Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

mantra मन्त्र – sacred formula; mantra

substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

sacred formula; mantra

Derived from

  1. man मन् verbal root — think; consider
  2. tra त्र suffix — formative suffix -tra
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

mántra ·m. (n.) speech, esp. sacred speech or text, prayer, hymn, etc.; charm, spell; deliberation, counsel, advice; plan, intention, secret.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Mantra, as, m. (according to some also am, n.), ‘instrument of thought,’ speech, sacred speech or text, a prayer or hymn or words of adoration ad- dressed to a deity (it may consist of a single text or verse, and when recited is regarded as possessing mystical and supernatural powers; if metrical, and intended for loud recitation, such a Mantra is called ṛc, praise; if in prose, and intended to be muttered in a low tone, it is called yajus or one fit for sacri- fices; if metrical, and intended for chanting or in- toning, it is called sāman or one fit for using at Soma ceremonies: the Mantra portion of the Ṛg- veda [see ṛc] contains 1017 Sūktas or hymns, which are subdivided as explained under maṇḍala, q. v.); that portion of the Veda (as distinguished from the Brāhmaṇa, q. v.) which includes the Saṃhitā or collection of hymns and prayers described above; a formula sacred to any individual deity (e. g. Om Viṣṇave namaḥ, Om Śivāya namaḥ); a mystical verse, magical formula, incantation, charm, spell; consulting or concerting together, counsel, advice, opinion, resolution, plan, design, intention, device, secret plan, secret, (in these senses connected with rt. mantr, p. 745.)

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

Mantra. See p. 744, col. 1.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine

