manota, prob. n. ([ĀpŚr.], Sch.) or manótā, f. ([ŚāṅkhBr.] &c.) the hymn [RV. vi], [i], (containing the word manótā nom. of manotṛ and used in sacrificing; also °tā-sūkta, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]) the deity to whom the offering during the recitation of that hymn is dedicated (accord. to the Brāhmaṇas = Agni or = Vāc and Go), [TS.]; [Br.]; [KātyŚr.]