1. mäntra-
mäntra- ın. Spruch, heilige Formel, Ausspruch, (formulierter) Gedanke, Plan (RV +; s. Thi, ZDMG 107 [1957] 68ff.=Schm fed.], Dichterspr 206ff.; J. Gonda, Oriens 16 [1963] 244 ff. = SelStud IV 248ff.), mantrin- Sprüche kennend, m. Ratgeber (vV, Mn +; s.u.), mantrdy® (einen Spruch) sprechen, (eine Formel) ausdenken (RV +; s, Renou, EVP 16 [1967] 90, Jamison -Aya- 86; 0.11294), d-mäntrana-n. das Ansprechen (AV +; s. … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. mäntra-, p. 339]
2. مَنترَ
mantra m. (rarely n. ; ifc. f(ā). ), ‘instrument of thought’, speech, sacred text or speech, a prayer or song of praise, RV. ; AV. ; TS.
3. مَنترَ
a Vedic hymn or sacrificial formula, that portion of the Veda which contains the texts called ṛc or yajus or sāman ( q.v. ) as opp. to the Brāhmaṇa and Upaniṣad portion (see IW. 5 &c.), Br. ; GṛŚrS. &c.
4. مَنترَ
a mystical verse or magical formula (sometimes personified), incantation, charm, spell ( esp. in modern times employed by the Śākta s to acquire superhuman powers; the primary Mantra s being held to be 70 millions in number and the secondary innumerable, RTL. 197 - 202 ), RV. ( i, 147, 4 ); ĀśvŚr. ; Mn. ; Kathās. ; Suśr.