मन्तु

{ mantuḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मन्तु  f.  m. an adviser, manager, disposer, ruler, arbiter, [RV.] (also as f.)
   advice, counsel, ib.
   a fault, offence, transgression, [L.]
   a man, mankind, [L.]
प्रजा-पति   lord of men (= ), [L.]

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प्रजा पति

   a king, [W.]
मन्तु  f.  f. thought, understanding, intellect, ib.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

मन्तुः [mantuḥ]   1 A fault, an offence; मुधैव मन्तुं परिकल्प्य [Bv.2.] 13; अनेन हेतुना ह्यस्य मन्तवः शतशो मया (क्षान्ताः) [Śiva.B.15.12;] भवता शिवभूपस्य बहवो मन्तवः कृताः [Śiva.B.31.6;] [N. 6.11.]
   Man, mankind.
   Lord of men (प्रजापति).
   Ved. An adviser.
   A manager, director.
   Advice, counsel.
-न्तुः  f. f. Understanding, intellect.

Shabda-Sagara

मन्तु  m.  ( -न्तुः)
   1. Fault, offence, transgression.
   2. A man, mankind.
   3. A king.
  f.  ( -न्तुः) Understanding, intellect.
    E. मन् to know, Unādi aff. तु .

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मन् तु .