Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
mant8counsel; invite
doctrine
Veda; sacred hymn; scripture; divine chant
Dhp 241
asajjhāyamalā mantā, anuṭṭhānamalā gharā, malaṃ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṃ, pamādo rakkhato malaṃ.
SN 46.55
ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu, ko paccayo yen'ekadā dīgharattaṃ sajjhāyakatā'pi mantā nappaṭibhanti, pag'eva asajjhāyakatā?
general
charm; spell; incantation; mantra
counsel; strategy; diplomacy; plan; consultation
SN 3.25
santi kho pana, bhante, imasmiṃ rājakule mantino mah'āmattā, ye pahonti āgate paccatthike mantehi bhedayituṃ. tesam'pi, bhante, mantayuddhānaṃ n'atthi gati n'atthi visayo adhivattamāne jarāmaraṇe.
mind
wisdom; understanding; intelligence
Thag 1.2
upasanto uparato, mantabhāṇī anuddhato, dhunāti pāpake dhamme, dumapattaṃ'va māluto'ti.
general
advises; consults; deliberates or confers with
AN 3.67
aññāt'atthaṃ pasād'atthaṃ, sataṃ ve hoti mantanā, evaṃ kho ariyā mantenti, esā ariyāna mantanā, etadaññāya medhāvī, na samusseyya mantaye'ti.
MN 56
sace kho tvaṃ, gahapati, sacce patiṭṭhāya manteyyāsi siyā no ettha kathāsallāpo'ti. sacce ahaṃ, bhante, patiṭṭhāya mantessāmi, hotu no ettha kathāsallāpo'ti.
considers; thinks over; is of the opinion
chats; talks; converses
SN 9.8
nadītīresu saṇṭhāne, sabhāsu rathiyāsu ca, janā saṅgamma mantenti, mañ'ca tañ'ca kim'antaran'ti.
manta2
via inflected form mante · accusative plural / locative singular / vocative singular
Part of speech
adjective
general
(grammar) ending with the letter ‘m’
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
man3think
mind
thinker; knower; wise man; one who imagines or conceives
AN 6.61
yo ubho'nte viditvāna, majjhe mantā na lippati, taṃ brūmi mahāpuriso'ti, so'dha sibbinim'accagā'ti.
Snp 4.14
mūlaṃ papañcasaṅkhāya, mantā asmī'ti sabbam'uparundhe, yā kāci taṇhā ajjhattaṃ, tāsaṃ vinayā sadā sato sikkhe.
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