As a deity name
Name 103 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
knowing s˚ t˚, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested members (member vide unglossed)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mantravide" is the dative of "mantravid" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
mantra—vid mfn. knowing s˚ t˚, GṛŚrS. &c.
knowing magical formulas (superl. -vittama), Daś.
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