mf(ā-)n. slow, tardy, moving slowly or softly, loitering, idle, lazy, sluggish in (locative case or compound), apathetic, phlegmatic, indifferent to (dative case) etc.
m.Name of a sacred mountain (the residence of various deities;it served the gods and asura-s for a churning-stick at the churning of the ocean for the recovery of the amṛta- and thirteen other precious things lost during the deluge) etc.
मन्द a. [मन्द्-अच्] 1 Slow, tardy, inactive, lazy, dull, loitering; (न) भिन्दन्ति मन्दां गतिमश्वमुख्यः Ku.1.11; तच्चरितं गोविन्दे मनसिजमन्दे सखी प्राह Gīt.6. -2 Cold, indifferent, apathetic. -3 Stupid, dull-witted, foolish, ignorant, weak-brained; प्रयोजनमनुद्दिश्य न मन्दो$पि प्रवर्तते Subhāṣ.; मन्दो$प्यमन्दतामेति संसर्गेण विपश्चितः M.2.8; मन्दः कवियशःप्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम् R.1.3; द्विषन्ति मन्दाश्चरितं महात्मनाम् Ku.5.75. -4 Low, deep, hollow (as sound). -5 Soft, faint, gentle; as in मन्दस्मितम्. -6 Small, little, slight; मन्दोदरी; see अ ind. 1 (d) also. -7 Weak, defective, feeble, as मन्दाग्नि. -8 Unlucky, unhappy. -9 Faded. -1 Wicked, vile. -11 Addicted to drinking. -12 Weak, slack (as a bow). -13 Sick, afflicted with disease. -14 Independent (स्वतन्त्र). -न्दः 1 The planet Saturn. -2 An epithet of Yama. -3 The dissolution of the world. -4 A kind of elephant; मन्दो$पि नाम न महानवगृह्य साध्यः Śi.5.49 (where मन्द means 'a fool' also). -5 The apsis of a planet's course. -न्दा A pot, vessel. -न्दम् ind. 1 Slowly, gradually, by degree; यातं यच्च नितम्बयो- र्गुरुतया मन्दं विलासादिव Ś.2.2. -2 Gently, softly, not violently; मन्दं मन्दं नुदति पवनश्चानुकूलो यथा त्वाम् Me.9. -3 Faintly, feebly, weakly, lightly. -4 In a low tone, deeply. -Comp. -अक्ष a. weak-eyed. (-क्षम्) sense of shame, modesty, bashfulness; मन्दाक्षं ह्रीस्त्रपा व्रीडा लज्जा सा$पत्रपा$न्यतः Ak; मन्दाक्षमन्दाक्षरमुद्रमुक्त्वा N.3.61;14.47; 22.33. -अग्नि a. having a weak digestion. (-ग्निः) slowness of digestion. -अनिलः a gentle breeze. -असु a. having weak or faint breath. -आक्रान्ता N. of a metre; see App.I; सुवशा कालिदासस्य मन्दाक्रान्ता प्रवल्गति । सदश्व- दमकस्येव काम्बोजतुरगाङ्गना ॥ According to prof. Sukumāra Sen, Kālidāsa is the inventor of this metre. -आचार a. badly conducted. -आत्मन् a. dull-witted, silly, ignorant; मन्दात्मानुजिघृक्षया Malli. -आदर a. 1 having little respect for, disregarding, caring little for. -2 neglectful. -आस्यम् shyness. -उच्चः the upper apsis of the course of a planet. -उत्साह a. discouraged, dispirited; मन्दोत्साहः कृतो$स्मि मृगयापवादिना माढव्येन Ś.2. -उदरी N. of the wife of Rāvaṇa, regarded as one of the five very chaste women; cf. अहल्या. She advised her husband to deliver Sītā to Rāma and thus save himself from certain ruin, but he did not heed her; मन्दोदरीकुटिलकोमलकेशपाशमन्दारदाममकरन्दरसं पिबन्तः P. R.1. 58. -उष्ण a. tepid, lukewarm. (-ष्णम्) gentle heat. -औत्सुक्य a. slackened in eagerness, cast down, disinclined; मन्दौत्सुक्यो$स्मि नगरगमनं प्रति Ś.1. -कर्ण a. slightly deaf; (Proverb:-बधिरान्मन्दकर्णः श्रेयान् 'something is better than nothing'). -कर्मन् a. inactive. -n. the process for determining the apsis of a planet's course. -कान्तिः the moon. -कारिन् a. acting slowly or foolishly. -गः Saturn. -गति, -गामिन् a. walking slowly, slow of pace. -चेतस् a. 1 dull-witted, silly, foolish. -2 absent-minded. -3 fainting away, scarcely conscious. -छाय a. dim, faint, lustreless; Me.82 (v. l.). -जननी the mother of Saturn. -जरस् a. slowly growing old. -धार a. flowing in a slow stream. -धी, -प्रज्ञ, -बुद्धि, -मति, -मेधस् a. dull-witted, silly, foolish. -परिधिः m. (in astr.) the epicycle of the apsis. -पुण्य a. unfortunate, ill-fated. -फलम् equation of the apsis. -भागिन्, -भाग्य, -भाज् unfortunate, ill-fated, wretched, miserable. -भास् a. dim, of fading lustre; सेनानिवेशान् पृथिवीक्षितो$पि जग्मुर्विभातग्रहमन्दभासः R.7.2. -मन्दम् ind. slowly, leisurely. -रश्मि a. dim. -विचेष्टित a. slowly moving. -विभव a. poor, impoverished; नश्यति विपुलमतेरपि बुद्धिः पुरुषस्य मन्दविभवस्य Pt.5.5. -विभ्रंश a. slightly purgative. -विसर्पिन् a. creeping along slowly (as a louse); cf. Pt.1.252 (N. of a louse). -वीर्य a. weak. -वृष्टिः f. slight rain. -स्मितम्, -हासः, -हास्यम् a gentle laugh, a smile.
