As a deity name
Name 613 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
मंत्र · masculine
mantra, chant
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मन्त्र — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
mantra m. (rarely n.; ifc. f(ā). ), ‘instrument of thought’, speech, sacred text or speech, a prayer or song of praise, RV.; AV.; TS.
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.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
mantra, chant (a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मन्त्र; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
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