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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मतिmatif.Intellect, understanding, sense, knowledge, judgment; मतिरेव बलाद्गरीयसी H.2.86; अल्पविषया मतिः R.1.2.

    [मन् भावे क्तिन्]

    1. Intellect, understanding, sense, knowledge, judgment; मतिरेव बलाद्गरीयसी H.2.86; अल्पविषया मतिः R.1.2.
    2. Mind, heart; मम तु मतिर्न मनागपैतु धर्मात् Bv.4.26; so दुर्मति, सुमति.
    3. Thought idea, belief, opinion, notion, supposition, impression, view; ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम Bg.18.78; विधिरहो बलवानिति मे मतिः Bh.2.98; Pt.2.19.
    4. Intention, design, purpose; see मत्या.
    5. Resolution, determination.
    6. Esteem, regard, respect; बहुमतिमधिकां ययावशोकः Ki.1.9.
    7. Wish, desire, inclination; तस्य तासु मतिं ज्ञात्वा धर्मात्मा वाक्य- मब्रवीत् Rām.7.25.17; प्रायोपवेशनमतिर्नृपतिर्बभूव R.8.94.
    8. Counsel, advice.
    9. Remembrance, recollection.
    10. Vedic Devotion, prayer.
    11. An adviser.
    12. Equivalent to प्राणः quod vide, which see; केन विज्ञानयोगेन मतिश्चित्तं समास्थिता Mb.14.21. 11 (com.).
    13. Activity or disposition of the mind; न मतेर्मन्तारं मन्वीथाः Bṛi. Up.3.4.2.
    14. Blessing. (मतिं कृ, -धा, -आधा 'to set the heart on', 'resolve upon', 'think of'. मत्या is used adverbially in the sense of
    15. knowingly, intentionally, wilfully; मत्या भुक्त्वाचरेत् कृच्छ्रम् Ms.4.222;5.19.
    16. under the impression that; व्याघ्रमत्या पलायन्ते).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ईश्वरः an epithet of Viṣvakarman.

    • -कर्मन् a matter of the intellect.

    • -गतिः Feminine mode of thought.

    • -गर्भ Adjective full of intelligence, intelligent, clever.

    • -दर्शनम् the faculty of seeing into the thoughts (of others).

    • -द्वैधम् difference of opinion.

    • -निश्चयः a settled belief, firm conviction.

    • -पथः the path of reflection.

    • -पूर्व Adjective intentional, wilful.

    • -पूर्वम्, -पूर्वकम् Indeclinable purposely, intentionally, wilfully, willingly.

    • -प्रकर्षः superiority of intellect, cleverness.

    • -भेदः

      1. change of views. भ्रमः, भ्रान्तिः, विपर्यासः delusion, mental illusion, confusion of mind; स्वप्नो नु माया नु मतिभ्रमो नु Ś.6.9.
      2. an error, a mistake, misapprehension.
    • -विभ्रमः, -विभ्रंशः confusion or infatuation of mind, madness, frenzy.

    • -शालिन् Adjective intelligent, clever.

    • -हीन Adjective stupid, senseless, foolish.

    In the Gita6·3618·7018·78

    असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः ।

    asaṁyatātmanā yogo duṣprāpa iti me matiḥ, — By one who is not self-controlled, this Yoga is difficult to attain; but by the self-controlled, it is attainable by properly directed efforts. 6·36
    • मतिःmatiḥnominative singular of the feminine noun mati (a view).
  2. अतिमतिatimatif.मानः Haughtiness, too great pride; अतिमानश्च बालश्च दुर्विनीतश्च Rām.6.87.27. अतिमाने च कौरवाः Chāṇ.5.
    1. मानः Haughtiness, too great pride; अतिमानश्च बालश्च दुर्विनीतश्च Rām.6.87.27. अतिमाने च कौरवाः Chāṇ.5.
    2. extent तरुणगणिकागणजेगीयमानयातिमानया Dk.1.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मतिmati&c. see p. 783, col. 2 .
    1. etc. see page and participle 783, column 2 .
    2. feminine (in S3Br. also म्/अति) devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred utterance fg-veda VS.
    3. feminine thought, design, intention, resolution, determination, inclination, wish, desire (with locative case dative case or infinitive mood) fg-veda etc. (656670.1 मत्या indeclinable wittingly, knowingly, purposely; मतिं √कृ or धा or धृ or आ-√धा or समा-√धा or आ-√स्था or सम्-आ-√स्था, with locative case dative case accusative with प्रति, or अर्थम् in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', to set the heart on, make up one's mind, resolve, determine; मतिम् with Causal of नि-√वृत् and ablative of a verbal noun, to give up the idea of; आहित-मति in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' -having resolved upon; विनिवृत्त-मति with ablative Equivalent to having desisted from)
    4. feminine opinion, notion, idea, belief, conviction, view, creed S3rS. Mn. MBh. etc. (656670.2 मत्या indeclinable at will; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', "under the idea of" exempli gratia, 'for example' व्याघ्र-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "under the idea of its being a tiger")
    5. feminine the mind, perception, understanding, intelligence, sense, judgement S3Br. etc. etc. (in fg-veda also "that which is sensible", intelligent, mindful, applied to Aditi अदिति, Indra इन्द्र and Agni अग्नि)
    6. feminine esteem, respect, regard Kir.
    7. feminine memory, remembrance Lexicographers
    8. feminine Opinion personified (and identified with Subala7tmaja1 सुबलात्मजा as one of the mothers of the five sons of Pa1n2d2u पाण्डु, or regarded as a daughter of Daksha दक्ष and wife of Soma सोम, or as the wife of Viveka विवेक) MBh. Hariv. Prab.
    9. feminine a kind of vegetable or pot-herb Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender Name of a king Buddh. [confer, compare Latin mens; Anglo-Saxon ge-mynd; English mind .]
  2. अक्षयमतिakṣayamatim. N. of a Buddhist Buddhist .

    masculine gender Name of a Buddhist Buddhist .

  3. अचलमतिacalamatim. N. of a Ma1raputra मारपुत्र .

    masculine gender Name of a Ma1raputra मारपुत्र .

  4. अतिमतिatimatif. (/अति-) haughtiness RV. i, 129, 5
    1. feminine (/अति-) haughtiness fg-veda i, 129, 5
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective exceedingly wise MBh.
  5. अदब्धव्रतप्रमतिadabdhavratapramati(/अदब्ध-) mfn. of unbroken observances and superior mind (or "of superior mind from having unbroken…

    (/अदब्ध-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective of unbroken observances and superior mind (or "of superior mind from having unbroken observances") fg-veda ii, 9, 1.

  6. अनन्तमतिanantamatim. N. of a Bodhisattva बोधिसत्त्व .

    masculine gender Name of a Bodhisattva बोधिसत्त्व .

  7. अनुपममतिanupamamatim. N. of a contemporary of S3a1kya-muni शाक्य-मुनि .

    masculine gender Name of a contemporary of S3a1kya-muni शाक्य-मुनि .

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अतिमतिमत्atimatimat[ati-matimat] a. extremely clever.

    [ati-matimat] adjective extremely clever.