mantra मन्त्र mántra m. (rarely n.; ifc. f(A). ), ‘instrument of thought’, speech, sacred text or speech, a prayer or song of praise, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.] a Vedic hymn or sacrificial formula, that portion of the Veda which contains the texts called ṛc or yajus or sāman (q.v.) as opp. to the Brāhmaṇa and Upaniṣad portion (see [IW. 5] &c.), [Br.]; [GṛŚrS.] &c. a sacred formula addressed to any individual deity (e.g. om śivāya namaḥ), [RTL. 61] a mystical verse or magical formula (sometimes personified), incantation, charm, spell (esp. in modern times employed by the Śāktas to acquire superhuman powers; the primary Mantras being held to be 70 millions in number and the secondary innumerable, [RTL. 197]-[202]), [RV.] ([i, 147, 4]); [ĀśvŚr.]; [Mn.]; [Kathās.]; [Suśr.] consultation, resolution, counsel, advice, plan, design, secret, [RV.] &c. &c. N. of Viṣṇu, [Viṣṇ.] of Śiva, [MBh.] (in astrol.) the fifth mansion, [VarYogay.] See p. 785, col. 3. mantraṇa मन्त्रण n. consultation, deliberation, [MBh.]; [R.]; [MārkP.] (also f(A). , [Pañcar.]) advising, counselling in private, [W.] See p. 786. mantrada मन्त्रद mantra—da mfn. teaching sacred text, [Mn. ii, 153] giving advice, [MārkP.] mantradṛś मन्त्रदृश् mantra—dṛś mfn. seeing i.e. knowing or composing sacred text, [BhP.] skilled in counsel, a counsellor, [ib.] mantrajña मन्त्रज्ञ mantra—jña mfn. knowing sacred text, [Var.]; [BhP.] experienced in counsel, [Mn.]; [R.] mantra—jña m. a spy, [L.] a learned Brahman, priest, [W.] mantrakṛt मन्त्रकृत् mantra—kṛ́t m. a composer of hymns, [RV.]; [Br.] one who recites a sacred text, [BhP.] a counsellor, adviser, [Ragh.] an emissary, ambassador, [BhP.] mantratas मन्त्रतस् mantra—tas ind. with respect to sacred text, from or by the Mantras, [Mn.]; [R.] from advice, deliberately, [W.] mantravat मन्त्रवत् mantra—vat ind. in conformity with or accompanied by the recitation of sacred text, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [R.] according to all rules of consultation, [MBh.] mantra—vat mfn. attended with sacred text or hymns, [ŚrS.]; [Mn.]; [Yājñ.] enchanted (as a weapon), [Ragh.] entitled to use the Mantras, initiated, [W.] having or hearing counsel, [ib.] mantravid मन्त्रविद् mantra—vid mfn. knowing sacred text, [GṛŚrS.] &c. knowing magical formulas (superl. -vittama), [Daś.] skilled in counsel, [MBh.] mantra—vid m. a counsellor or a learned Brāhman or a spy, [L.] mantrabheda मन्त्रभेद mantra—bheda m. breach of counsel, betrayal of a design, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. a partic. kind of spell or incantation, [Cat.] mantradhara मन्त्रधर mantra—dhara ([Hariv.]) m. a counsellor, adviser. mantraphala मन्त्रफल mantra—phala n. fruit of counsel or advice, [W.] mantraṇāha मन्त्रणाह g. utkarādi. mantraṇaka मन्त्रणक n. invitation, Divyā v. mantrabīja मन्त्रबीज mantra—bīja n. the seed (i.e. first syllable) of a spell, [RāmatUp.] (cf. [RTL. 197]-[202]) the germ or origin of counsel, [Kām.] mantrabala मन्त्रबल mantra—bala n. the superiority or precedence of a sacred text, [KātyŚr.] magical power, [Kathās.] mantradātṛ मन्त्रदातृ mantra—dātṛ m. a teacher of sacred text, [BrahmaP.] mantragūḍha मन्त्रगूढ mantra—gūḍha m. a secret agent, spy, [L.] mantragṛha मन्त्रगृह mantra—gṛha n. a council chamber, [MBh.] mantrahīna मन्त्रहीन mantra—hīna mfn. destitute of hymns, contrary to sacred