see|Mantra

English

Noun
mantra

1. the hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer
2. A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation, orig. in Hinduism
3. gen., a slogan or phrase often repeated

Etymology
From Sanskrit mantra-; In the sense of "hymn portion of the Vedas" in English since 1808; in the sense of "word or phrase used in meditation" since 1956.

Translations
trans-top|the hymn portions of the Vedas
German: Mantra n
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trans-top|A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation
German: Mantra n
trans-mid
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trans-top|A slogan or phrase often repeated
French: slogan m
German: Mantra n
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See also
aum, om

Indonesian

Noun
mantra

1. gen., a slogan or phrase often repeated

Category:Indonesian nouns

Sanskrit

Noun
IAST|mantra- Devanagari मन�त�र m, also (rarely) n.

1. sacred text or speech
2. a prayer or song of praise (:w:Rigveda|RV. :w:Atharvaveda|AV. :w:Taittiriya Samhita|TS.), a sacred formula addressed to any individual deity
3. a Vedic hymn or sacrificial formula, that portion of the Veda which contains the texts called IAST|�c- or IAST|yajus- or IAST|s�man- (as opposed to the Brahmana or Upanishad portions)
4. a mystical verse or magical formula (sometimes personified), incantation, charm, spell

Etymology
rfc-level|Etymology not at level 3
From the root man- "to think" (also in manas "mind") and the suffix -tra denoting tools, hence literally "instrument of thought".

References
Monier-Williams (1899) ¹

Category:Sanskrit nouns

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