Mantu, Mamtu, Māntu, Mǎn tú, Man tu, Màn tú: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Mantu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Mantu (मन्तु) refers to “offence” or “guilt”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 6.110.
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’.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
滿荼 [man tu]—maṇḍa, solid, the diamond throne.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
滿荼 [man tu]—Maṇḍa — [Miscellaneous Term] Maṇḍa is translated as "firm" or "solid" (堅固 [jian gu]). It is another name for the Vajrāsana (金剛座 [jin gang zuo]).
Commentary on the Mahāvairocana Sūtra (大日經疏 [da ri jing shu]), Volume 12, states: "At that time, all the Vajra Bodhisattvas were able to manifest the Bodhi Seat. This seat, in the worldly sense, merely refers to a place to sit. However, in the West [India], this seat is called Maṇḍa. Maṇḍa means firmness (堅固 [jian gu]), immobility (不動 [bu dong]), having no equal or comparison (更無等比 [geng wu deng bi]), and pervading the entire Dharma-realm (徧周法界 [bian zhou fa jie]). The current manifestation of this Bodhi Seat is like butter (蘇 [su]) appearing from curd (酪 [lao]); all flavors gather in one place without separating from each other."
滿荼—【雜語】Maṇḍa，譯曰堅固。金剛座之異名。大日經疏十二曰：「爾時諸金剛菩薩，即能現菩提座也。此座但以世間意說但座處耳，然西方名此座為滿荼。滿荼者是堅固義，不動義，是更無等比義，是徧周法界義。今現此菩提座，亦如酪中現蘇，諸味共會一處，而不相離。」
[zá yǔ]Maṇḍa, yì yuē jiān gù. jīn gāng zuò zhī yì míng. dà rì jīng shū shí èr yuē: “ěr shí zhū jīn gāng pú sà, jí néng xiàn pú tí zuò yě. cǐ zuò dàn yǐ shì jiān yì shuō dàn zuò chù ěr, rán xī fāng míng cǐ zuò wèi mǎn tú. mǎn tú zhě shì jiān gù yì, bù dòng yì, shì gèng wú děng bǐ yì, shì biàn zhōu fǎ jiè yì. jīn xiàn cǐ pú tí zuò, yì rú lào zhōng xiàn sū, zhū wèi gòng huì yī chù, ér bù xiāng lí.”
[za yu]Manda, yi yue jian gu. jin gang zuo zhi yi ming. da ri jing shu shi er yue: "er shi zhu jin gang pu sa, ji neng xian pu ti zuo ye. ci zuo dan yi shi jian yi shuo dan zuo chu er, ran xi fang ming ci zuo wei man tu. man tu zhe shi jian gu yi, bu dong yi, shi geng wu deng bi yi, shi bian zhou fa jie yi. jin xian ci pu ti zuo, yi ru lao zhong xian su, zhu wei gong hui yi chu, er bu xiang li."
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Biology (plants and animals)
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)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mantu, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
mantu : (m.) one who imagines.
mantu (မန္တု) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[mana+tu．maññatīti mantā．rū,nhā．356．]
[မန+တု။ မညတီတိ မန္တာ။ ရူ၊နှာ။၃၅၆။]
[Pali to Burmese]
mantu—
(Burmese text): သိတတ်သော သူ။
(Auto-Translation): The one who knows.
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
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).
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 .
Mantu (मन्तु).—[man + tu], I. m. 1. A man. 2. A king. 3. Offence. Ii. f. Intellect.
Mantu (मन्तु).—[masculine] adviser, manager, ruler (also [feminine]); advice, counsel, direction, plan, intention.
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.]
Mantu (मन्तु):—(ntuḥ) 2. m. Fault; a man; a king. f. Understanding, mind.
Mantu (मन्तु):—(wie eben) ved., mantu [Uṇādisūtra 1, 73.] m.