texts, [MW.] mantrajala मन्त्रजल mantra—jala n. water consecrated by charms or sacred text, [BhP.] mantrakāla मन्त्रकाल mantra—kāla m. the time of deliberation, [Mn. vii, 149.] mantrakāra मन्त्रकार mantra—kāra m. a composer or reciter of sacred text, [MānGṛ.] mantrakṛta मन्त्रकृत mantra—kṛta mfn. consecrated by Mantras, [MW.] mantrakośa मन्त्रकोश mantra—kośa m. N. of wk. mantramālā मन्त्रमाला mantra—mālā f. N. of wk. of a river in Kuśadvīpa, [BhP.] mantramūla मन्त्रमूल mantra—mūla mf(A)n. rooted in counsel or in spells, [Yājñ.]; [Kathās.]; [ŚārṅgP.] mantramaya मन्त्रमय mantra—maya mf(I)n. consisting of spells, [MBh.] mantrapāṭha मन्त्रपाठ mantra—pāṭha m. the recitation of a sacred text, [KātyŚr.], Sch. N. of wk. mantrapāda मन्त्रपाद mantra—pāda m. N. of wk. mantrapūta मन्त्रपूत mantra—pūta mfn. purified by sacred text, [Ragh.] mantrapada मन्त्रपद mantra—pada n. a sacred or magical word, [Kir.] mantrapati मन्त्रपति mántra—pati (mántra-), m. lord or owner of a sacred text, [TĀr.] mantrarāja मन्त्रराज mantra—rāja m. ‘king of spells’, N. of a partic. magical formula, [RāmatUp.] mantrasāra मन्त्रसार mantra—sāra m. N. of wk. mantraspṛś मन्त्रस्पृश् mantra—spṛś mfn. obtaining anything by means of spells (= mantreṇa spṛśati), [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 58], Sch. mantratoya मन्त्रतोय mantra—toya n. water consecrated by Mantras or spells, [Kathās.] mantravāda मन्त्रवाद mantra—vāda m. the substance or contents of a sacred text (pl. with ślokāḥ = verses containing a sacred text), [MBh.] magic art, [Kāv.] mantravaha मन्त्रवह mantra—vaha m. N. of Viṣṇu, [Viṣṇ.] mantravidhi मन्त्रविधि mantra—vidhi m. N. of wk. mantrayoga मन्त्रयोग mantra—yoga m. employment of a sacred text, [Var.] magic (?), [Cat.] mantrabhāṣya मन्त्रभाष्य mantra—bhāṣya n. N. of wk. mantradhārin मन्त्रधारिन् mantra—dhārin ([MBh.]) m. a counsellor, adviser. mantrakhaṇḍa मन्त्रखण्ड mantra—khaṇḍa m. n. N. of wk. mantraśakti मन्त्रशक्ति mantra—śakti f. magical power, charm, [Kathās.] mantraśruti मन्त्रश्रुति mantra—śruti f. a consultation overheard, [Kathās.] mantrabaddha मन्त्रबद्ध mantra—baddha mfn. bound by spells, [Bcar.] mantradruma मन्त्रद्रुम mantra—druma m. N. of Indra in the 6th Manv-antara, [BhP.] mantragupta मन्त्रगुप्त mantra—gupta m. N. of a man, [Daś.] mantragupti मन्त्रगुप्ति mantra—gupti f. secret counsel, [Kām.] mantrajihva मन्त्रजिह्व mantra—jihva m. ‘having sacred text for tongues’, fire or N. of Agni, [Śiś.]; [L.] mantrakārya मन्त्रकार्य mantra—kārya n. subject of consultation, [MW.] mantramūrti मन्त्रमूर्ति mantra—mūrti m. ‘whose body consists of sacred texts’, N. of Śiva, [MBh.] mantranetra मन्त्रनेत्र mantra—netra n. N. of wk. mantrapuṣpa मन्त्रपुष्प mantra—puṣpa n. flowers with recitation of sacred text, [RTL. 415] mantraratna मन्त्ररत्न mantra—ratna n. ‘the jewel of magic’ mantrasādhya मन्त्रसाध्य mantra—sādhya mfn. to be subdued or effected by incantations or spells (-tva n.), [Pañcat.] to be attained by consultation, [Kathās.] mantrasūtra मन्त्रसूत्र mantra—sūtra n. a charm fastened on a string, [Kathās.] mantrasiddha मन्त्रसिद्ध mantra—siddha mfn. accomplished by a spell, [RāmatUp.] thoroughly versed in spells, [MBh.] mantrasiddhi मन्त्रसिद्धि mantra—siddhi f. the effect of a spell, [Kathās.] the carrying out a resolution or advice, [Hit.] mantrasnāna मन्त्रस्नान mantra—snāna n. the recitation of partic. texts as a substitute