मानmāna

मान (māna) is a Sanskrit word meaning see page 809, column, opinion, notion, conception, idea, purpose, wish, design, self-conceit, arrogance, pride, consideration, regard, respect, honor, the father of Agastya. Its 43 recorded definitions are grouped into 15 contexts, among them Measuring, Measure, Standard, Dimension, Comprehensive Entries (√man derived): Opinion, Pride, Honour, Proper Names, Lineage, Technical Terms.

Roots: मन् (man), 3. मा (3. mā), 1. मा (1. mā)
Etymology: E. मा to measure, ल्युट् aff., or मन to revere, (one's self,) aff. घञ्
Definitions: 43

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Meanings by context

Measuring, Measure, Standard, Dimension

7 definitions

measure

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a specific measure equal to two anjalis

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

measuring

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

measure, measuring cord, standard

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

dimension, size, height, length, weight

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A particular measure or weight.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a measure of weight equivalent to the Krishnala or Raktika

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Comprehensive Entries (√man derived): Opinion, Pride, Honour

5 definitions

1. Opinion, notion, or purpose. 2. Self-reliance, pride, or arrogance. 3. Respect, regard, or honor. 4. Jealous anger or sulking.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Honour, regard, and respect. 2. Pride and haughtiness. 3. Wounded sense of honour. 4. Indignation excited by jealousy.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Opinion or conception. 2. Intention or will. 3. Pride or arrogance. 4. Respect or honour. 5. Anger, caprice, or sulkiness, especially in women.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Opinion. 2. Esteem or good opinion. 3. Honor.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Opinion or conception. 2. Pride, arrogance, self-reliance, or a high opinion of oneself. 3. Honour, respect, consideration, or regard for others. 4. A wounded sense of honour, anger or indignation excited by jealousy, female caprice, sulkiness, or hatred. 5. Purpose or will. 6. An astrological term for the tenth house.

[Printed book page 0770-a]
मान (māna) 1 . māna, as, m. (fr. rt. man), opinion,

conception, (also am, n.); a good opinion of one's

self, conceit, self-reliance, self-confidence, arrogance,

pride, haughtiness; honour, respect, consideration,

(also exceptionally am, n.); regard for others, de-

monstration of respect, paying honour; a wounded

sense of honour; anger or indignation excited by

jealousy (especially in women), female caprice, sulki-

ness, hatred; object, purpose, will (Ved.); (in astro-

logy) an epithet of the tenth house; a blockhead (?);

an agent (?); a barbarian (?); N. of the father of

Agastya (Ved.); (ās), m. pl. the family or descend-

ants of Māna (Ved.). —Māna-kalaha, as, m. any

quarrel caused by pride or jealousy, rivalry, jealousy;

(ās), m. pl., N. of a people. —Māna-kali, is, m.

quarrelling or dissension caused by pride, mutual

disdain or ill-will. —Māna-kṛt, t, t, t, showing

honour or respect (to others). —Māna-kṣati, is,

f. a wound inflicted on the honour (of another),

injury to reputation, wounding or hurting pride,

humiliation. —Māna-granthi, is, m. injury to

honour or pride. —Māna-tas, ind. from honour,

through honour, for honour's sake. —Māna-tuṅga,

as, m., N. of an author. —Māna-tva, am, n.

haughtiness, arrogance, &c. see 1. māna above.

— 1. māna-da, as, ā, am, (fr. māna + 2. da),

giving honour, paying honour, showing respect;

honour-giver, pride-inspirer, (a respectful mode of

addressing husbands and lovers, usually in voc. sing.);

(as), m. a mystical epithet of the letter ā; (ās), m.

pl., N. of a people [cf. māla-da]; (ā), f. epithet of

the second Kalā or digit of the moon; (am), n.,

scil. astra, epithet of a particular magical weapon.

— 2. māna-da, as, ā, am (fr. māna + 3. da),

destroying arrogance or pride. —Māna-dhana, as,

ā, am, rich in honour. —Māna-dhmāta, as, ā,

am, puffed up with pride. —Māna-para, as, ā,

am, wholly addicted to pride, intensely proud, very

arrogant (see para); (ā), f., N. of a woman.

—Māna-parikhaṇḍana, am, n. loss of honour,

wounding or offending pride, humiliation. —Māna-

prāṇa, as, ā, am, one to whom honour is (as dear)

as life, valuing honour or reputation as highly as life.