1) Berather; Walter, Lenker, arbiter (vgl. manotar): viśvasya sthā.urjagataśca.mantavaḥ [Ṛgveda 10, 63, 8.] ślokayantrāso rabha.asya.mantavaḥ [9, 73, 6.] f.: mā.ā yanmanturyū.hasya pū.vyā [10, 32, 4.] —
2) Rathschlag, Rath; das Walten: yu.oracchidrā.mantavo ha sargāḥ eure Rathschläge (βουλαί) sind ein ununterbrochener Strom [Ṛgveda 1, 152, 1.] purumantu πολύβουλος: die Aśvin [158, 1.] trimantu dreifachen Rath habend (trayāṇāṃ mantā [Sāyaṇa]) oder n. pr. [112, 4.] —
4) infin. zu man; s. das. —
4) Vergehen, = aparādha (vgl. mantūy) [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 1, 26.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 744.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 43.] [Halāyudha 4, 64.] = mānagranthi [Hārāvalī 168.] —
5) Mensch [Medinīkoṣa] —
6) = prajāpati [Medinīkoṣa] König [WILSON.] — Vgl. a, durmantu, su, māntavya .
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Mantu (मन्तु):—
4) yata adj. Cit. bei [VĀMANA 4, 1, 2.] — Vgl. nirmantu oben.
Mantu (मन्तु):—m. —
1) Berather ; Walter , Lenker , arbiter. Auch als f. —
2) Rathschlag , Rath ; das Walten. —
3) Beleidigung. —
4) *Mensch. —
5) * = prajāpati.
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.
Prakrit-English 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.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
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).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
滿徒 [mǎn tú] [man tu]—
An ancient form of punishment (刑罚 [xing fa]). It involved moving the criminal (罪犯 [zui fan]) to a prefecture/county (州县 [zhou xian]) several hundred li away and penalizing them to do hard labor (苦工 [ku gong]) for a period of one to two years, varying in length, with the maximum period not exceeding three years. This was called "满徒 [man tu]" (mantú).
From "《六部成语注解 [liu bu cheng yu zhu jie]．刑部 [xing bu]》" (Liùbù Chéngyǔ Zhùjiě. Xíngbù): "满徒 [man tu]" (mantú): It refers to moving the person to a prefecture/county (州县 [zhou xian]) several hundred li away, penalizing them to do hard labor (苦工 [ku gong]) for a period of one to two years, varying in length, with a maximum limit of three years.
滿徒：古代的一種刑罰。將罪犯遷移到數百里外的州縣，罰做一至二年不等的苦工，最長期限不超過三年，稱為「滿徒」。《六部成語註解．刑部》：「滿徒：徙其人於數百里外之州縣，罰作苦工一二年不等，至多以三年為限謂之。」
mǎn tú: gǔ dài de yī zhǒng xíng fá. jiāng zuì fàn qiān yí dào shù bǎi lǐ wài de zhōu xiàn, fá zuò yī zhì èr nián bù děng de kǔ gōng, zuì zhǎng qī xiàn bù chāo guò sān nián, chēng wèi “mǎn tú” . < liù bù chéng yǔ zhù jiě． xíng bù>: “mǎn tú: xǐ qí rén yú shù bǎi lǐ wài zhī zhōu xiàn, fá zuò kǔ gōng yī èr nián bù děng, zhì duō yǐ sān nián wèi xiàn wèi zhī.”
man tu: gu dai de yi zhong xing fa. jiang zui fan qian yi dao shu bai li wai de zhou xian, fa zuo yi zhi er nian bu deng de ku gong, zui zhang qi xian bu chao guo san nian, cheng wei "man tu" . < liu bu cheng yu zhu jie. xing bu>: "man tu: xi qi ren yu shu bai li wai zhi zhou xian, fa zuo ku gong yi er nian bu deng, zhi duo yi san nian wei xian wei zhi."
1) 滿荼 [mǎn tú] refers to: “site”.
滿荼 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] mãn đồ.
[Korean] 만도 / manda.
[Japanese] マンダ / manda.
2) 曼荼 [màn tú] refers to: “maṇḍala”.
曼荼 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 曼拏羅.
[Sanskrit] maṇḍala.
[Vietnamese] man dưa.
[Korean] 만다 / manda.
[Japanese] マンダ / manda.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tu, Mana, Man.
Starts with (+21): Mamtugolu, Mamtulli, Man tu jia, Man tu lian, Man tu luo, Man tu luo ji, Man tu luo jiao, Man tu luo pu sa, Man tu luo shen, Man tu luo si lun, Man tu luo tong san da, Man tu luo wai dao, Man tu luo zhong xing shi zhu xin, Man tun tun, Man tuo, Man tuo duo, Man tuo hua, Man tuo luo, Man tuo luo hua, Man tuo luo hua bian bu.
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