cl.8.4.A1. () manut/e-, m/anyate- (Epic also ti-;3. pluralmanvat/e-; perfect tensemene- etc.; mamn/āthe-, n/āts-; Aorist/amata-, /amanmahi-subjunctivemanāmahe-, mananta-, parasmE-padamanān/a-q.v; maṃsi-, amaṃsta-subjunctivemaṃsate-precedingmaṃsīṣṭa-,1. Persianmc.masīya-; māṃsta-, stādm-; mandhvam-; amaniṣṭa-grammar; futuremaṃsyate-, ti-; manta-, manitā-grammar; maniṣyate-; infinitive moodmantum- etc., m/antave-, tavai-, m/antos-; ind.p.matv/ā- etc.; manitvā-grammar; -matya- etc.; -manya- etc.) , to think, believe, imagine, suppose, conjecture etc. (manye-,I think, methinks, is in later language often inserted in a sentence without affecting the construction; confer, comparegaRacādi-and ) ; to regard or consider any one or anything (accusative) as (accusative with or without iva-,or adverb,often in -vat-;in later language also dative case,to express contempt[ confer, compare ], exempli gratia, 'for example'gaRarājyaṃ tṛṇaya-manye-,"I value empire at a straw" id est I make light of it equalslaghu-man-,and opp. to bahu-,or sādhu-man-,to think much or well of, praise, approve) ; to think one's self or be thought to be, appear as, pass for (Nominal verb;also with iva-) ; to be of opinion, think fit or right etc. ; to agree or be of the same opinion with (accusative) ; to set the heart or mind on, honour, esteem (with nau-,disdain) , hope or wish for (accusative or genitive case) etc. ; to think of (in prayer etc., either"to remember, meditate on", or"mention, declare", or"excogitate, invent") ; to perceive, observe, learn, know, understand, comprehend (accusative,Ved. also genitive case). etc. ; to offer, present : Causal () mānayati- (Epic also te-; Aoristamīmanat-; Passive voicemānyate-), to honour, esteem, value highly (also with uru-, bahu-and sādhu-) etc. ; (A1.) stambhe- ; garvake- : Desiderative () mīmāṃsate- (rarely ti-; amīmāṃsiṣṭhās-; mīmāṃsy/ate-; mimaṃsate-, mimaniṣate-grammar), to reflect upon, consider, examine, investigate etc. ; to call in question, doubt ("with regard to" locative case) : Desiderative of Desiderativemimāmiṣate-grammar : Intensivemanmanyate-, manmanti- [ confer, compareZend man; Greek ,, Latin meminisse,monere; Slavonic or Slavonian and Lithuanian mine4ti; Gothic ga-munan; Germ,meinen; English mean.]
मन् I. 1 P. (मनति) 1 To be proud. -2 To worship. -II. 1 Ā. (मानयते) 1 To be proud. -2 To stop, to obstruct; L. D. B. -III. 4, 8 Ā. (मन्यते, मनुते, मेने, अमंस्त, मंस्यते, मन्तुम्, मत) 1 To think, believe, suppose, imagine, fancy, conceive; अङ्कं के$पि शशङ्किरे जलनिधेः पङ्कं परे मेनिरे Subhāṣ; वत्स मन्ये कुमारेणानेन जृम्भकास्त्रमामन्त्रितम् U.5; कथं भवान् मन्यते 'what is your opinion' ? -2 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. -3 To honour, respect, value, esteem, think highly of, prize; यस्यानुषङ्गिण इमे भुवनाधिपत्यभोगादयः कृपणलोकमता भवन्ति Bh.3.76. -4 To know, understand, perceive, observe, have regard to; मत्वा देवं धनपतिसखं यत्र साक्षाद्वसन्तम् Me.75. -5 To agree or consent to, act up to; तन्मन्यस्व मम वचनम् Mk.8. -6 To think or reflect upon. -7 To intend, wish or hope for; स्त्रियः कस्माद्वधं वीर मन्यसे राक्षसेश्वर Rām.6.92. 6. -8 To set the heart or mind on. -9 To mention, declare. -1 To think out, device, invent. -11 To be considered or regarded as, seem, appear like. -12 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; e. g. 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.) -Caus. (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) 1 To reflect upon, examine, investigate, inquire into. -2 To doubt, call in question (with loc).
verb (class 8 parasmaipada) to be of opinion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to believe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to conjecture (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to honour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to imagine (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to perceive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to regard or consider any one or anything (acc.) as (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to suppose (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to think (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to understand (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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