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Mantha 147 Maya
Mantha [fr. math] a churning stick, a sort of rice-cake
( = satthu) Vin 1.4. [cp. Vedic mantha " Riihrtrank "
homeric k-i'Cfwv " Gerstenmehl in Milch verriihrt,"
Zimmer, Altind. Leben 268].
Manda (adj.) [cp. late-Vedic & Epic manda] i. slow,
lazy, indolent ; mostly with ref. to the intellectual
faculties, therefore : dull, stupid, slow of grasp, ignorant,
foolish M 1.520 (-l-momuha); Sn 666, 820 (=momriha
Nd' 153), K151 (=moha avidva etc. Nd- 498) ; Dh
325
( = amanasikararaanda-pafma DhA 1V.7) Jiv.221 , Pug
65, 69; KhA 53, 54. — 2. slow, yielding little result,
unprofitable (of udaka, water, with respect to lish ; and
gocara, feeding on fishes) J 1.22 1. — 3. [in this meaning
probably = Vedic mandra "pleasant, pleasing," although
Halayudha gives mandaksa as "bashful"!
soft, tender (with ref. to eyes), lovely, in cpds. "akkhin
having lovely (soft) eyes J 111.190; and °locana id.
Th 2, 375 (kinnari-manda° = manda-puthu-vilocana
ThA 253); Pv 1. 11^ (miga-manda° = migl viya mand'
akkhi PvA 57); Vv 64" (miga-m'' = miga-cchapikanar|
viya mudu siniddha-ditthi-nipata). — 4. In cpd. picu
(or puci') manda the Nimb tree, it means " tree " (?)
see picu-manda &. puci-manda. — 5. In composition
with bhu it assumes the form mandi', e. g. mandibhuta
slowed down, enfeebled, diminished J 1.22S;
VbhA 157.
-valahaka a class of fairies or demi-gods D 11.259
(" fragile spirits of the clouds " trsl.).
Mandaka [?] according to Kern, Toev. s. v.= *mandra (of
sound : deep, bass) -I- ka ;
Mandata (f.) = mandatta Sdhp 19.
a sort of drum J vi.580.
Handatta (nt.) [fr. manda] stupidity M 1.520 ; Pug
69.
Handakini (f.) N. of one of the seven great lakes in the
Himavant, enum'' at A iv.ioi ; J v. 415; Vism 416;
SnA 407 ; DA 1.164. (Halayudha 3, 51 gives m. as a
name for the Ganges.)
Mandamukhi (i) [dialectical ? reading a little doubtful]
a coal-pan, a vessel for holding embers for the sake of
heating Vin 1.32 ( = aggi-bhaiana C.) ; VvA 147 (mandamukhi,
stands for angara-kapalla p. 142 in expl° of
hattha-patapaka Vv 33-'^).
Handarava 'cp. Sk. mandara] the coral tree, Erythrina
fulgens (considered also as one of the 5 celestial trees).
The blossoms mentioned D 11.137 fall from the next
world. — D II. 137; Vv 22^ (cp. VvA iii); ] 1.13, 39;
Miln 13, 18 (dibbani m.-pupphani abhippavassirjsuj.
Handalaka [etym. ?] a water-plant (kind of lotus) ]
V1.47, 279, 564.
IV. 539 ;
Mandiya (nt.) [cp. Sk. mandya] i. laziness, slackness
S 1. 1 10. — 2. dullness of mind, stupidity J in. 38
( = manda-bhava).
Handirs (nt.) [cp. late Sk. mandira] a house, edifice,
palace Sn 996, 10 12 ; J V.480 ; vi.26g, 270 ; Davs 11.67
(dhatu" shrine).
Mandl" see manda 5.
Mama gen. dat. of pers. pron. ahat) (q. v.) used quasi
independently (as substitute for our "self-") in phrase
mama-y-idar| Sn 806 thought of "this is mine," cp.
S 1.14, i. e. egoism, belief in a real personal entity,
expl'' at Nd' 124 by maiifiana conceit, illusion. Also
in var. phrases with kr in form mamag", viz. mamankara
etc. — As adj. "self-like, selfish" only nog.
amama unselfish Sn 220 ( = mamatta-virahita Sn.\
276); Pv IV. i'* ( = mamankara-virahita l'v.\ 230);
J IV. 372 ; vr.259. See also amama, cp. mamaka.
