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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • मन् in comp. for मद्.
  • मन् cl. 8. 4. Ā. (Dhātup. xxx, 9; xxv, 67) मनुते/, म/न्यते (ep. also °ति; 3. pl. मन्वते/, RV.; pf. मेने, Br. &c.; मम्ना/थे, °ना/त्स्, RV.; aor. अ/मत, अ/मन्महि Subj. मनामहे, मनन्त, p. मनान/ 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., म/न्तवे, °तवै, RV., म/न्तोस्, Br.; ind.p. मत्वा/, 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. चादि and, Pāṇ. iv, 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. ii, 3, 17], e.g. g. राज्यं तृणाय मन्ये, ‘I value empire at a straw’ i.e. I make light of it = लघु √ मन्, and opp. to बहु, or साधु √ मन्, 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.; मीमांस्य/ते, 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.]

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • मन्
    I. 1 P. (मनति)
    1 To be proud.
    2 To worship.
    II. 10 A. (मानयते) To be proud.
    III. 4 8 A. (मन्यते, मनुते, मेने, अमंस्त, मंस्यते, मंतुं, मत)
    1 To think, believe, suppose, imagine, fancy, conceive; अंकं केऽपि शशंकिरे जलनिधेः पंकं परे मेनिरे Subhāṣ: वत्स मन्ये कुमारेणानेन जृंभकास्त्रमामंत्रितं U. 5; कथं भवान् मन्यते ‘what is your opinion’ ?.
    2 To consider, regard, deem, look upon, take (one) for, take to be; समीभूतादृष्टिस्त्रिभुवनमपि ब्रह्म मनुते Bh. 3. 84; अमस्त चानेन परार्ध्यजन्मना स्थितेरभेत्ता स्थितिमंतमन्वयं R. 3. 27; 1. 32, 6. 84; Bg. 2. 26, 35; Bk. 9. 117 स्तनविनिहितमपि हारमुदारम्। सा मनुते कृशतनुरिव भारं Gīt. 4.
    3 To honour, respect, value, esteem, think highly of, prize; यस्यानुषंगिण इमे भुवनाधिपत्यभोगादयः कृपणलोकमता भवंति Bh. 3. 76.
    4 To know, understand, perceive, observe, have regard to; मत्वा देवं धनपतिसखं यत्र साक्षाद्वसंतं Me. 73.
    5 To agree or consent to, act up to; तन्मन्यस्य मम वचनं Mk. 8.
    6 To think or reflect upon.
    7 To intend, wish or hope for.
    8 To set the heart or mind on.
    9 To mention, declare.
    10 To think out, devise, invent.
    11 To be considered or regarded as, seem, appear like. (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 रेणु Gīt. 5; see under बहु also; लघु मन् to think lightly of, despise, slight; Ś. 7. 1; अन्यथा मब् to think otherwise; doubt; साधु मन् to think well of, approve, consider satisfactory; 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; (Atm.) to esteem one-self highly, prize highly.
    — Desid. (मीमांसते)
    1 To reflect upon, examine, investigate, inquire into.
    2 To doubt, call in question (with loc.).