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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. 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 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' ?
    7. 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.
    8. To honour, respect, value, esteem, think highly of, prize; यस्यानुषङ्गिण इमे भुवनाधिपत्यभोगादयः कृपणलोकमता भवन्ति Bh.3.76.
    9. To know, understand, perceive, observe, have regard to; मत्वा देवं धनपतिसखं यत्र साक्षाद्वसन्तम् Me.75.
    10. To agree or consent to, act up to; तन्मन्यस्व मम वचनम् Mk.8.
    11. To think or reflect upon.
    12. To intend, wish or hope for; स्त्रियः कस्माद्वधं वीर मन्यसे राक्षसेश्वर Rām.6.92. 6.
    13. To set the heart or mind on.
    14. To mention, declare.
    15. To think out, device, invent.
    16. To be considered or regarded as, seem, appear like.
    17. 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)
    18. To reflect upon, examine, investigate, inquire into.
    19. To doubt, call in question (with loc).

    In the Gita2·193·276·2218·322·2611·418·592·353·2810·8+5

    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).

    and 1 more forms

  2. अकर्मन्akarmana.Without work, idle; inefficient.

    [न. ब]

    1. Without work, idle; inefficient.
    2. Disqualified for performing the necessary rites, wicked, degraded; अकर्मा दस्युरभि नो Rv.1.22.8.
    3. (Gram.) intransitive, generally in this sense अकर्मक. Neuter (र्म) न. त
    4. Absence of work; absence of necessary observances; neglect of essential observances; inaction; अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः Bg.4.17,18.
    5. An improper act; crime, sin.
    6. Not doing (Equivalent to अकरणम्), nonperformance; प्रतिषेधादकर्म MS.1.8.1.
    7. What should not be done; अकर्म वा कृतदूषा स्यात् । MS.12.1.1 (where शबर explains अकर्म by न वा कर्तव्या दार्शिकी वेदिः ।).
    8. Non-act, non-activity: अन्यद्धि कर्म भक्षणं प्रतिषिध्यमानम् अन्यद् अकर्म मानसः संकल्पः । ŚB. on MS.6.2.19.
    9. Not doing, violation. तदकर्मणि च दोषः MS.6.3.3. (where तदकर्मणि is explained as प्रधानातिक्रमे by शबर); अकर्मणि चाप्रत्यवायात् । MS 6.3.1.
    10. A wrong act, an improper act. अकर्म च दारक्रिया या आधानोत्तरकाले । ŚB. on MS.6.8.14; अकर्म चोर्ध्वमाधानात्denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied । MS.6.8.14.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्वित

      1. Adjective
      2. unengaged, unoccupied, idle.
      3. criminal.
    • -कृत् Adjective free from action; न हि कश्चित् क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् । Bg.3.5 doing an improper act.

    • -भोगः

      1. enjoyment of freedom from the fruits of action.
      2. renunciation of self-righteousness.
    • -शील Adjective lazy, indolent.

  3. अकिंचनिमन्akiṃcanimanm.Poverty, utter destitution.

    [पृथ्वादिगण]

