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    See also amaṃtra.


    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 60.
    amantra mfn. (-ntraḥ-ntrā-ntraṃ) Unentitled to, or unaccompanied by holy texts, as a Śūdra, a female, certain ceremonies, &c.

    E. a neg. mantra a text of the Vedas.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 75, col. 1.
    amantra a-mantra, as, m. not a Vedic verse

    or text; (as, ā, am), or a-mantraka, as, ikā, am,

    unaccompanied by Vedic verses or texts; unentitled

    to or not knowing Vedic texts, as a Śūdra, a female,

    &c. —A-mantra-vid, t, t, t, not knowing the for-

    mulas or texts of the Veda; (t), m., N. of a man.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 37.
    amantra a. not having or knowing mantras.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 25, col. 1.
    amantra a-mantra, n. no spell; a. unaccompanied
    by Vedic texts; not knowing Vedic
    formulas.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 80, col. 2.
    a-mantra m. not a Vedic verse or text or any formula
    ☞ p. 80, col. 2.
    a-mantra mf(ā)n., unaccompanied by Vedic verses or texts, Mn. iii, 121
    ☞ p. 80, col. 2.
    unentitled to or not knowing Vedic texts (as a Śūdra, a female, &c.), Mn. ix, 18 and xii, 114
    ☞ p. 80, col. 2.
    not using or applying Mantra formulas, Bhām.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 49, col. 2.
    amantra

    mfn. (-ntraḥ-ntrā-ntraṃ) Unentitled to, or unaccompanied by holy texts,
    as a Sudra, a female, certain ceremonies, &c.

    E. a neg. mantra a text
    of the Vedas.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 200.
    amantra, amantraka a. 1 Not accompanied by Vedic verses, not requiring the repetition of Vedic texts, as a ceremony &c.; sāyaṃ tvannasya siddhasya patnyamantraṃ baliṃ haret Ms.3. 121,2.66. -2 Not entitled to Vedic verses, such as a Śūdra, a female &c.; nirindriyā hyamantrāśca striyo'nṛtamiti sthitiḥ Ms.9.18. -3 Not knowing Vedic texts; avratānāmamantrāṇām Ms.12.114. -4 Not accompanied by the use of spells or incantations, as a cure &c.; anayā kathamanyathāvalīḍhā na hi jīvanti janā manāgamantrāḥ Bv.1.111. -Comp. -jña a. Not knowing Vedic texts or hymns; Ms.3.129. -tantra a. Without the use of spells or the magical feats attendant on them, without the use of magical arts; amantratantraṃ vaśīkaraṇam Pt.1.70. -vid a. Not knowing Vedic hymns.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 73, col. 2.
    a-mantra- a. qui ignore le Veda ou les formules magiques; non accompagné de textes védiques; nt. (qui n'est) pas une formule magique; -ka- -ikā- a. non accompagné de vers; -vant- a. id.

    °jña- a. qui ne connaît pas les mantra.

    °tantra- a. sans formules de magie ni de conjuration.

    °varjam adv. non sans les formules requises.

    °vid- a. qui ne connaît pas le Veda.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 369.
    amantra (3. a + ma°) adj.

    1) von keinem Veda-Liede begleitet: amantraṃ baliṃ haret M. 3, 121.

    — 2) vom Veda-Liede ausgeschlossen, den Veda nicht kennend: striyaḥ M. 9, 18. avratānāmamantrāṇām 12, 114.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 94, col. 3.
    1. amantra n. kein Zauberspruch Spr. 7666.
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 94, col. 3.
    2. amantra Adj. (f. ā)

    — 1) von keinem Veda-Spruch begleitet.

    — 2) die Veda-Sprüche nicht kennend.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 25, col. 2.
    amantra ohne Mantra- d. i. Vedakenntnis.

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 60, col. 1.
    2. amantra 3. keine Zaubersprüche kennend, -x- anwendend, Bhām. V. 1, 109.

    — °unberaten, S I, 394, 7 (man lese śrīs tathāmantre jātatantre).

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 319, col. 1.
    amantra tri0 nāsti mantraḥ pāṭhyo yatra karmaṇi . 1 mantraśūnye
    karmmādau “sāya tvannasya siddhasya patnyamantraṃ baliṃ haret”
    manuḥ nāsti mantraḥ mantrādhyayanamasya . 2 vedapāṭhaśūnye
    “abratānāmamantrāṇāṃ jātimātropajīvināṃ naiṣām pratigraho
    deyaḥ” “nirindriyāhyamantrāśca striyo'nṛtamitīritāḥ”
    iti ca manuḥ . vā kap . amantrako'pyubhayatra “amantrakaṃ
    tu śūdrasya sarvvakarmmāṇi kārayet” amantrakasya śūdrasya
    vipromantreṇa gṛhyate” iti ca smṛtiḥ .

    Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

    ☞ p. 62, col. 2.
    amantra , nt., or amantrā, f., a high number:

    °tram Gv 133.17; Mvy 7880, cited from Gv, Tib. gzal

    yas, implying amātra, q.v.; amantrā Gv 106.7.