Apte Dictionary

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Entry मन्

मन्manI. 1 P. (मनति)
1. I. 1 Parasmaipada (मनति)
2. To be proud.
3. To worship. -II. 1 Ā. (मानयते)
4. To be proud.
5. To stop, to obstruct; Latin D. B. -III. 4, 8 Ā. (मन्यते, मनुते, मेने, अमंस्त, मंस्यते, मन्तुम्, मत)
6. To reflect upon, examine, investigate, inquire into.
7. To doubt, call in question (with loc).
8. To think, believe, suppose, imagine, fancy, conceive; अङ्कं केऽपि शशङ्किरे जलनिधेः पङ्कं परे मेनिरे Subhāṣ; वत्स मन्ये कुमारेणानेन जृम्भकास्त्रमामन्त्रितम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5; कथं भवान् मन्यते 'what is your opinion' ?
9. To consider, regard, deem, look upon, take (one) for, take to be; समीभूता दृष्टिस्त्रिभुवनमपि ब्रह्म मनुते Bh.3.84; अमंस्त चानेन परार्ध्यजन्मना स्थितेरभेत्ता स्थितिमन्तमन्वयम् R.3.27; 1.32;6.84; नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् Bg.2.26,35; Bk.9.117; स्तनविनिहितमपि हारमुदारम् । सा मनुते कृशतनुरिव भारम् Gīt.4.
10. To honour, respect, value, esteem, think highly of, prize; यस्यानुषङ्गिण इमे भुवनाधिपत्यभोगादयः कृपणलोकमता भवन्ति Bh.3.76.
11. To know, understand, perceive, observe, have regard to; मत्वा देवं धनपतिसखं यत्र साक्षाद्वसन्तम् Me.75.
12. To agree or consent to, act up to; तन्मन्यस्व मम वचनम् Mk.8.
13. To think or reflect upon.
14. To intend, wish or hope for; स्त्रियः कस्माद्वधं वीर मन्यसे राक्षसेश्वर Rām.6.92. 6.
15. To set the heart or mind on.
16. To mention, declare.
17. To think out, device, invent.
18. To be considered or regarded as, seem, appear like.
19. To accept, agree; कालपाशमहं मन्ये त्वमपि द्रष्टुमर्हसि Mb. 17.1.3. (The senses of मन् are variously modified according to the word with which it is used; Exempli gratia, for example बहु मन् to think highly or much of, value greatly, prize, esteem; बहु मनुते ननु ते तनुसंगतपवनचलितमपि रेणुम् Gīt.5; see under बहु also; लघु मन् to think lightly of, despise, slight; प्रथमोपकृतं मरुत्वतः प्रतिपत्त्या लघु मन्यते भवान् Ś.7.1; अन्यथा मन् to think otherwise; doubt; साधु मन् to think well of, approve, consider satisfactory; आ परितोषाद्विदुषां न साधु मन्ये प्रयोगविज्ञानम् 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.) -Causal (मानयति-ते) To honour, esteem, respect, pay respect to, value; मान्यान् मानय Bh.2.77; (Ātm.) to esteem one-self highly, prize highly. -Desid. (मीमांसते)
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य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्

ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaścainaṁ manyate hatam — He who regards this (the soul) as a slayer, and he who thinks it is slain, both of them fail to perceive the truth. It does not slay, nor is it slain. 2·19
- मन्यतेmanyatepresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root man (to think, regard).
- मन्यसेmanyasepresent 2nd person singular of the verbal root man (to think, regard).
- मंस्यन्तेmaṁsyantefut. 3rd person plural of the verbal root man (to think, regard).
- मत्वाmatvāindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root man (to think).
- मन्येतmanyetapotential 3rd person singular of the verbal root man (to think, regard).
- मन्येmanyepresent 1st person singular of the verbal root man (to think, regard).
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