मन्त्र

Definitions

• sacred text or speech
• a prayer or song of praise (:. :. : TS.), a sacred formula addressed to any individual deity; a mantra
• a Vedic hymn or sacrificial formula, that portion of the Veda which contains the texts called ऋच (tr=ṛc-) or यजुस् (tr=yajus-) or सामन (tr=sāman) (as opposed to the Brahmana or Upanishad portions); a mantra
• a mystical verse or magical formula (sometimes personified), incantation, charm, spell; a mantra