kadar padai kulippa mandi] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 6).

3. To collect together; to abound; to come in flocks, throng; to press, rush; திரளுதல். காலவிசைத்தோடிக் கடல்புக மண்டி [thiraluthal. kalavisaithodig kadalpuga mandi] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 2, 135).

4. To grow vehement; to wax fierce; உக்கிரமாதல். மண்டமர் [ukkiramathal. mandamar] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 7, 28).

5. To blaze up; to glow; மிகச் சுவாலித்தல். மண்டு மெரியுள் [migas suvalithal. mandu meriyul] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 1, 1).

6. To increase; to become excessive; அதிகமாதல். மண்டிய கடும் பசி தனக்கு [athigamathal. mandiya kadum pasi thanakku] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் ஆனந்தமான. [thayumanasuvamigal padal ananthamana.] 4).

7. To be fascinated, charmed, engrossed; ஈடுபடுதல். முற்பட வடிவிலே மண்டுகிறாள் [idupaduthal. murpada vadivile mandugiral] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 5, 3, 1). — transitive

1. To thrust in; செலுத்துதல். நுதிமுக மழுங்க மண்டி . . . மதில்பாயு நின் களிறு [seluthuthal. nuthimuga mazhunga mandi . . . mathilpayu nin kaliru] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 31).

2. To press upon, close in; to attack; நெருக்கித் தாக்குதல். அறத்தின் மண்டிய மறப்போர் வேந்தர் [nerukkith thakkuthal. arathin mandiya marappor venthar] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 62).

3. To eat and drink greedily; நிரம்ப உண்ணுதல். இரைமண்டி [niramba unnuthal. iraimandi] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 72, 8).

4. To insert and fasten; சேரவிணைத்தல். காழ்மண் டெஃகம் [seravinaithal. kazhman deqkam] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 129).

5. To oppose, resist, fight against with vehemence; மூண்டு பொருதல். ஒருவன் மண்டிய நல்லிசை நிலையும் [mundu poruthal. oruvan mandiya nallisai nilaiyum ] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 72).

6. To snatch; to steal; கவர் தல். [kavar thal.] (W.)

7. To support, prop; தாங்குதல். [thanguthal.] (W.)

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Maṇṭu (மண்டு) noun < மண்டு-. [mandu-.] (W.)

1. Pressing, thronging; செறிவு. [serivu.]

2. Plenty, abundance; மிகுதி. [miguthi.]

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Maṇṭu (மண்டு) noun cf. manda. [Old Kanarese moṇḍa.] Fool; மூடன். [mudan.]

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Mantu (மந்து) noun < mantu. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

1. King; அரசன். [arasan.]

2. Man; மனிதன். [manithan.]

3. Fault; குற்றம். [kurram.]

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Mantu (மந்து) noun

1. An annual herb. See காய்வேளை. [kayvelai.] (W.)

2. See மந்துகால். [manthugal.]

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Māntu (மாந்து) [māntutal] 5 transitive verb

1. To eat, feed; உண்ணுதல். மடமந்தி . . . வாழைத் தீங்கனி மாந்தும் [unnuthal. madamanthi . . . vazhaith thingani manthum] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 909, 5).

2. To drink; குடித்தல். தேம்பிழி நறவ மாந்தி [kudithal. thembizhi narava manthi] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாட்டுப். [kambaramayanam nattup.] 8).

3. To experience, as pleasure and pain; to enjoy; அனுபவித்தல். கன்னியின் நலமாந்தினன். (பாகவத.). [anupavithal. kanniyin nalamanthinan. (pagavatha.).] — intransitive

1. To be distressed; வருந்துதல். மணிபிரி யரவின் மாந்தி [varunthuthal. manipiri yaravin manthi] (கம்பராமாயணம் தைல. [kambaramayanam thaila.] 63).

2. To be ruined; to perish, die; இறத்தல். மயிர்பட மாந் தும்படியிறே இவள்படி [irathal. mayirpada man thumbadiyire ivalpadi] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 7, 3, 2).

3. To be extinct; அவிந்தடங்குதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [avinthadanguthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

4. To become dispirited; ஊக்கமழிதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [ukkamazhithal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Maṇṭu (மண்டு) noun Corr. of மன்று. [manru.] Raised platform under a tree; பொதுவிடம். வாடுமுக முடன் வந்ததென்ன மண்டிலே கூடியே நொந்த தென்ன [pothuvidam. vadumuga mudan vanthathenna mandile kudiye nontha thenna] (கட்டபொம்ம. பக். [kattapomma. pag.] 6).

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