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    See also mandraḥ, maṃdra.


    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 643.
    mandra m. (-ndraḥ)

    1 A base or low tone, such as the grumbling of clouds, &c.

    2 A sort of drum.

    E. madi to please, Uṇādi aff. rak.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 576, col. 2.
    mandra (ndraḥ) 1. m. A base or low tone
    as the grumbling of clouds;
    a sort of drum.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 688, col. 1.
    mandra mandra, m. 1. A deep, hollow,

    or low tone, or sound, Megh. 97 (read

    mandra-); Vikr. 65, 11 (adj.?). 2. A

    sort of drum. Comp. Ā-, adj. Grum-

    bling, Megh. 35 (read āmandr°).

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

    p. 746, col. 2.
    Mandra, as, ā, am, sounding agreeably, speaking

    pleasantly, pleasing, delighting, causing joy, pleasant,

    agreeable (Ved.); pleased, delighted (Ved.); com-

    mendable, praiseworthy (Ved.); low, base, hollow,

    dead, deep (as sound), rumbling; (as), m. a low

    tone, deep sound; the low or base tone (sthāna)

    of the voice (as opposed to the middle or madhyama

    and the high or uttama); a kind of drum; a species

    of elephant; (am), ind. with a low or hollow sound.

    —Mandra-jihva, as, ā, am, Ved. ‘pleasing-

    tongued,’ whose tongue exhilarates, pleasant-voiced

    (said of Agni, Bṛhas-pati, &c.). —Mandra-tara,

    as, ā, am, Ved. giving great joy. —Mandrājanī

    (°ra-aj°), f., Ved. ‘uttering pleasant sounds,’ the

    tongue; the voice (= vāc, Naigh. 1. 11).
    p. 747, col. 1.
    mandra mandra. See p. 746, col. 2.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 398.
    mandrá a. pleasant, charming, sweet, esp. well sounding, pleasant to the ear, deep, hollow (voice or sounds i.g.); n. adv.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 218, col. 3.
    mandra mand-rá, a. pleasant, charming (V.);
    sounding or speaking pleasantly (V.); deep,
    low (voice, sound), hollow, rumbling: -jihva,
    a. sweet-voiced; -snigdha, pp. deep and
    pleasant (rumblings).

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

    p. 787, col. 3.
    mandrá a mf(ā́)n. pleasant, agreeable, charming, (esp.) sounding or speaking pleasantly &c., RV.; AV.; VS.; ŚāṅkhGṛ.
    p. 787, col. 3.
    low, deep (of sound), hollow, rumbling (am ind.), Br. &c. &c.
    p. 787, col. 3.
    mandrá m. a low tone, the low or base tone (sthāna) of the voice (as opp. to the middle or madhyama and the high or uttama), RPrāt.
    p. 787, col. 3.
    a kind of drum, L.
    p. 787, col. 3.
    a species of elephant, L.
    p. 788, col. 3.
    mandrá b &c. See p. 787, col. 3.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 552, col. 1.
    mandra

    m. (-ndraḥ)

    1. A base or low tone, such as the grumbling of clouds,
    &c.

    2. A sort of drum.

    3. A species of elephant.

    f. (-drā) Hollow,
    deep, rumbling.

    E. madi to please, Unādi aff. rak .

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 2, p. 1239.
    mandra a. [mand rak Uṇ.2.13] Low, deep, grave hollow, rumbling (as sound); payodamandradhvaninā dharitrī Ki.16.3;7.22; Me.101; R.6.56. -2 Ved. Delightful, pleasing, pleasant; evaṃ bruvāṇe vaikuṇṭhe bhṛgustanmandrayā girā Bhāg.10.89.13. -3 Praiseworthy. -ndraḥ 1 A deep sound, low tone. -2 A kind of drum. -3 A kind of elephant; 'bhadrā mandrā mṛgāśceti vijñeyāstrividhā gajāḥ'; cf. Rām.1.6.25.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 492, col. 1.
    mandra mandra a (sfx. ra) grave, [en parlant du son].

    S. n. la basse; cf. madhya n. et uttama n.

    S. m. sorte de tambour.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 553, col. 1.
    mandra- a. plaisant, charmant; bas, profond (dit du son); m. sorte d'éléphant; -am en grondant sourdement.

    °kaṇṭha-garjita- nt. grondement sourd dans la gorge.

    °dhvani- m. grondement.

    Renou Terminologie grammaticale du Sanskrit

    vol. 3, p. 474.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 5, p. 555.
    mandrá (von 1. mad, mand) UṆĀDIS. 2, 13.

    1) adj. f. ā

    a) lieblich klingend, - redend, wohllautend NAIGH. 1, 11. hotar ṚV. 1, 26, 7. 36, 5. 7, 8, 2. 9, 1. 2. 10, 5. compar. 3, 7, 9. superl. 4, 22, 1. Agni 1, 144, 7. 3, 1, 17. 5, 11, 3. 6, 39, 1. 7, 7, 2. àgnirmàndro madhûvacā ṛ̀tāvā̂ 4 (vgl. mandrajihva). jihvā 5, 26, 1. 6, 16, 2. 7, 16, 9. juhū 1, 76, 5. vāc 8, 89, 11. ŚĀṄKH. GṚHY. 1, 24. harayaḥ ṚV. 1, 100, 16. 3, 45, 1. dhārā 9, 6, 1. 107, 8. die Marut 1, 166, 11.

    — b) angenehm, lieblich: atì yo màndro yàjathā̂ya dèvaḥ ṚV. 2, 28, 1. mada, 4, 26, 6. VS. 27, 15. AV. 12, 1, 57. agnîṃ màndraṃ pûruprìyaṃ hṛ̀dbhirmàndrebhîrīmahe mit frohem Herzen ṚV. 8, 43, 31. Soma 9, 65, 29. 67, 1. 68, 6. taṃ nākâṃ cìtraśôciṣaṃ màndraṃ pàro mânī̀ṣayā̂ 5, 17, 2. Āryaman 6, 48, 14.

