Pāli Dictionary

mana

approximate

manrootassuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

man3think

Synonyms


mind

  • mind; consciousness; the intellectual faculty; the sixth sense base (manāyatana).

general

  • (adj.) having such a mind; -minded; -hearted (usually occurring at the end of compounds, e.g., sumana, dummana).

  • SN 5.5

    atha kho māro pāpimā, jānāti maṃ uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī'ti dukkhī dummano tatth'ev'antaradhāyī'ti.

māna1

approximate

manrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms


doctrine

  • pride; conceit; arrogance; egotism

  • Dhp 74

    mam'eva kata maññantu, gihīpabbajitā ubho, mam'ev'ātivasā assu, kicc'ākiccesu kismici. iti bālassa saṅkappo, icchā māno ca vaḍḍhati.

  • Snp 4.3

    dhonassa hi n'atthi kuhiñci loke, pakappitā diṭṭhi bhav'ābhavesu, māyañ'ca mānañ'ca pahāya dhono, sa kena gaccheyya anūpayo so.

māṇa1

approximate

Part of speech

noun · neuter


general

  • measure, measurement

māṇa2

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine


mind

  • pride, conceit

māna2

approximate

rootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter


general

  • measure; measurement; quantity

ma1

approximate

via inflected form māna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • the letter m; the 31st letter of the Pali alphabet; a nasal consonant

  • (grammar) the consonant m used as a euphonic insertion, or resulting from the transformation of niggahīta (ṃ) or p

ma2

approximate

via inflected form māna · genitive plural

Part of speech

particle


general

  • ma; verbal ending of the present tense first person plural

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Māna
Personapproximate
  • The youngest brother of King Aggabodhi III of Sri Lanka, who served as governor of Dakkhiṇadesa before being killed by court officials over a palace scandal.

Māna2
Personapproximate
  • The eldest son of King Kassapa II who, after years in exile in India, returned with allied forces to become King Mānavamma of Sri Lanka, reigning circa 676-711 CE.

Māna3
Personapproximate
  • An officer of King Parakkamabāhu I, known as Mūlapotthakī, who defeated the rebel Lokagalla Vikkama at Mahāgāma.

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