मनोमय मन्तव्य

मन्

मन् I. 1 P. (मनति)
1 To be proud.
2 To worship. −II. 10. A. (मानयते) To be proud. −III. 4. 8. A. (मन्यते, मनुते, मेने, अमंस्त, मंस्यते, मंतुं, मत)
1 To think, believe, suppose, magine, fancy, conceive; अंकं केऽपि शशंकिरे जलनिधेः पंकं परे मेनिरे Subhā ṣ: वत्स मन्ये कुमारेणानेन जृंभकास्त्रमामं- त्रितं U. 5; कथं भवान् मन्यते ‘what is your opinion’ ?.
2 To consider, regard, deem, look upon, take (one) for, take to be; समीभूतादृष्टिस्त्रिभु- वनमपि ब्रह्म मनुते Bh 3. 84; अमस्त चा- नेन परार्ध्यजन्मना स्थितेरभेत्ता स्थितिमंतम- न्वयं R. 3. 27; 1. 32, 6. 84; Bg. 2. 26, 35; Bk. 9. 117 स्तनविनिहितमपि हा- रमुदारम्। सा मनुते कृशतनुरिव भारं Gīt. 4.
3 To honour, respect, value, esteem, think highly of, prize; य- स्यानुषंगिण इमे भुवनाधिपत्यभोगादयः कृपणलोकमता भवंति Bh. 3. 76.
4 To know, understand, perceive, observe, have regard to; मत्वा देवं धनपतिसखं यत्र साक्षाद्वसंतं Me. 73.
5 To agree or consent to, act up to; तन्मन्यस्य मम वचनं Mk. 8.
6 To think or reflect upon.
7 To intend, wish or hope for.
8 To set the heart or mind on.
9 To mention, declare.
10 To think out, devise, invent.
11 To be considered or regarded as, seem, appear like. (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 मनु- ते ननु ते तनुसंगतपवनचलितमपि रेणु Gīt. 5; see under बहु also; लघु मन् to think lightly of, despise, slight; S. 7. 1; अन्यथा मब् to think otherwise; doubt; साधु मन् to think well of, approve, consider satisfactory; S. 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; (Atm.) 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.).

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