The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

espect J v.331 (+p(j!). Usually in cpd. bahum!na great respect Mhvs 20, 46; PvA 50. Also as m!ni˚ in
compn with karoti: see m!nikata. Cp. vi˚, sam˚ -- âtim!na pride & conceit, very great (self -- ) pride. or all
kinds of conceit (see 10 fold m!na at Nd1 80= Nd2 505) D iii.86; Sn 245, 830, 862; Nd1 170, 257. -- atthe
at Th 1, 214 read mânatthe=m! anatthe. -- ânusaya the predisposition or bad tendency of pride M i.486; D
iii.254, 282; Sn 342. Cp. mamank!ra. -- âbhisamaya full grasp (i. e. understanding) of pride (with samm!˚)
M i.122 (which Kern. Toev. s. v. interprets wrongly as "waanvoorstelling"); S iv.205 sq., 399; Sn 342
(=m!nassa abhisamayo khayo vayo pah!na' SnA 344). -- j!tika proud by nature J i.88. -- thaddha stubborn
in pride, stiff -- necked J i.88, 224. -- da inspiring respect Mhvs 33, 82. -- mada ( -- matta) (drunk with) the
intoxicating draught of pride J ii.259; PvA 86. -- saññojana the fetter of pride or arrogance D iii.254; Dhs
1116=1233. See under saññojana & cp. formulae under mada 2. -- satta cleaving to conceit Sn 473. -- salla
the sting or dart of pride Nd1 59 (one of the 7 sall!ni, viz. r!ga, dosa, moha etc., expld in detail on p. 413.
See other series with similar terms & m!na at Nd2 p. 237 s. v. r!ga).
M!na
M!na2 (nt.) [fr. m!: see min!ti; Vedic m!na has 2 meanings, viz. "measure," and "building" (cp. m!peti)] 1.
measure Vin iii.149 (abbhantarima inner, b!hirima outer); DA i.140. -- ˚k(&a cheating in measure, false
measure Pug 58; PvA 278. -- 2. a certain measure, a M!na (cp. m!nik! & mana') J i.468 (a..ha˚ half a M.,
according to C. equal to 8 n!)is).
M!natta
M!natta (nt.) [a doubtful word, prob. corrupted out of something else, maybe om!natta, if taken as der. fr.
m!na1. If however taken as belonging to m!na2 as
-- 529 --
an abstr. der., it might be expld as "measuring, taking measures," which suits the context better. The BSk.
form is still more puzzling, viz. m!n!pya "something pleasant": Mvyut § 265] a sort of penance, attached to
the commission of a sangh!disesa offence DhsA 399 (+pariv!sa). ˚' deti to inflict penance on somebody
Vin ii.7 (+pariv!sa' deti); iv.225. m!natt' âraha deserving penance Vin ii.55, 162 (pariv!sika+). See on
term Vin. Texts ii.397.
M!nana
M!nana (nt.) & M!nan! (f.) [fr. m!na1] paying honour or respect; reverence, respect S i.66; J ii.138; Pug
19, 22; Miln 377 (with sakk!ra, vandana, p(jana & apaciti); Dhs 1121; DhsA 373. -- Cp. vi˚, sam˚.
M!nava
M!nava see [M!*ava] .
M!navant
M!navant (adj.) [fr. m!na1] possessed of pride, full of conceit; neg. a˚ not proud Th 1, 1222.
M!nasa
M!nasa (nt.) [a secondary formation fr. manas=mano, already Vedic lit. "belonging to mind"] intention,
purpose, mind (as active force), mental action. Almost equivalent to mano Dhs § 6. In later language
m!nasa is quite synonymous with hadaya. The word, used absolutely, is more a t. t. in philosophy than a
living part of the language. It is more frequent as -- ˚ in adj. use, where its connection with mano is still
more felt. Its absolute use probably originated from the latter use. -- DhsA 140 (=mano); Vbh 144 sq. (in