or manth- (q.v) cl.1.9.P. () māthati-, m/anthati-, mathn/āti- (Ved. and Epic also A1.m/athate-, m/anthate-and mathnīte-; imperativemathnadhvam-; perfect tensemamātha-;3. pluralmamathuḥ-; methuḥ-, methire-; mamantha-, nthuḥ-; Aoristmathīt-; amanthiṣṭām-; amathiṣata-; futuremathiṣyati-, te-manthiṣyati- etc.; mathitā-; infinitive moodmathitum- etc.; tos-; m/anthitav/ai-; ind.p.mathitv/ā-, -m/athya- etc.; manthitvā-, ; -manthya-and -mātham- etc.) . to stir or whirl round etc. ; (with agnim-), to produce fire by rapidly whirling round or rotating a dry stick (araṇi-) in another dry stick prepared to receive it ; (with araṇim-), to rotate the stick for producing fire ; (with ūrum-, hastam-etc.) , to use friction upon any part of the body with the object of producing offspring from it ; to churn (milk into butter) , produce by churning etc. (also with two accusativeexempli gratia, 'for example'sudhāṃ-kṣīra-nidhim mathnāti-,"he churns nectar out of the ocean of milk" on ) ; to mix, mingle ; to stir up, shake, agitate, trouble disturb, afflict, distress, hurt, destroy etc. etc.: Passive voicemathy/ate- (Epic also ti-), to be stirred up or churned etc. etc. etc.: Causalmanthayati- (), māthayati- (), to cause to be stirred up or churned etc.: Desiderativemimathiṣati-, mimanthiṣati-grammar : Intensivemāmathyate-, māmantti- etc. [ confer, compareGreek ; Latin mentha,menta; Lit.mentu4re; German minza,Minze; Anglo-Saxon minte; English mint.]
f.Name of various towns (especially of an ancient town now called Muttra and held in great honour as the birthplace of kṛṣṇa-;situated in the province of agra- on the right bank of the yamunā- or Jumna;described in as having been founded by śatru-ghna-; according to to on it forms part of a district called brahmarṣi-, belonging to śūra-sena-)
m. (either an Intensive form fr.math-,or fr. man-equalsmanas-+ matha-,"agitating"; seemandeha-and mandhātṛ-) love or the god of love, amorous passion or desire (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(ā-).) etc.
or manth-P. A1.-manthati-, te- ; -mathati-, te- ; -mathnāti- (future-mathiṣyati-ind.p.-mathya- etc.) ; to grind (fire) out of (wood), to produce (fire) by rubbing (wood together), rub or churn anything out of anything (double accusative) etc. ; to stir or churn (the sea) ; to tear or draw or shake out of, extract ; to shake, agitate (the mind) ; to grind down, crush, destroy etc.: Passive voice-mathyate- (parasmE-padayamāna-), to be rubbed or churned etc.
(or manth-) P.-mathati-, or -mathnāti-, to stir up violently, churn (the ocean) ; to tear or strike off, drag away ; to handle roughly, harass, distress, annoy etc. (ind.p.-mathya-,violently, forcibly) ; to destroy, lay waste : Causal-māthayati-, to assault violently, harass, annoy
(or manth-) P.-mathati-, -manthati-, or -mathnāti- (ind.p.-mathya-q.v), to stir about or agitate violently, violate, outrage, oppress, harass, annoy ; to tear out (the eyes)
or -manth- (ud-ma[n]th-) P.-mathnāti-, to shake up, disturb, excite ; to stir up, rouse ; to press hard upon, treat with blows, act violently, beat ; to shake or tear or cut off ; to pluck out, root up, rub open ; to strike, kill, annul etc. ; to refute, confute commentator or commentary on ; to mix, mingle: Causal-mathayati-, to shake, agitate, excite
(or manth-) P. A1.-mathati-, te-, -mathnāti-, nīte- etc. (in veda- generally A1.; infinitive mood-mathitos-; tum-), to tear off, snatch away ; to tear or break in pieces, rend asunder, bruise ; to cut in pieces, disperse, scatter ; to confuse, perplex, bewilder
मथन a. (-नी f.) [मथ् ल्यु ल्युट् वा] 1 Churning, stirring up. -2 Hurting, injuring. -3 Killing, destroying, a destroyer; मुग्धे मधुमथनमनुगतमनुसर राधिके Gīt.2. -4 Rubbing. -नः N. of a tree (गणिकारिका, used in producing fire by attrition). -नम् 1 Churning, stirring round, agitating. -2 Rubbing, friction. -3 Injury, hurting, destruction. -Comp. -अचलः, -पर्वतः the mountain Mandara used as a churning-stick.
मथु (थू) रा [मथ्-उ-ऊ-रच्] N. of an ancient town situated on the right bank of the Yamunā, the birth-place of Kṛiṣṇa and the scene of his amours and exploits; it is one of the seven sacred cities in India (see अवन्ति), and is, to this day, the favourite resort of thousands of devotees. It is said to have been founded by Śatrughna; निर्ममे निर्ममो$र्थेषु मथुरां मधुराकृतिः R.15.28; कलिन्दकन्या मथुरां गता$पि गङ्गोर्मिसंसक्तजलेव भाति 6.48. -Comp. -ईशः, -नाथः epithets of Kṛiṣṇa.
प्रमथ् मन्थ् 1, 9 P. To churn; प्रमथ्यमानो (समुद्रो) गिरिणेव भूयः R.13.14. -2 To harass, trouble excessively, annoy, torment. -3 To strike down, bruise, hurt. -4 To tear off or cut. -5 To lay waste, devastate. -6 To kill, destroy; प्रमथ्य क्रव्यादं मरणसमये रक्षितवतः Māl.4.9; 9.27. -7 To agitate, stir about. -8 Ved. To rob. -Caus. To harass, annoy.
