मन्यते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yo-, from *men- (to think). Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬙𐬉 (maniietē), Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai), Old Church Slavonic мьнѣти (mĭněti).

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́n.jɐ.tɐj/, [mɐ́j̃.jɐ.tɐj]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmɐn̪.jɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

मन्यते • (mányate) third-singular present indicative (root मन्, class 4, type A)[1]

  1. to think, believe, imagine, suppose, conjecture
  2. to regard or consider anyone or anything (accusative) as
  3. to think oneself or be thought to be, appear as, pass for
  4. to be of opinion, think fit or right
  5. to agree or be of the same opinion with
  6. to set the heart or mind on, honour, esteem, hope or wish for
  7. to think of (in prayer etc., either "to remember, meditate on", or "mention, declare", or "excogitate, invent"), ponder
  8. to perceive, observe, learn, know, understand, comprehend
  9. to offer, present
  10. (causative) to honour, esteem, value highly
  11. (desiderative) to reflect upon, consider, examine, investigate
  12. (desiderative) to cali in question, doubt ("with regard to" +locative)

Conjugation

Present: मन्यते (mányate)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third -
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मन्यते
mányate
मन्येते
mányete
मन्यन्ते
mányante
Second -
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मन्यसे
mányase
मन्येथे
mányethe
मन्यध्वे
mányadhve
First -
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मन्ये
mánye
मन्यावहे
mányāvahe
मन्यामहे
mányāmahe
Imperative
Third -
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मन्यताम्
mányatām
मन्येताम्
mányetām
मन्यन्ताम्
mányantām
Second -
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मन्यस्व
mányasva
मन्येथाम्
mányethām
मन्यध्वम्
mányadhvam
First -
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मन्यै
mányai
मन्यावहै
mányāvahai
मन्यामहै
mányāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third -
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मन्येत
mányeta
मन्येयाताम्
mányeyātām
मन्येरन्
mányeran
Second -
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मन्येथाः
mányethāḥ
मन्येयाथाम्
mányeyāthām
मन्येध्वम्
mányedhvam
First -
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मन्येय
mányeya
मन्येवहि
mányevahi
मन्येमहि
mányemahi
Participles
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मन्यमान
mányamāna
Imperfect: अमन्यत (ámanyata)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third -
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अमन्यत
ámanyata
अमन्येताम्
ámanyetām
अमन्यन्त
ámanyanta
Second -
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अमन्यथाः
ámanyathāḥ
अमन्येथाम्
ámanyethām
अमन्यध्वम्
ámanyadhvam
First -
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अमन्ये
ámanye
अमन्यावहि
ámanyāvahi
अमन्यामहि
ámanyāmahi

Descendants

  • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀜𑀢𑁂 (maṃñate) (Girnar); 𐨨𐨙𐨟𐨁 (mañati) (Shāhbāzgarhi, Mansehra)
  • Gandhari: 𐨨𐨙𐨯𐨹𐨁 (mañas̱i)
  • Pali: maññati

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mányatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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