मन्

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मन्    a in comp. for 1. मद्.
मन्    b cl. 8. 4. Ā. ( [Dhātup. xxx, 9; xxv, 67]) मनुते॑, म॑न्यते ( ep. also °ति; 3. pl. मन्वते॑, [RV.]; pf. मेने, [Br.] &c.; मम्ना॑थे, °ना॑त्स्, [RV.]; aor. अ॑मत, अ॑मन्महि Subj. मनामहे, मनन्त, p. मनान॑ q.v., [RV.]; मंसि, अमंस्त Subj. मंसते Prec. मंसीष्ट, 1. pers. mc. मसीय, ib.; मांस्त, [AV.], °स्ताद्म्, [TĀr.]; मन्ध्वम्, [Br.]; अमनिष्ट Gr.; fut. मंस्यते, [Br.], °ति, [MBh.]; मन्त, मनिता Gr.; मनिष्यते, [RV.]; inf. मन्तुम्, [MBh.] &c., म॑न्तवे, °तवै, [RV.], म॑न्तोस्, [Br.]; ind.p. मत्वा॑, [Up.] &c.; मनित्वा Gr.; -मत्य, [Br.] &c.; -मन्य, [MBh.] &c.),

to think, believe, imagine, suppose, conjecture, [RV.] &c. &c. ( मन्ये, I think, methinks, is in later language often inserted in a sentence without affecting the construction; cf. g. चा-दि and, [Pāṇ. 4-1, 106]);

to regard or consider any one or anything ( acc.) as ( acc. with or without इव, or adv., often in -वत्; in later language also dat., to express contempt [ cf. [Pāṇ. 2-3, 17]], e.g. g. राज्यं तृणाय मन्ये, ‘I value empire at a straw’ i.e. I make light of it = लघु √ , and opp. to बहु, or साधु √ , to think much or well of, praise, approve), ib.;

to think one's self or be thought to be, appear as, pass for ( nom.; also with इव), ib.;

to be of opinion, think fit or right, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.;

to agree or be of the same opinion with ( acc.), [MBh.];

to set the heart or mind on, honour, esteem (with न, disdain), hope or wish for ( acc. or gen.), [RV.] &c. &c.;

to think of (in prayer &c., either ‘to remember, meditate on’, or ‘mention, declare’, or ‘excogitate, invent’), [RV.]; [AV.];

to perceive, observe, learn, know, understand, comprehend ( acc., Ved. also gen.), [RV.] &c. &c.;

to offer, present, [MBh.] :

Caus. ( [Dhātup. xxxiv, 36]) मानयति ( ep. also °ते; aor. अमीमनत्; Pass. मान्यते),

to honour, esteem, value highly (also with उरु, बहु and साधु), [AV.] &c. &c.;

( Ā.) स्तम्भे, [Dhātup. xxxiii, 35];

गर्वके, ib.; [Vop.] :

Desid. ( [Dhātup. xxiii, 3]) मीमांसते (rarely °ति; अमीमांसिष्ठास्, [ŚBr.]; मीमांस्य॑ते, [AV.]; मिमंसते, मिमनिषते Gr.),

to reflect upon, consider, examine, investigate, [AV.]; [Br.] &c.;

to call in question, doubt (‘with regard to’ loc.), ib. :

Desid. of Desid. मिमामिषते Gr.:

Intens. मन्मन्यते, मन्मन्ति ib.
मन्   [ cf. Zd. man; Gk. μένω, μέμονα, Lat. meminisse, monere; Slav. and Lith. minéti; Goth. ga-munan; Germ. meinen; Eng. mean.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

मन् [man]   I. 1 P. (मनति)
   To be proud.
   To worship. -II. 1 Ā. (मानयते)
   To stop, to obstruct; L. D. B. -III. 4, 8 Ā. (मन्यते, मनुते, मेने, अमंस्त, मंस्यते, मन्तुम्, मत)
   To think, believe, suppose, imagine, fancy, conceive; अङ्कं केऽपि शशङ्किरे जलनिधेः पङ्कं परे मेनिरे Subhāṣ; वत्स मन्ये कुमारेणानेन जृम्भकास्त्रमामन्त्रितम् [U.5;] कथं भवान् मन्यते 'what is your opinion' ?
   To consider, regard, deem, look upon, take (one) for, take to be; समीभूता दृष्टिस्त्रिभुवनमपि ब्रह्म मनुते [Bh.3.84;] अमंस्त चानेन परार्ध्यजन्मना स्थितेरभेत्ता स्थितिमन्तमन्वयम् [R.3.27;] 1.32;6.84; नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् [Bg.2.26,35;] [Bk.9.117;] स्तनविनिहितमपि हारमुदारम् । सा मनुते कृशतनुरिव भारम् [Gīt.4.]
   To honour, respect, value, esteem, think highly of, prize; यस्यानुषङ्गिण इमे भुवनाधिपत्यभोगादयः कृपणलोकमता भवन्ति [Bh.3.76.]
   To know, understand, perceive, observe, have regard to; मत्वा देवं धनपतिसखं यत्र साक्षाद्वसन्तम् [Me.75.]
   To agree or consent to, act up to; तन्मन्यस्व मम वचनम् [Mk.8.]
   To think or reflect upon.
   To intend, wish or hope for; स्त्रियः कस्माद्वधं वीर मन्यसे राक्षसेश्वर [Rām.6.92.] 6.
   To set the heart or mind on.
   To mention, declare.
   To think out, device, invent.
   To be considered or regarded as, seem, appear like.
   To accept, agree; कालपाशमहं मन्ये त्वमपि द्रष्टुमर्हसि [Mb. 17.1.3.] (The senses of मन् are variously modified according to the word with which it is used; e. g. बहु मन् to think highly or much of, value greatly, prize, esteem; बहु मनुते ननु ते तनुसंगतपवनचलितमपि रेणुम् [Gīt.5;] see under बहु also; लघु मन् to think lightly of, despise, slight; प्रथमोपकृतं मरुत्वतः प्रतिपत्त्या लघु मन्यते भवान् [Ś.7.1;] अन्यथा मन् to think otherwise; doubt; साधु मन् to think well of, approve, consider satisfactory; आ परितोषाद्विदुषां न साधु मन्ये प्रयोगविज्ञानम् [Ś.1.2;] असाधु मन् to disapprove; तृणाय मन् or तृणवत् मन् to value at a straw, value lightly, make light of; हरिमप्यमंसत तृणाय [Śi;15.61;] न मन् to disregard, not to mind.) -Caus. (मानयति-ते) To honour, esteem, respect, pay respect to, value; मान्यान् मानय [Bh.2.77;] (Ātm.) to esteem one-self highly, prize highly. -Desid. (मीमांसते)
   To reflect upon, examine, investigate, inquire into.
   To doubt, call in question (with loc).

Shabda-Sagara

मन्   r. 4th cl. (मन्यते) (उ) मनु
   r. 8th cl. ( मनुते)
   1. To know, to under- stand.
   2. To regard, to mind.
   3. To think, to conceive.
   r. 10th cl. ( मानयते)
   1. To be dull or insensible.
   2. To be proud.
   3. To oppose, to stop.
   r. 1st and 10th cls. ( मनति मानयति) To hononr, to respect, to worship.
   With अनु prefixed, To assent to, to agree. With अभि. To desire.
   With अव, To disrespect.
   With सम To concur, to agree.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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