प्रमथः 1 A horse. -2 N. of a class of Beings (said to be goblins) attending on Śiva; प्रमथमुखविकारैर्हासयामास गूढम् Ku.7.95. -Comp. -अधिपः, -नाथः, -पतिः an epithet of Śiva; तेनाहृताः प्रमथनाथमखाय भूपाः Bhāg.1.15.9. -आलयः hell.
मन्मथः 1 Cupid, the god of love; मन्मथो मां मथ्नन्निज- नाम सान्वयं करोति Dk.1; Me.75; न मन्मथस्त्वं स हि नास्ति- मूर्तिः N. 8.29. -2 Love, passion; प्रबोध्यते सुप्त इवाद्य मान्मथः Ṛs.1.8; so परोक्षमन्मथः जनः Ś.2.19. -3 The wood apple. -4 N. of a संवत्सर. -था N. of Dākṣāyaṇī. -a. Enchanting, attractive; साक्षान्मन्मथमन्मथः Bhāg. 1.32.2. -Comp. -आनन्दः a kind of mango tree. -आलयः 1 the mango tree. -2 pudendum muliebre. -कर a. exciting love. -बन्धुः the moon. -युद्धम् amorous strife, sexual union, copulation. -लेखः a love letter; क्लान्तो मन्मथलेख एष नलिनीपत्रे नखैरर्पितः Ś.3.26.
वमथुः 1 Ejecting, vomiting, spitting out; तेषां श्रमं च ग्लानिं च वमथुं वेपथुं व्रणान् सर्वं व्यपानुदत् कृष्णः Mb.7.1.14. -2 Water ejected by an elephant from his trunk. -3 A cough.
a. (&asharp;, î) harassing, afflict ing; destroying; n. friction; churning; har assing; destruction: -½akala, m. mountain of churning, Mount Mandara (used by the gods and Dânavas as a churning-stick in churning the ocean).
m. (?) churning-stick (middle base; wk. base math; nm. manthâs); -ita, pp. churned, etc.; m. N. of the composer of a hymn; n. buttermilk without the addition of water; -i-tri, m. crusher, destroyer; -i tos, g., inf. of √ math.
m. N.: â, f. N. of various cities, esp. of an ancient and famous one situ- ated on the Yamunâ and held in great sanc- tity among both Brâhmans and Buddhists, now called Muttra.
m. crusher of Pura, ep. of Siva; -mârga, m. street; -raksha, -rakshin, m. town watchman, policeman; -vâsin, m. citizen; -sâsana, m. chastiser of Pura, ep. of Siva.
m. [agitator: intv. of √ math] love, god of love: -bandhu, m. (friend of love), moon; -math, a. destroying the god of love; -lekha, m. love-letter; -sa mâna, a. animated by similar love.
verb (class 4 ātmanepada) to churn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to produce fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to stir or whirl round (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) annoying (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
churning or producing by churning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
destruction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
friction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hurting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
injury (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mythical weapon
stirring or whirling round (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of rubbing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) name of various towns (esp. of an ancient town now called Muttra and held in great honour as the birthplace of Kṛṣṇa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 9 parasmaipada) to agitate (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to shake about (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to whirl round or stir with velocity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 9 parasmaipada) to act violently (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to annul (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to beat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to confute (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to disturb (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to excite (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to kill (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to mingle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to mix (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to pluck out (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to press hard upon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to refute (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to root up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to rouse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to rub open (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to shake or tear or cut off (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to shake up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to stir up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to strike (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to treat with blows (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) churning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rubbing open (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
slaughter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
stirring up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of shaking off (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
throwing off or down (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 9 parasmaipada) to churn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to mix (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to stir (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to whirl around (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 9 ātmanepada) to agitate (the mind) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to crush (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to destroy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to extract (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to grind (fire) out of (wood) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to grind down (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to produce (fire) by rubbing (wood together) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to rub or churn anything out of anything (double acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to shake (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to stir or churn (the sea) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to tear or draw or shake out of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) churning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
lighting a fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together or by churning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
making butter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rubbing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to annoy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to churn (the ocean) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to destroy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to distress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to drag away (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to handle roughly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to harass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to lay waste (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to stir up violently (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to tear or strike off (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) affliction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the wife of Kṣupa and mother of Vīra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Terminalia Chebula or Citrina (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a horse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a class of demons attending on Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective destroying (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
harassing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hurting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
injuring (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tormenting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) agitating (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
churning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
destroying (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hurting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
killing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Dānava (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a magical formula pronounced over weapons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) amorous passion or desire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Feronia Elephantum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
love or the god of love (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a physician and various other men (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the 29th (3rd) year in a 60 years cycle of Jupiter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a jalūkā Frequency rank 3467/72933
noun (masculine) a cough (?) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
nausea (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
qualmishness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of vomiting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
water ejected from an elephant's trunk (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 4 parasmaipada) to bewilder
to bruise
to confuse
to cut in pieces
to disperse
to perplex
to rend asunder
to scatter
to snatch away
to tear off
to tear or break in pieces Frequency rank 10781/72933
noun (masculine) a counsellor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
absence of passion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
minister (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
quiet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tranquillity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 9 parasmaipada) to annoy
to harass
to oppress
to outrage
to stir about or agitate violently
to tear out (the eyes)
to violate Frequency rank 18582/72933
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