मन्

See also: -मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *man-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *man-, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think).[1]

Pronunciation

Root

मन् • (man)

  1. to think, believe, suppose
  2. to remember (especially of forms with mnā-)

Derived terms

Primary verbal forms
  • मन्य॑ते (mányate, present)
  • म॒नु॒ते (manuté, present)
  • ममन्धि (mamandhi, present)
  • मंस्यते (maṃsyate, future)
  • मनिष्यते (maniṣyate, future)
  • मन्ता (mantā, periphrastic future)
  • मनिता (manitā, periphrastic future)
  • अम॑त (ámata, aorist)
  • अमं॑स्त (ámaṃsta, aorist)
  • अम॑निष्ट (ámaniṣṭa, aorist)
  • मंसीष्ट (maṃsīṣṭa, benedictive)
  • मेने (mene, perfect)
Secondary forms
  • मन्यते (manyate, passive)
  • मानयति (mānayati, causative)
  • अमीमनत् (amīmanat, causative aorist)
  • मीमांसते (mīmāṃsate, desiderative)
  • मिमंसते (mimaṃsate, desiderative)
  • मिमनिषते (mimaniṣate, desiderative)
  • अमी॑मांसिष्ट (ámīmāṃsiṣṭa, desiderative aorist)
  • मीमांस्यते (mīmāṃsyate, desiderative future)
  • मिमानयिषति (mimānayiṣati, desiderative of causative)
  • मिमामिषते (mimāmiṣate, desiderative of desiderative)
  • मन्मन्यते (manmanyate, intensive)
  • मन्मन्ति (manmanti, intensive)
Non-finite forms
  • म॒त (matá, past participle)
  • म॒न्त (mantá, past participle)
  • म्ना॒त (mnātá, past participle)
  • मन्तुम् (mantum, infinitive)
  • मन्त॑वे (mántave, infinitive)
  • म॒न्त॒वै (mantavái, infinitive)
  • मन्तोस् (mantos, infinitive)
  • म॒त्वा (matvā́, gerund)
  • म॒नि॒त्वा (manitvā́, gerund)
  • मत्य (matya, gerund)
  • मन्य (manya, gerund)
  • म॒न्त॒व्य (mantavyá, gerundive)
  • मननीय (mananīya, gerundive)
  • माननीय (mānanīya, gerundive)
  • म्ना॒त॒व्य (mnātavyá, gerundive)
  • मिमानयिषु (mimānayiṣu, desiderative participle of causative)
Derived nominal forms
  • मन (mana)
  • मना (manā́, devotion, attachment, zeal, envy)
  • मनस् (mánas, mind)
  • मनीषा (manīṣā́, thought, intelligence, concept, prayer, wish)́
  • मनु (mánu, thought)
  • मनु॑स् (mánus)
  • मनन (manána, thoughtful, careful; thinking, reflection, reverence)
  • मनना (mananā́, thoughtfully, deliberately)́
  • मति (matí, máti, thought, idea, belief, mind, worship, memory)
  • सुमति (sumati, of good mind)
  • मन्तु (mántu, advisor, arbiter; counsel; understanding)
  • मनोतृ (manótṛ, manotṛ́, inventor, discoverer, disposer, manager)
  • मन्तृ (mantṛ́, thinker , adviser , counsellor)
  • मन्त्र (mántra, formula)
  • मन्त्रिन् (mantrín, minister, counselor, scholar)
  • मन्त्रि (mantri, minister, counselor, scholar)
  • मन्मन् (mánman, understanding, intellect, thought, prayer)
  • मन्यु (manyú, mind, mood, anger, spirit)
  • माति (māti)
  • मान (mā́na, opinion, conception, wish)
  • मानक (mānaka)
  • मानिन् (mānin)
  • मान्य (mānya)
  • मानन (mānana)
  • मानुक (mānuka)
  • मुनि॑ (múni)
  • मन्य (manya, thinking oneself to be, passing for, appearing as)
  • मन्यक (manyaka)
  • मी॒मां॒सा (mīmāṃsā́)
  • मीमांसक (mīmāṃsaka)
  • मीमांस्य (mīmāṃsya)
  • मानयितृ (mānayitṛ)
  • मानयितव्य (mānayitavya)
  • म्नान (mnāna)
  • म्नाय (mnāya)
  • मेधा (medhā́, wisdom, intelligence)
  • मन्धातृ (mandhātṛ́, a thoughtful or pious man)
  • मन्वन्तर (manvantara, period or age of a Manu)
  • मन्युमी (manyumī́, destroying hostile fury)
  • मनान (manāná, pious, devout)
  • मनस (manasá, mind, heart)
  • मनस्क (manaská, little mind; mental; mindful, attentive)
  • मनस्यु (manasyú, wishing, desiring)
  • मनायु (manāyú, zealous, devoted, desirous, praying)
  • मनोजव (manojavá, the speed or swiftness of thought)
  • सुम्न (sumná, benevolence, grace; devotion, prayer; peace)
Prefixed root forms
  • अतिमन् (atiman)
  • अधिमन् (adhiman)
  • अनुमन् (anuman)
  • अवमन् (avaman)
  • आमन् (āman)
  • निमन् (niman)
  • परिमन् (pariman)
  • प्रतिमन् (pratiman)
  • विमन् (viman)
  • सम्मन् (samman)
  • आम्ना (āmnā)
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मन् (0 c, 14 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root मन् (19 c, 0 e)

Descendants

Terms derived from the Sanskrit root मन् (19 c, 0 e)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “MAN1 denken”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 305

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