मन्यते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yo-, from *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬙𐬉 (maniietē), Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai), Old Church Slavonic мьнѣти (mĭněti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́n.jɐ.tɐj/, [mɐ́j̃.jɐ.tɐj]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐn̪.jɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

मन्यते • (mányate) third-singular indicative (class 4, type A, root मन्)

1. to think, believe, imagine, suppose, conjecture
2. to regard or consider anyone or anything (accusative) as
3. to think oneself or be thought to be, appear as, pass for
4. to be of opinion, think fit or right
5. to agree or be of the same opinion with
6. to set the heart or mind on, honour, esteem, hope or wish for
7. to think of (in prayer etc., either "to remember, meditate on", or "mention, declare", or "excogitate, invent"), ponder
8. to perceive, observe, learn, know, understand, comprehend
9. to offer, present
10. (causative) to honour, esteem, value highly
11. (desiderative) to reflect upon, consider, examine, investigate
12. (desiderative) to cali in question, doubt ("with regard to" +locative)

Conjugation

Present: मन्यते (mányate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	मन्यते mányate	मन्येते mányete	मन्यन्ते mányante
Second	- -	- -	- -	मन्यसे mányase	मन्येथे mányethe	मन्यध्वे mányadhve
First	- -	- -	- -	मन्ये mánye	मन्यावहे mányāvahe	मन्यामहे mányāmahe
Imperative
Third	- -	- -	- -	मन्यताम् mányatām	मन्येताम् mányetām	मन्यन्ताम् mányantām
Second	- -	- -	- -	मन्यस्व mányasva	मन्येथाम् mányethām	मन्यध्वम् mányadhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	मन्यै mányai	मन्यावहै mányāvahai	मन्यामहै mányāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	- -	- -	- -	मन्येत mányeta	मन्येयाताम् mányeyātām	मन्येरन् mányeran
Second	- -	- -	- -	मन्येथाः mányethāḥ	मन्येयाथाम् mányeyāthām	मन्येध्वम् mányedhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	मन्येय mányeya	मन्येवहि mányevahi	मन्येमहि mányemahi
Subjunctive
Third	- -	- -	- -	मन्याते / मन्यातै mányāte / mányātai	मन्यैते mányaite	मन्यन्त / मन्यान्तै mányanta / mányāntai
Second	- -	- -	- -	मन्यासे / मन्यासै mányāse / mányāsai	मन्यैथे mányaithe	मन्याध्वै mányādhvai
First	- -	- -	- -	मन्यै mányai	मन्यावहै mányāvahai	मन्यामहै mányāmahai
Participles
	- -			मन्यमान mányamāna
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.

Imperfect: अमन्यत (ámanyata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	अमन्यत ámanyata	अमन्येताम् ámanyetām	अमन्यन्त ámanyanta
Second	- -	- -	- -	अमन्यथाः ámanyathāḥ	अमन्येथाम् ámanyethām	अमन्यध्वम् ámanyadhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	अमन्ये ámanye	अमन्यावहि ámanyāvahi	अमन्यामहि ámanyāmahi

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀜𑀢𑁂 (maṃñate) (Girnar); 𐨨𐨙𐨟𐨁 (mañati) (Shāhbāzgarhi, Mansehra)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: মান (man)
    • Bengali: মানা (mana)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀇 (maṇṇaï)
    • Marathi: मानणे (mānṇe)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀤𑀺 (maṇṇadi)
    • Gujarati: માનવું (mānvũ)
    • Hindi: मानना (mānnā, “to accept”)
• Gandhari: 𐨨𐨙𐨯𐨹𐨁 (mañas̱i)
• Pali: maññati