Mantra, Māntra, Mamtra: 53 definitions

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Mantra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Mantra (मन्त्र):—

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Māntra (मान्त्र):—(von mantra) adj. den vedischen Sprüchen eigen: svara [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [S. 120.]

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Mantra (मन्त्र):—n. [Kathāsaritsāgara 60, 54.]

3) bei den ekstatischen Śaiva als beseeltes Wesen gedacht [SARVADARŚANAS. 81, 6. 83, 9. 16. 86, 3. 10.] gaṇa [98, 14.]

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Mantra (मन्त्र):—

3) n. [Spr. (II) 1498.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Mantra (मन्त्र):—m. (n. ausnahmsweise ; adj. Comp. f. ā) —

1) Spruch , Gebet , Lied als Erzeugniss des Geistes.

2) ein vedisches Lied , ein heiliger Spruch. Als Beiname Viṣṇu’s [Viṣṇusūtra 1,52.] Śiva’s [Mahābhārata 12,284,90.] —

3) magische Besprechung , Zauberspruch , Bei den ekstatischen Śaiva als beseeltes Wesen godacht. —

4) Verabredung , Berathung , Entschliessung ; Rath , Plan , geheimer Plan.

5) in der Astrol. das 5te Haus [Varāhamihira’s Yogayātrā 4,1.]

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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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