for ablution, [VP.] mantravādin मन्त्रवादिन् mantra—vādin m. a reciter of sacred text or spells, enchanter, [Vet.]; [Pañcat.] mantravarṇa मन्त्रवर्ण mantra—varṇa m. the wording of a sacred text, [GṛŚrS.] pl. the single letters of a sacred text or a magical formula, [Pañcar.]; [Sarvad.] mantra—varṇa mf(I)n. having the nature of i.e. resembling a sacred text or spell, [BhP.] mantravidyā मन्त्रविद्या mantra—vidyā f. the science of Mantras, magic art, [Kathās.] mantrayukti मन्त्रयुक्ति mantra—yukti f. application of spells, magical means, [Kathās.] mantrabhūṣaṇa मन्त्रभूषण mantra—bhūṣaṇa n. N. of wk. mantraśāstra मन्त्रशास्त्र mantra—śāstra n. ‘magic science’, N. of wk. mantraśodhana मन्त्रशोधन mantra—śodhana n. N. of wk. mantraśrutya मन्त्रश्रुत्य mantra—śrútya n. following counsel, obedience, [RV.] tradition respecting the correct use of sacred texts, [MW.] mantradīdhiti मन्त्रदीधिति mantra—dīdhiti m. ‘having sacred text for rays’, fire, [L.] mantradīpaka मन्त्रदीपक mantra—dīpaka n. N. of wk. mantradīpikā मन्त्रदीपिका mantra—dīpikā f. N. of wk. mantradarśin मन्त्रदर्शिन् mantra—darśin mfn. knowing sacred text, [SaṃhitUp.] mantra—darśin m. a Brāhman learned in the Vedas, [Mn. iii, 212.] mantradevatā मन्त्रदेवता mantra—devatā f. the deity invoked in a sacred text mantradraṣṭṛ मन्त्रद्रष्टृ mantra—draṣṭṛ m. a seer or composer of so text, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 114], Sch. mantrajāgara मन्त्रजागर mantra—jāgara m. recital of Vedic texts (accord. to their different Pāṭhas) at night, [L.] mantrajyeṣṭha मन्त्रज्येष्ठ mantra—jyeṣṭha mfn. one whose superiority is dependent on his knowledge of sacred text, [MBh.] mantrajyotis मन्त्रज्योतिस् mantra—jyotis n. N. of wk. mantrakaumudī मन्त्रकौमुदी mantra—kaumudī f. N. of wk. mantrakaraṇa मन्त्रकरण mantra—karaṇa n. the recital of a sacred text, [Pāṇ. i, 3, 25] a Vedic text or verse, [Cat.] mantrakovida मन्त्रकोविद mantra—kovida mfn. knowing sacred text, [ib.] mantrakuśala मन्त्रकुशल mantra—kuśala mfn. experienced in counsel, [R.]; [Hariv.] mantramayūkha मन्त्रमयूख mantra—mayūkha m. N. of wk. mantrapattra मन्त्रपत्त्र mantra—pattra n. a leaf inscribed with a sacred text, [Vikr.] N. of wk. mantrapraśna मन्त्रप्रश्न mantra—praśna m. N. of wk. mantrasādhaka मन्त्रसाधक mantra—sādhaka m. the performer of an incantation, magician, [Kathās.] mantrasādhana मन्त्रसाधन mantra—sādhana n. (or °nā f(A). ) the performance of an incantation, [ib.]; [Siṃhās.] mantrasaṃdhyā मन्त्रसंध्या mantra—saṃdhyā f. N. of wk. mantratattva मन्त्रतत्त्व mantra—tattva n. the essence of counsel mantravaśīkṛ मन्त्रवशीकृ mantra—vaśī-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to subdue by a spell, [HPariś.] mantravacana मन्त्रवचन mantra—vacana n. the recitation of a sacred text, [KātyŚr.] mantravarjam मन्त्रवर्जम् mantra—varjam ind. without any sacred text, [Mn. x, 127.] mantravibhāga मन्त्रविभाग mantra—vibhāga m. N. of wk. mantraviṣaya मन्त्रविषय mantra—viṣaya m. N. of wk. mantrayantra मन्त्रयन्त्र mantra—yantra n. an amulet with a magical formula, [Pañcar.] mantraṇārhīya मन्त्रणार्हीय mfn., [ib.] mantradarpaṇa मन्त्रदर्पण mantra—darpaṇa m. N. of wk. mantragaṇḍaka मन्त्रगण्डक mantra—gaṇḍaka m. (prob.) a kind of amulet, [Kād.] knowledge, [L.] mantrahemādri मन्त्रहेमाद्रि mantra—hemādri m. N. of wk. mantranirṇaya मन्त्रनिर्णय mantra—nirṇaya m. decision or settlement of counsel, [MW.]