mántra (von man) m. gaṇa vṛṣādi zu P. 6,1,203. SIDDH. K. 250,b, ult. neutr. MBH. 3,10409; dagegen ist MBH. 13,7082 mit der ed. Bomb. imaṃ (st. idaṃ) mantraṃ zu lesen und KĀM. NĪTIS. 5,43 mit der v. l. marmāṇi st. mantrāṇi. Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā. 1〉 Spruch, Gedicht, Lied als Erzeugniss des Geistes: kī̱reści̱nmantra̱ṃ manàsā vanoṣi̱ tam ṚV. 1,31,13. mantràṃ vadatyu̱kthyàm ṚV. 1,40,5. hṛ̱dā yatta̱ṣṭānmantrā̱m̐ aśàṃsan ṚV. 67,4. ṚV. 74,1. ṚV. 152,2. ṚV. 2,35,2. ṚV. 6,50,14. ṚV. 7,7,6. ṚV. 32,13. ṚV. 10,14,4. ṚV. 50,4. ṚV. 1,6. ṚV. 88,14. ṚV. 115,7. AV. 15,2,1. AV. 19,54,3. TS. 1,5,4,1. TS. 1,5,5,1. — 2〉 übliche Bez. der vedischen Lieder und Sprüche SĀY. ṚV. Comm. I, S. 22. = vedabheda, vedaviśeṣa, vedāṃśa AK. 3,4,25,169. H. an. 2,445. MED. r. 75. = ṛgādigṛhyokti VAIJ. beim Schol. zu KIR. 4,32. AIT. BR. 5,14. AIT. BR. 5,23. AIT. BR. 6,1. ŚAT. BR. 1,4,4,6. ŚAT. BR. 11,2,1,6. ŚĀṄKH. BR. 26,3. ŚĀṄKH. BR. 26,5. NIR. 7,1. ˚dṛṣṭi NIR. 3. NIR. 4. āmnāyaḥ punarmantrāśca brāhmaṇāni ca KAUŚ. 1. mantrokta KAUŚ. 8. KAUŚ. 19. KAUŚ. 23. ˚varṇa KĀTY. ŚR. 1,4,12. KĀTY. ŚR. 6,3,23. ˚vacana KĀTY. ŚR. 1,7,9. mantreṇa, tūṣṇīm ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1,3,3. ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1,21,1. mantravido mantrāṃ japeyuḥ ĀŚV. GṚHY. 2,3,10. mantraḥ ślokaśca ṚV. PRĀT. 16,5. M. 2,16. M. 3,137. M. 5,36. M. 5,86. M. 8,226. M. 9,18. M. 9,65. M. 10,127. M. 11,226. M. 11,256. MBH. 3,11101. BHAG. 9,16. ˚kovida R. 1,60,9. SUŚR. 1,111,11. VIKR. 87,10. BRAHMA-P. in LA. (II) 52,19. mantre P. 2,4,80. P. 3,2,71. P. 3,3,96. P. 6,3,131. mantreṣu P. 2,4,141. homamantreṣu M. 2,105. balimantraiḥ YĀJÑ. 1,285. veda˚ PAÑCAT. 189,24. mantravedaśāstrapāṭheṣu LALIT. ed. Calc. 43,20. LALIT. ed. Calc. 313,6. gīrbhiḥ paramamantrābhistuṣṭuvuśca gadādharam HARIV. 2500. — 3〉 magische Besprechung, Zauberspruch; = devādisādhana H. an. MED. = tantra HALĀY. 5,84. mantrò gu̱ruḥ punàrastu̱ so àsmai ṚV. 1,147,4. mantrairviṣāpahaiḥ M. 7,217. KATHĀS. 49,42. rasamantraviśārada SUŚR. 1,122,12. SUŚR. 1,158,19. ĀŚV. ŚR. 4,13. RAGH. 1,61. astraṃ prayogasaṃhāravibhaktamantram RAGH. 5,57. astra˚ RAGH. 5,59. ˚prayukta (astra) RAGH. 12,99. śikṣitatanmantrā KATHĀS. 37,120. WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 282 u. s. w. ˚grahaṇamātreṇa PAÑCAR. 1,2,17. PAÑCAR. 1,2,20. PAÑCAR. 1,9,22. mantrauṣadharuddhavīrya RAGH. 2,32. KATHĀS. 9,77. maṇimantrauṣadhaiḥ LA. (II) 91,6. Spr. 584. Spr. 2119. ṣaḍakṣara Spr. 3063. WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 289. amantratantraṃ vaśīkaraṇam Spr. 3196. VET. in LA. (II) 14,14. ŚUK. ebend. 33,13. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 93,a,40. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 94,a,1. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 94,a,21. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 98,b,14. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 100,a,35. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 101,a,30. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 105,a,7. BURN. Intr. 121. fg. BURN. Intr. 540. Lot. de la b. l. 238. fgg. vaśīkaraṇa˚ P. 4,4,96, Sch. sā devakalaśenātha dattamantrā RĀJA-TAR. 6,330. — 4〉 Verabredung, Berathung, Entschliessung; Rath, geheimer Plan; = guptivāda, guptavāda, guhyavāda, rahasyālocana AK. H. 741. H. an. MED. svairmantrai̱ranṛ̀tupāḥ nach eigenem Rath auch ausser der Zeit (kommt er) zum Trinken ṚV. 3,53,8. na nau̱ mantrā̱ anùditāsa e̱te ṚV. 10,95,1. sa̱mā̱no mantra̱ḥ samìtiḥ samā̱nī ṚV. 10,191,3. śaktayastisraḥ prabhāvotsāhamantrajāḥ AK. 2,8,1,19. H. 735. (brāhmaṇena) mantrayetparamaṃ mantraṃ rājā ṣāḍguṇyasaṃyutam M. 7,58. MBH. 1,5569. MBH. 2,163. MBH. 5,7461. R. 5,81,18. Spr. 4853. pāpānmantrānkuravo mantrayanti MBH. 2,2396. mantrairmantrayantaḥ BHĀG. P. 8,5,17. ātmanādvitīyena mantraḥ kāryo mahībhṛtā Spr. 3062. mantraṃ surakṣitaṃ kuryāt YĀJÑ. 1,343. evaṃ mantraṃ vidadhurmithaḥ KATHĀS. 24,84. niścitya mantribhirmantraniścayam R. 1,8,22. tairmantribhirmantrahite niviṣṭaiḥ R. 1,7,18. antaḥpuracaraiḥ sārdhaṃ yo na mantraṃ samācaret Spr. 115. Spr. 2120. yasya mantraṃ na jānanti samāgamya pṛthagjanāḥ M. 7,148. ˚kāle M. 149. mantre (so die ed. Bomb.) suvyāhṛtāni ca MBH. 5,5831. uttama, madhyama, adhama R. 5,77,13. fgg. kiṃ mantreṇa vinā rājyam KATHĀS. 33,181. ˚saṃvaraṇa R. 1,7,9. R. GORR. 2,72,11. saṃvṛta˚ RAGH. 1,20. ˚gupti KĀM. NĪTIS. 4,31 (Spr. 3321). bhindantyavamatā mantraṃ tairyagyonāstathaiva ca M. 7,150. tathā mantro na bhidyate Spr. 3871. bhinna˚ R. 4,55,9. ṣaṭkarṇa, catuṣkarṇa, dvikarṇa Spr. 3061. Spr. 3062. pañcavidha PAÑCAT. 92,3. pañcāṅga KĀM. NĪTIS. 11,56. dvādaśeti manuḥ prāha ṣoḍaśeti bṛhaspatiḥ . uśanā viṃśatiriti mantriṇāṃ mantramaṇḍalam .. KĀM. NĪTIS. 67. sa ca tānmantramabravīt MBH. 4,88. strī˚ geheimer Plan N. 21,19. Spr. 379. Spr. 4691. tasmānnāśaya yuktyainamiti mantre mayodite KATHĀS. 4,120. tanmadīyo mantraḥ kartavyaḥ du musst meinen Rath befolgen PAÑCAT. 81,19. bhadro 'yaṃ tvayā dṛṣṭo mantraḥ du hast einen guten Plan ausgedacht PAÑCAT. 146,17. HIT. 54,14. — Vgl. a˚, ākṛṣṭi˚, ṛdhaṅmantra, ku˚, cakṣurmantra, durmantra, nirmantra, pratimantram, bījamantra, buddha˚, bṛhanmantra, mahā˚, moha˚, viṣa˚, satya˚, māntra, māntrika.

