मन्द्र

{ mandra }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मन्द्र  mfn.  a mf( आ॑)n. pleasant, agreeable, charming, ( esp.) sounding or speaking pleasantly &c., [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]
अम्  n. low, deep (of sound), hollow, rumbling ( ind.), [Br.] &c. &c.
मन्द्र  m.  m. a low tone, the low or base tone ( स्थान) of the voice (as opp. to the middle or मध्यम and the high or उत्तम), [RPrāt.]
   a kind of drum, [L.]
   a species of elephant, [L.]
मन्द्र    b &c. See p. 787, col. 3.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

मन्द्र [mandra] a.  a. [मन्द् रक् [Uṇ.2.13] ] Low, deep, grave hollow, rumbling (as sound); पयोदमन्द्रध्वनिना धरित्री [Ki.16.3;7.22;] [Me.11;] [R.6.56.]
   Ved. Delightful, pleasing, pleasant; एवं ब्रुवाणे वैकुण्ठे भृगुस्तन्मन्द्रया गिरा [Bhāg.1.89.13.]
   Praiseworthy.
   न्द्रः A deep sound, low tone.
   A kind of drum.
   A kind of elephant; 'भद्रा मन्द्रा मृगाश्चेति विज्ञेयास्त्रिविधा गजाः'; cf. [Rām.1.6.25.]

Shabda-Sagara

मन्द्र  m.  ( -न्द्रः)
   1. A base or low tone, such as the grumbling of clouds, &c.
   2. A sort of drum.
   3. A species of elephant.
  f.  ( -द्रा) Hollow, deep, rumbling.
    E. मदि to please, Unādi aff. रक् .

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मदि रक् .