    — c) dumpf, tief, von der Stimme und anderen Lauten, AK. 1, 1, 7, 2. H. 1402. 1409. HALĀY. 1, 140. mandrayā vācā prātaḥsavanaṃ śaṃset, valīyasyā, baliṣṭhatamayā AIT. BR. 3, 44. ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 1, 14, 24. 8, 14, 1. °svara LĀṬY.1,11,26. PRAYOGAR.3,b,1. ĀŚV. GṚHY.2,15. mandreṇa 4, 13. 5, 1. drei Sthāna: mandra, madhyama, uttama ṚV. PRĀT. 13, 17. Ind. St. 4, 105. fg. 8, 261. fgg. mandra, madhya, tāra (nāda) Verz. d. Oxf. H. 200,b,3. °dhvanityājitayāmatūrya (arṇava) RAGH. 6, 56. °snigdhairdhvanibhiḥ MEGH. 97 (vgl. SCHÜTZ'S Uebers.). °kaṇṭhagarjitena VIKR. 65, 11. °svanaiḥ VARĀH. BṚH. S. 12, 6. 21, 16. 24, 1. 19. °dhvānaghana PRAB. 73, 9. adv.: tālīṣu tāraṃ viṭapeṣu mandraṃ śilāsu rūkṣaṃ salileṣu caṇḍam . saṃgītavīṇā iva tāḍyamānāstālānusāreṇa patanti dhārāḥ .. MṚCCH. 92, 13. úttaramandrā f. heisst eine best. Laute (Comm.) oder eine Weise ŚAT. BR. 13, 4, 2, 8. KĀTY. ŚR. 20, 2, 7. 3, 5.

    — 2) m.

    a) eine Art Trommel TRIK. 1, 1, 120.

    — b) eine Elephantenart H. 1218, v. l. R. 1, 6, 24. Vgl. manda, bhadra° (unter bhadramanda), bhadramandramṛga, mṛgamandra .

    — Vgl. ati°, ā°, puru°, māndra .

    Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

    p. 1003.
    mandrá, a. [von mand], 1) erfreuend, angenehm, lieblich (für Auge, Ohr, Geschmack, Gemüth), lieb, bisweilen parallel mit priyá ({26,7}; {442,6}), purupriyá ({663,31}); 2) froh, munter.

    -a 1) agne {144,7}; {683,7}.

    -ás 1) agnís {523,2}. 4 (neben mádhuvacās); {235,17}; hótā (agnís) {26,7}; {36,5}; {141,12}; {244,7}; {248,1}; {302,2}. 5 (neben mádhuvacās); {305,3}; {442,6}; {524,2}; {525,1. 2}; {558,3}; {669,3}; {712,6}; {832,4}; {838,2}; kavís (agnís) {365,3}; aratís (agnís) {887,20}; devás (váruṇas) {219,1}; (sómas) {779,1}; (índras) {899,1}.

    -ám 1) agním {451,1}; {663,31}; hótāram (agním) {236,15}; {526,5}; {664,6}; {872,4. 8}; aryamáṇam ná {489,14}; vípram (sómam) {777,29}; mádam {322,6}; nā́kam {371,2}.

    -ásya 1) (agnés) {236,4}; hótur (agnés) {240,7}; kavés (mádhvas) {480,1}; (aṃśós) {780,6}.

    -ās [V. m.] 1) rājānas {122,11}.

    -ā́s [N. m.] 1) rā́jānas {919,4}. — 2) marútas {166,11}.

    -ā́ [n.] 1) {927,2} (kṛṇudhvam).

    -ébhis 2) hṛdbhís {663,31}.

    -aís 2) háribhis {279,1}.

    -ā́ [f.] 1) vā́c {709,10}.11; śyāvā́ {100,16}.

    -ā́m 1) gíram {704,5}.

    -ájā 1) juhúā (agnés) {76,5}; jihváyā (agnés) {532,9}; {380,1}; dhā́rayā {718,1}; {819,8}.

    -ā́s [N. p. f.] 1) gíras {534,3}.

    -ā́bhis 1) jihvā́bhis (agnés) {457,2}.

    -átaras 1) (hotar) {241,9}.

    -átamas 1) hótā {376,1}; {452,2}; {680,11}.

    -átamam 1) agním {445,7}.

    -átamās (-átāmās zu sprechen) 1) hótāras {809,26}.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 5, p. 30, col. 1.
    mandrá

    — 1) Adj. (f. ā́)

    — a) angenehm , lieblich.

    — b) lieblich klingend , — redend , wohllautend. Compar. mandrátara , Superl mandrátama.

    — c) dumpf , tief (von der Stimme und andern Lauten). mandram Adv.

    — 2) m.

    — a) *eine Art Trommel.

    — b) eine Elephantenart RĀJAN. 19,17.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    p. 321, col. 2.
    mandrá angenehm, freundlich, lieblich, bes. l. klingend, wohllautend, tief, voll (Ton). n. adv.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    p. 259, col. 2.
    mandra (r. mand s. ra) profundus, gravis, de sono. UR. 69. 15.

    Abhidhānaratnamālā of Halāyudha

    p. 17.
    mandra;
    uccaistaro dhvanistāro mandro gambhīra ucyate .
    1.1.1.140

    Vācaspatyam

    p. 4736, col. 1.
    mandra pu0 madirak . 1 vādyabhede śabdara0 . 2 gambhīradhvanau ca .
    arśa ādyac 3 tadvati tri0 amaraḥ .

    Renou Vocabulaire du rituel védique

    p. 122.