As a deity name
Name 360 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
a sacred formula addressed to any individual deity (e.g. )
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mantrāyai" is the dative of "mantra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
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.
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