As a deity name
Name 722 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 329 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
मन्द · manda · adj.
(f. -ā, or -ī), Slow, tardy, inactive, sluggish; cold, phlegmatic, apathetic; tedious; dull, languid — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1073
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
slow, tardy, moving slowly or softly, loitering, idle, lazy, sluggish in (loc. or comp.), apathetic, phlegmatic, indifferent to (dat.), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "manda" is the vocative of "mandā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
manda mf(ā)n. slow, tardy, moving slowly or softly, loitering, idle, lazy, sluggish in (loc. or comp.), apathetic, phlegmatic, indifferent to (dat.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
weak, slight, slack (as a bow), dull, faint (as light), low (as a voice), gentle (as rain or wind), feeble (as the digestive faculty), ib.
weak i.e. tolerant, indulgent to (loc.), MBh.
dull-witted, silly, stupid, foolish, KaṭhUp.; MBh. &c.
unhappy, miserable (L. = kṛpaṇa), MBh.; Hariv.
mandā f. a pot, vessel, inkstand, L.
N. of Dākṣāyaṇī, Cat.
Alternative readings
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