The corpus record — Pali
Maṇika
a waterpot MN.ii.39 . Usually in cpd. udaka˚ ; Vin.i.277 ; MN.i.354 ; SN.iv.316 ; AN.iii.27 ; Mil.28 ; Dhp-a.i.79 . Whether this is an original meaning of the word remains doubtful; the connection with maṇi jewel must have been prevalent at one time. cp. Class. Sk. maṇika
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1. Maṇika
a waterpot MN.ii.39. Usually in cpd. udaka˚; Vin.i.277; MN.i.354; SN.iv.316; AN.iii.27; Mil.28; Dhp-a.i.79. Whether this is an original meaning of the word remains doubtful; the connection with maṇi jewel must have been prevalent at one time.
cp. Class. Sk. maṇika
2. Maṇīkā
feminine Name of a charm, the Jewel-charm, by means of which one can read other people’s minds DN.i.214 (m. iddhi-vijjā), cp. Dial. i.278 n. 3.).
f. of maṇika, adj. fr. maṇi
3. Mānikā
feminine a weight, equal to 4 Doṇas Snp-a.476 (catudoṇaṃ mānikā). Cp. BSk. mānikā, e.g. Divy.293 sq.
cp. māna2 2
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