—Māna-bhaṅga, as, m. loss of honour, injury to

reputation, humiliation. —Māna-bhṛt, t, t, t, pos-

sessing pride, (according to Malli-nātha = ahaṅ-

kārin.) —Māna-manohara, N. of a work. —Mā-

namanohara-kara, as, m. the author of the above

(= vāg-īśvara). —Māna-maya, as, m., N. of a

particular article of luxury (?) mentioned in Hari-vaṃśa

8455. —Māna-mahat, ān, atī, at, great in pride,

extremely proud. —Māna-vat, ān, atī, at, possessing

honour or pride, proud, haughty, disdainful, high-

spirited; (atī), f. a haughty or disdainful woman

(angry from wounded pride or jealousy). —Māna-

varjika, ās, m. pl., N. of a people. —Māna-

varjita, as, ā, am, stripped of honour; humble,

lowly; defamatory, slanderous, abusive. —Māna-

vardhana, as, ī, am, enhancing honour, increasing

respect. —Māna-sāra, as, m., N. of a king of

Mālava. —Māna-siṃha, as, m. a proper N. —Mā-

na-han, ā, ghnī, a, destroying pride or honour,

humbling, an humbler, abaser. —Mānānanda (°na-

ān°), as, m., N. of an author of a Durgā-mantra.

—Mānāpamāne (°na-ap°), n. du. honour and

dishonour. —Mānārha (°na-ar°), as, ā, am, worthy

of honour, entitled to respect. —Mānāsakta (°na-

ās°), as, ā, am, addicted to pride, haughty, arro-

gant, proud. —Mānotseka-parākrama-vyasanin

(°na-ut°), ī, inī, i, possessing pride, haughtiness,

prowess, and intense diligence. —Mānonnati (°na-

un°), is, f. the height of honour, high honour,

great respect. —Mānonmāda (°na-un°), as, m.

the infatuation of pride, infatuated or insane arro-

gance. [ID=37034]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Proper Names, Lineage, Technical Terms

5 definitions

the father of Agastya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The tenth astrological house. 2. A blockhead. 3. An agent. 4. A barbarian.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of Agastyaʼs father

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a Sadhyas

— The Purana Index

The name of a man occurring in the Rigveda, identified as Agastya or his descendants.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Composite Entries: Mixed √man & √mā Senses, plus Miscellaneous

4 definitions

1. A general measure of weight, length, or capacity. 2. A specific unit of measurement equal to the fourth or eighth part of a khari. 3. The computation of time, such as solar, lunar, or sidereal years. 4. Arrogance, haughtiness, or pride. 5. Female pride or indignation. 6. Taking or seizing. 7. A blockhead. 8. An agent. 9. A barbarian.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Measure in general. 2. Arrogance, pride, seizing, a blockhead, an agent, or a barbarian.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. General measure of weight, length, or capacity. 2. A specific measure equal to the fourth or eighth part of a Khari. 3. Computation of the duration of a year. 4. Proof or demonstration. 5. Likeness. 6. Dimension. 7. Arrogance, haughtiness, or pride. 8. Female arrogance or indignation. 9. Taking or seizing. 10. A blockhead. 11. An agent. 12. A barbarian. 13. Honour.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Self-confidence, pride, arrogance, female caprice, indignation, or anger. 2. Honour. 3. Taking. 4. An agent. 5. A blockhead. 6. A barbarian. 7. Measuring. 8. Measure in general. 9. A particular measure, the fourth part of a khari. 10. The computation of the duration of a year.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Comprehensive Entries (√mā derived): Measure, Build, Form, Proof

4 definitions

1. A building or dwelling. 2. An altar. 3. Measuring, measure, measuring cord, or standard. 4. Dimension, size, height, length, or weight. 5. Form or appearance. 6. Resemblance or likeness. 7. Demonstration or means of proof.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Measuring or dimension. 2. A standard of measure or measuring rod. 3. Proof or demonstration. 4. Resemblance or likeness.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A building or house. 2. A measure, extent, dimension, size, weight, or duration. 3. A picture, likeness, or similarity. 4. Proof or evidence.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A building or house. 2. A preparation or decoction. 3. Forming or making. 4. Form or appearance. 5. Measuring, dimension, or computation of time. 6. A measuring instrument, rule, or standard. 7. A specific measure or weight. 8. Likeness or resemblance. 9. Proof or means of proof.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Building, House, Dwelling, Altar

3 definitions

A building, house, or dwelling.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an altar

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

building, structure, castle

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Meta-references, Etymological Notes, Verb Definitions

3 definitions

See page 809, column 3.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. To investigate or seek knowledge. 2. To respect, revere, or worship.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

See pages 770 and 771.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Agent Nouns: Thinker, Maker, Poet

2 definitions

1. A thinker, maker, or poet. 2. An ancient Rishi.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A maker or poet. 2. The name of Agastya's father.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Form, Appearance, Likeness

2 definitions

form, appearance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

likeness or resemblance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Opinion, Conception, Will, Purpose

2 definitions

Opinion, notion, conception, idea

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

purpose, wish, design

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Specific Miscellaneous Meanings

2 definitions

a preparation or decoction

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

light, sheen

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Honour, Respect, Regard

1 definition

consideration, regard, respect, honor

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Pride, Self-Conceit, Arrogance

1 definition

Self-conceit, arrogance, pride.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proof, Demonstration

1 definition

Proof, demonstration, or a means of proof.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wounded Honour, Jealous Anger, Caprice

1 definition

A wounded sense of honour, jealous anger, caprice, or sulking.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.