a prosodic verse, in praise of a deity or expounding a cosmic truth, esp. in a symbolic manner; a hymn.

(myth.) the father of mankind; the man par excellence.

any of the fourteen sons of Brahma, the Creator of the universe, who are considered as forefathers of mankind.

(math.) a symbol for the number fourteen.

a big sea-fish, Manto birostris, that grows upto 8 ft length and 15 to 16 ft. wide (when fins are opened), and has two long, pointed teeth, one each on either side of the corners of the mouth.

a bell hung in a temple or a small one used during worship.

the loose, granular, soft part of land; soil; earth.

a farming region;land.

ground considered as property; estate; land.

powdery earth fine enough to be easily suspended in air; dust.

(fig.) that which is worldly and not lasting; any short-lived thing.

a unit of mass in the erstwhile system, equal usu. to forty seers.

to bend; to turn inward or backward, from a straight line.

to bend the body in respect, worship, etc.; to bow.

to fall down, losing the bodily strength all of a sudden; to collapse.

to submit; to give way to; to succumb.

to become afraid of; to fear.

to force (something) into a curved or crooked form; to bend.

to give assent to; to agree to; to accede.

to come to the surface; to come forth into view; to emerge.

ಮಣಿದಾಡು maṇidāḍu to bow in reverence; ಮಣಿಬಲ್ಲತನ maṇi ballatana the quality of mixing freely, friendly, and perfectly with another or others.

any of the several different coloured squares on the cloth used for this game.

a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry; a gem.

a gem believed to be in the hood of a serpent.

a small, round piece of glass, wood, metal, etc. with a hole for stringing with a string; a bead.

any of several types of seeds of certain plants or beads made from certain woods, in a rosary, used in a meditative devotional exercise.

a celestial gem, supposed to yield anything that one wishes for.

the round, apparently black portion of the eye; the pupil.

any of the single bones or segments of the spinal column; a vertebra.

the dependent fleshy excrescences on a goaṭs neck.

the head or end, of the penis; glans penis.

gas emitted from the intestines through the anus; fart.

a large, earthenware, usu. used for storing grains, water, etc.

the joint or part where the hand joins with the forearm; the wrist.

anything prized for its beauty, value and perfection in its kind; a gem.

a highly valued person.

anything that one cherishes; the apple of one's eye.

= ಮಣ್ಣು.

a rectangular or square wooden plank with legs, for sitting on.

a square board with squares of two alternating colours used to play chess on or a rectangular plank having two rows of seven hollows to play usu. with tamarind seeds.

ಮಣೆಹಾಕು maṇe hāku to place a seat before another to sit on. 2. (fig.) to give undue preference, respect, to; to be favourably biased towards.