Original text · German · substantive neuter

mantra n. KATHĀS. 60,54. 3〉 bei den ekstatischen Śaiva als beseeltes Wesen gedacht SARVADARŚANAS. 81,6. SARVADARŚANAS. 83,9. SARVADARŚANAS. 83,16. SARVADARŚANAS. 86,3. SARVADARŚANAS. 86,10. ˚gaṇa SARVADARŚANAS. 98,14.

Original text · German · substantive neuter

mantra 3〉 n. Spr. (II) 1498.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

mántra m. (n. ausnahmsweise; adj. Comp. f. ā) — 1〉 Spruch, Gebet, Lied als Erzeugniss des Geistes. — 2〉 ein vedisches Lied, ein heiliger Spruch. Als Bein. Viṣṇuʼs VIṢṆUS. 1,52. Śivaʼs MBH. 12,284,90. — 3〉 magische Besprechung, Zauberspruch, Bei den ekstatischen Śaiva als beseeltes Wesen gedacht. — 4〉 Verabredung, Berathung, Entschliessung; Rath, Plan, geheimer Plan. — 5〉 in der Astrol. das 5te Haus VARĀH. YOGAY. 4,1.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

mántra m. (n.) Spruch, Gebet, Lied, Hymne, [Page320-2] Zauberspruch; Rat, Beratung, Plan, Entschluss.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

mantra mantra m. (sfx. tra) avis, conseil; maxime, sentence; projet, dessein. Hymne sacré; vers ou formule mystique d'incantation, qqf. le Veda. mantrakṛt m. (kṛ) conseiller, ministre. mantragaṇḍaka m. science, connaissance des mantras. mantragūḍha m. (guh) espion, émissaire secret. mantrajihva m. [qui a pour langues les mantras] le feu sacré, Agni. mantrajña a. (jñā) qui connaît les mantras. — S. m. espion; conseiller; savant brâhmane. mantratas adv. de, par, ou d'après un mantra. mantradīdhiti m. (dīdhī) Agni; le feu sacré. mantrapūtātman m. Garuḍa. mantraye, qqf. mantrayāmi et mantrāmi (dénom.) émettre un conseil; prendre ou tenir conseil, délibérer. mantravādin m. (vad) qui prononce des mantras; qui connaît ou qui fait des formules d'incantation. mantravid a. (vid) qui connaît les mantras. — S. m. espion; conseiller; savant brâhmane. mantraspṛś a. qui obtient qqc. au moyen d'une incantation. mantrahīna a. privé d'hymne; contraire aux mantras. mantrika m. (sfx. ika) conseiller, ministre. mantrin m. (sfx. in) mms.

Occurrences in source texts (27)

DYS 5 occurrences
DYS 9–11: Four Yogas 1 occurrence

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DYS 12–14: Mantra Yoga 3 occurrences

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DYS 50–53: Obstacles 1 occurrence

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HP 1 occurrence
HP 4.35*1-4.36: Signs of Samādhi 1 occurrence

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MAN 1 occurrence
Mahāmṛtyuñjaya-Mantra 1 occurrence

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  • MAN TB 0 Segment 4

    Attested form: mantra Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

PJH 1 occurrence
PJH 20: Everything Is Śiva 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 20 Segment 6

    Attested form: mantra Grammar of the segment: tatpuruṣa-compound genitive

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 4.1: Five Sources of Siddhi 1 occurrence

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SiSa 13 occurrences
SiSa 1.4-1.9: Begrenzte Wege 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.9-4.20: Yonimudrā-Geheimnis 4 occurrences

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SiSa 5.6-5.9: Dharma-Hindernisse 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.15-5.16: Mṛdu und Mantrayoga 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.90-5.93: Mūlādhāra-Wirkungen 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.223-5.233: Praxis im Leben 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.234-5.252: Tripurā-Mantra 3 occurrences

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SS 3 occurrences
SS 1.22: The Power of Mantra 1 occurrence

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  • SS 1.22 Segment 4

    Attested form: mantra Grammar of the segment: tatpuruṣa-compound genitive

SS 2.1: Citta as Mantra 1 occurrence

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  • SS 2.1 Segment 2

    Attested form: mantraḥ Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

SS 2.2–2.3: Effective Mantra Practice 1 occurrence

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  • SS 2.3 Segment 4

    Attested form: mantra Grammar of the segment: tatpuruṣa-compound genitive

VBT 2 occurrences
VBT 36–42: Sound and Bindu 1 occurrence

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VBT 139–145: Fruit of the Ways 1 occurrence

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