मन्दर a. 1 Slow, tardy, dull. -2 Thick, dense; firm. -3 Large, bulky. -रः 1 N. of a mountain (used by the gods and demons as a churning stick when they churned the ocean for nectar); पृषतैर्मन्दरोद्धूतैः क्षीरोर्मय इवाच्युतम् R.4.27; अभिनवजलसुन्दर धृतमन्दर ए Gīt.1; शोभैव मन्दरक्षुब्धक्षुभिताम्भोधिवर्णना Śi.2.17; Ki.5.3. -2 A necklace of pearls (of 8 or 16 strings). -3 Heaven. -4 A mirror. -5 One of the five trees in Indra's
paradise; see मन्दार. -रम् ind. Slowly, sluggishly. -Comp. -आवासा, -वासिनी Durgā.
परिमन्द a. 1 Very dull or dim, quite faint; परिमन्द- सूर्यनयनो दिवसः Śi.9.3. -2 Very slow. -3 Very thin or weak; भवनोदरेषु परिमन्दतया शयितो$लसः (मदनः) Śi.9.39. -4 very litle; परिमन्दभिन्नतिमिरौघजटम् Śi.9.27.
a. slow, sluggish, in (lc. or --°ree;); apathetic, indifferent to (d.); weak, slight; faint, low (voice), gentle (rain, wind); dull-witted, stupid, foolish; unhappy; dis eased, ill: -m, ad. slowly, gradually (also °ree;--); slightly; faintly, softly, in a low voice: mandam mandam, ad. very slowly, quite gradually; m. the planet Saturn: -ka, a. scanty, little; dull, stupid; -karni, m. N. of a sage; -karman, a. inactive; -kârin, a.acting foolishly; -kirana, a. weak-rayed; -ga, a. moving or going slowly; m. planet Saturn; -gati, a. moving slowly: -tva, n. slow pace; -ketas, a. absent-minded; dull witted, stupid, foolish; -kkhâya, a. having its beauty dimmed, dull-looking, lustreless; -garas, a. aging slowly; -gâta, pp. slowly produced; -tâ, f. indolence; slightness, in significance; dulness, stupidity, foolishness; -tva, n. slightness, insignificance, feebleness; -dhî, a. dull-witted, stupid, foolish; -pâla, m. N. of a Rishi; -punya, a. unfortunate, ill-fated; -pragña, a. dull-witted; -preman, a. having little affection; -phala, a. bearing little fruit; having an insignificant result; -buddhi, a. dull-witted; -bhâgin, a. ill fated, wretched; -bhâgya, n. misfortune; a. ill-fated, unlucky, unfortunate, miserable: -tâ, f. wretchedness; -bhâg, a. ill-fated; -ma ti, a. dull-witted; m. N. of a wheelwright; N. of a lion; -mandam,ad. very slowly or gradually, by degrees; very softly; -mand a½âtapa, a. having very slight heat, cool.
m. paradise-tree (one of the five in Indra's heaven); N. of a sacred moun tain with which the ocean was churned; N. of a fairy: -deva, m. N. of a prince of the fairies: î, f. N. of his sister; -devîya, a. relating to Mandara-deva.
pp. moving slowly; -visha, a. containing little poison; m. N. of a snake; -visarpa, m. (gliding slowly), N. of a snake; -visarpin, a. crawling slowly: n-î, f. N. of a louse; -vîrya,a. deficient in manliness, weak; -vedana, a. hurting slightly; -sisira, a. somewhat cool.
m. N. of a Rishi; î, f. N. of a Buddhist nun; N. of a city; i, m. pat. N. of a writer on polity: -sâstra, n. Institutes of Kâmandaki; î-ya, a. composed by Kâmandaki.
noun (masculine) a stupid or slow elephant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Yama (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the (upper) apsis of a planet's course or (according to some) its anomalistic motion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the end of the world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the planet Saturn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective addicted to intoxication (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
apathetic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bad (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
drunken (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dull (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dull-witted (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
faint (as light) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
feeble (as the digestive faculty) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
foolish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gentle (as rain or wind) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
idle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ill (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indifferent to (dat.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indulgent to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
languid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
loitering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
low (as a voice) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
miserable ( kṛpaṇa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
moving slowly or softly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
phlegmatic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sick (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
silly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
slack (as a bow) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
slight (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
slow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sluggish in (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
stupid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tardy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unhappy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
weak (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
weak i.e. tolerant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wicked (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective dull-witted (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
foolish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hardly conscious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having little consciousness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
silly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) (pl.) of the Śūdras in Śākadvīpa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of bird
name of a son of Dyutimat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the planet Saturn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective foolish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
little (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
scanty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
silly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
simple (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) (with a sect of Pāśupatas) name of a particular limping gait (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
eulogium (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
praise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a kind of metre (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a mirror (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a pearl chain consisting of 8 or 16 strings (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Brāhman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people
name of a sacred mountain (the residence of various deities) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Hiraṇyakaśipu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a tree of paradise or one of the 5 trees in Indra's heaven (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Vidyādhara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a valley (?) near Avimukta (?)
[medic.] name of an antidote Frequency rank 2748/72933
adjective firm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
large (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
slow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sluggish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tardy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thick (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective active (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bright (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
important (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
merry (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
much (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not dull (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not little (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not slow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of the author of a nītiśāstra called Nīti-sāra (in which are embodied she principles of his master) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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