Mamankara [mamari (=mama)-f kara, cp. ahag-fkaiaj
selfish attachment, self-interest, selfishness PvA 230.
In canonic books only in comb" with ahankara Sc
man' dnusaya (belief in an ego and bias of conceit),
e. g. at M III. 18, 32 ; S 111.80, 103, 136, i6g ; iv.41, 197,
202 ; A 1. 32 sq. ;
1 111.444. See also maminkara.
Mamankarana (nt.) ^fr. mamar)-(- kr] treating with tenderness,
solicitude, fondness J v. 331.
Mamatta (nt.) [fr. mama] selfishness, self-love, egoism;
conceit, pride in (-"). attachment to (-'). Sn 806. 871,
--- Th 1, 717; Nd' 49 (two: tanha & ditthi°) : Nd^
951
499 SnA
(id. but as masc.) ;
276; DhsA 199; PvA 19.
Mamayati [Denom. fr. mama, cp. Sk. mamayate in same
meaning (not with Bohtlingk & Roth : envy) at MBli
XII. 8051 and .\stas Prajna Paramita 254] to be attached
to. to be fond of, to cherish, tend, foster, love M 1.260 ;
S 111.190; Th I, 1 150; Sn 922 (mamayetha) ; Nd' 125
(Bhagavantari) ; J IV. 359 ( = piyayati C.) ; Miln 73;
VbhA 107 (mamayati ti mata : in pop. etym. of mata)
Dh.\ I.I I ; SnA
534; Mhvs 20. 4. — pp. mamayita.
Mamayana (f.) = mamatta (selfishness) J vi.259 (°tanharahita
in expl° of amama).
Mamayita 'pp. of mamayati] cherished, beloved ;
as n.
nt. attachment, fondness of, pride. — (adj. or pp.)
S 11.94 (^tar) ajjhositai), m., paramatthaij) ; Sn 119;
DhA I. II. — (nt. :) Sn 466, 777, 805, 950 = Dh 367
" ahan " ti va " maman " ti va gaho
(expl* as : yassa
n' atthi DhA iv.ioo); Sn 1056 (cp. Nd^ 499).
Maminkaioti [mama(g)-l-kr "to make one's own"] to
be fond of, to cherish, tend, foster J v. 330.
Maminkara [for maman", cp. Geiger, P.Gr. § 19] self-love,
self-interest, egoism M 1.486 ; in. 32 (at both places
also ahinkara for ahankara).
Mamma (nt.) [Vedic marman, fr. mrd] soft spot of the
body, a vital spot (in the Vedas chiefly between the
ribs near the heart), joint. A popular etym. and
expl" of the word is given at Expos. 132°^ (on DhsA
396.
I, o). — J 11.228 ; III. 209 ; Dhs.\
-ghattana hitting a vital spot (of speech, i. e. backbiting.
Cp. pitthi-mar|sika) Dh.\ iv.182. -chedaka
breaking the joints (or ribs), violent (fig. of hard speech)
DhA 1.75 ; DhsA ico.
Mammana (adj.) [onomat. cp. babbhara. With Sk.
marmara rustling to Lat. fremo to roar=Gr. jifiifiii to
thud, /3poiT)( thunder, Ger. brummen. Cp. also Sk.
murmura = P. mummura & muramura, Lat. murmur]
stammering, stuttering Vin 11.90 (one of the properties
of bad or faulty speech, comb'' with dubbaca & clagalavaca).
Maya (adj.) (-' only) [Vedic niaya] made of, consisting of.
— An interesting analysis (interesting for judging the
views and sense of etymology of an ancient commentator)
of maya is given by Dhammapala at VvA 10,
where he distinguishes 6 meanings of the word, viz.
I. asma-d-atthe, i. e.
mayar) !). — 2.paiinatti
"myself" (as representing
"regulation" (same as i.
according to
tically quite
example given, but constructed syntec-
ditf. by Dhp.). — 3. nibbatti " origin "
(arising from, with example mano-maya " produced by
mind"). —4. manomaya "spiritually" (same as 3).
^. vikar' atthe " alUration " (? more like product,
consistency, substance), with example " sabbe-mattikamaya-kutika."
— 6. pada-piirana matte to make up a
foot of the verse (or add a syllabic for the sake of completeness,
with example " danamaya, silamaya
( = dana; sila).— 1. made of: atthi° of bone Vin
11.115; ayo° of iron Sn 669; Pv i.io«; J iv.492 ; udum-