मन्दिर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মন্দিৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬦ᭄ᬤᬶᬭ (Balinese script)
• মন্দির (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰰𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• မန္ဒိရ (Burmese script)
• મન્દિર (Gujarati script)
• ਮਨ੍ਦਿਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂱𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಮನ್ದಿರ (Kannada script)
• មន្ទិរ (Khmer script)
• ມນ຺ທິຣ (Lao script)
• മന്ദിര (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᠨᡩᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘱𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠨᢑᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧒𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐣𑑂𑐡𑐶𑐬 (Newa script)
• ମନ୍ଦିର (Odia script)
• ꢪꢥ꣄ꢣꢶꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆤𑇀𑆢𑆴𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖰𑖨 (Siddham script)
• මන්‍දිර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩯 𑪙𑩭𑩑𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚮𑚤 (Takri script)
• மந்தி³ர (Tamil script)
• మన్దిర (Telugu script)
• มนฺทิร (Thai script)
• མ་ནྡི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒢𑓂𑒠𑒱𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨝𑩇𑨛𑨁𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Related to मन्दुरा (mandurā, “horse stable”), and, along with Ancient Greek μάνδρα (mándra, “enclosed space; barn”), perhaps borrowed from an unidentified third source. Turner derives both Sanskrit words from a hypothetical root *मन्द् (mand, “to stand still”), which also gives मन्द (manda, “slow, tardy”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐn.di.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐn̪.d̪i.ɾɐ/

Noun

मन्दिर • (mandira) stem, n

1. any waiting or abiding-place, habitation, dwelling, house, palace, temple, town, camp, etc.
2. a stable for horses
3. the body

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मन्दिर (mandira)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मन्दिरम् mandiram	मन्दिरे mandire	मन्दिराणि / मन्दिरा¹ mandirāṇi / mandirā¹
Vocative	मन्दिर mandira	मन्दिरे mandire	मन्दिराणि / मन्दिरा¹ mandirāṇi / mandirā¹
Accusative	मन्दिरम् mandiram	मन्दिरे mandire	मन्दिराणि / मन्दिरा¹ mandirāṇi / mandirā¹
Instrumental	मन्दिरेण mandireṇa	मन्दिराभ्याम् mandirābhyām	मन्दिरैः / मन्दिरेभिः¹ mandiraiḥ / mandirebhiḥ¹
Dative	मन्दिराय mandirāya	मन्दिराभ्याम् mandirābhyām	मन्दिरेभ्यः mandirebhyaḥ
Ablative	मन्दिरात् mandirāt	मन्दिराभ्याम् mandirābhyām	मन्दिरेभ्यः mandirebhyaḥ
Genitive	मन्दिरस्य mandirasya	मन्दिरयोः mandirayoḥ	मन्दिराणाम् mandirāṇām
Locative	मन्दिरे mandire	मन्दिरयोः mandirayoḥ	मन्दिरेषु mandireṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मन्दिर • (mandira) stem, m

1. the sea
2. the hollow or back of the knee

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मन्दिर (mandira)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मन्दिरः mandiraḥ	मन्दिरौ / मन्दिरा¹ mandirau / mandirā¹	मन्दिराः / मन्दिरासः¹ mandirāḥ / mandirāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मन्दिर mandira	मन्दिरौ / मन्दिरा¹ mandirau / mandirā¹	मन्दिराः / मन्दिरासः¹ mandirāḥ / mandirāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मन्दिरम् mandiram	मन्दिरौ / मन्दिरा¹ mandirau / mandirā¹	मन्दिरान् mandirān
Instrumental	मन्दिरेण mandireṇa	मन्दिराभ्याम् mandirābhyām	मन्दिरैः / मन्दिरेभिः¹ mandiraiḥ / mandirebhiḥ¹
Dative	मन्दिराय mandirāya	मन्दिराभ्याम् mandirābhyām	मन्दिरेभ्यः mandirebhyaḥ
Ablative	मन्दिरात् mandirāt	मन्दिराभ्याम् mandirābhyām	मन्दिरेभ्यः mandirebhyaḥ
Genitive	मन्दिरस्य mandirasya	मन्दिरयोः mandirayoḥ	मन्दिराणाम् mandirāṇām
Locative	मन्दिरे mandire	मन्दिरयोः mandirayoḥ	मन्दिरेषु mandireṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

मन्दिर • (mandira) stem, m

1. name of a gandharva

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मन्दिर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 788/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 388
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 582