    Poverty, utter destitution.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मन्manin comp. for 1. मद् .
    1. in compound for 1. मद् .
    2. class8.4. Atmane-pada (Dha1tup. xxx, 9; xxv, 67) मनुत्/ए, म्/अन्यते (Epic also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति; 3. plural मन्वत्/ए fg-veda; perfect tense मेने Breton etc.; मम्न्/आथे, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्/आत्स् fg-veda; Aorist /अमत, /अमन्महि subjunctive मनामहे, मनन्त, page and participle मनान्/अ quod vide fg-veda; मंसि, अमंस्त subjunctive मंसते Prec. मंसीष्ट, 1. person mc. मसीय ibidem; मांस्त AV., that the rest of a word is to be suppliedस्ताद्म् TA1r.; मन्ध्वम् Breton; अमनिष्ट grammar; future मंस्यते Breton, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति MBh.; मन्त, मनिता grammar; मनिष्यते fg-veda; infinitive mood मन्तुम् MBh. etc., म्/अन्तवे, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतवै fg-veda, म्/अन्तोस् Breton; indeclinablepage and participle मत्व्/आ Up. etc.; मनित्वा grammar; -मत्य Breton etc.; -मन्य MBh. etc.), to think, believe, imagine, suppose, conjecture fg-veda etc. (मन्ये, I think, methinks, is in later language often inserted in a sentence without affecting the construction; confer, compare gaRa चा*दि and Pa1n2. 4-1, 106); to regard or consider any one or anything (accusative) as (accusative with or without इव, or adverb, often in -वत्; in later language also dative case, to express contempt [confer, compare Pa1n2. 2-3, 17], exempli gratia, 'for example' gaRa राज्यं तृणय मन्ये, "I value empire at a straw" id est I make light of it Equivalent to लघु √मन्, and opp. to बहु, or साधु √मन्, to think much or well of, praise, approve) ibidem; to think one's self or be thought to be, appear as, pass for (nominative case; also with इव) ibidem; to be of opinion, think fit or right MBh. Ka1v. etc.; to agree or be of the same opinion with (accusative) MBh.; to set the heart or mind on, honour, esteem (with नौ, disdain), hope or wish for (accusative or genitive case) fg-veda etc.; to think of (in prayer etc., either "to remember, meditate on", or "mention, declare", or "excogitate, invent") fg-veda AV.; to perceive, observe, learn, know, understand, comprehend (accusative, Vedic or Veda also genitive case). fg-veda etc.; to offer, present MBh. : Causal (Dha1tup. xxxiv, 36) मानयति (Epic also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते; Aorist अमीमनत्; Passive voice मान्यते), to honour, esteem, value highly (also with उरु, बहु and साधु) AV. etc.; (Atmane-pada) स्तम्भे Dha1tup. xxxiii, 35; गर्वके ibidem Vop. : Desiderative (Dha1tup. xxiii, 3) मीमांसते (rarely that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति; अमीमांसिष्ठास् S3Br.; मीमांस्य्/अते AV.; मिमंसते, मिमनिषते grammar), to reflect upon, consider, examine, investigate AV. Breton etc.; to call in question, doubt ("with regard to" locative case) ibidem : Desiderative of Desiderative मिमामिषते grammar : Intensive मन्मन्यते, मन्मन्ति ibidem [confer, compare Zend man; Greek μένω, μέμονα, Latin meminisse, monere; Slavonic or Slavonian and Lithuanian mine4ti; Gothic ga-munan; Germ, meinen; English mean .]
  2. अकर्मन्akarmanmfn. not working
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not working
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not performing good works, wicked fg-veda x, 2 2, 8
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective inefficient
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in grammar) intransitive
    5. neuter gender absence of work
    6. neuter gender observances
    7. neuter gender improper work, crime.
  3. अकिञ्चनिमन्akiñcanimanm. utter destitution, (g. पृथु-आदि q.v.)

    masculine gender utter destitution, (gaRa पृथु-आदि quod vide)

Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit
  1. मन्man4A 8Ato think, consider as

    Entries in the Dhātupāṭha

    • मन्अ ज्ञाने

      Class · Ātmanepada

      to think, consider as

    • मन्उ बोधने

      Class · Ātmanepada

      to understand

  2. मन्man4A 8Ato think, consider as

    Entries in the Dhātupāṭha

    • मन्अ ज्ञाने

      Class · Ātmanepada

      to think, consider as

    • मन्उ बोधने

      Class · Ātmanepada

      to understand

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अकर्मन्akarman[a-karman] n. inaction; a. (-mán) doing nothing, idling; wicked.

    [a-karman] neuter inaction; adjective (-mán) doing nothing, idling; wicked.

  2. अकृतात्मन्akṛtātman[akrita ͜ âtman] a. of unformed mind, undisciplined, rude, vicious.

    [akrita ͜ âtman] adjective of unformed mind, undisciplined, rude, vicious.