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"ref": "2001, Gautam Chatterjee, Sacred Hindu Symbols, Abhinav Publications, page 36",
"text": "This mantra is also known as Guru Mantra or Savitri Mantra. The mention of Gayatri Mantra is found in all the four Vedas where its essence has been explained repeatedly. The Rig Veda, the oldest of the Vedic scriptures, has mentioned about […]",
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"word": "මන්තර"
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"word": "མན་རྡ་ར"
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "mạn-đát-la"
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"ref": "1999, Ryûichi Abé, The Weaving of Mantra: Kûkai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist Discourse, Columbia University Press, page 300",
"text": "However, the five-syllable mantra is unique, for according to Kukai, it unleashes the power of emptiness already impregnated in each letter as a primeval episode of the Dharmakaya's cosmic meditation in which he created all sorts of mantras […]",
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"ref": "2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman",
"text": "The pre-match mantra from the Scotland camp may have been of it not being a “must win” game but that fooled no-one, Poland’s win in Georgia earlier last night simply crystallised how vital it was for the Scots not to lose any more ground at this stage of an intensely competitive campaign.",
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"word": "口頭禪"
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"text": "However, the five-syllable mantra is unique, for according to Kukai, it unleashes the power of emptiness already impregnated in each letter as a primeval episode of the Dharmakaya's cosmic meditation in which he created all sorts of mantras […]",
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"text": "The pre-match mantra from the Scotland camp may have been of it not being a “must win” game but that fooled no-one, Poland’s win in Georgia earlier last night simply crystallised how vital it was for the Scots not to lose any more ground at this stage of an intensely competitive campaign.",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "մանտրա"
},
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"roman": "mántra",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "মন্ত্র"
},
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mántra",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ма́нтра"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "mantan",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "မန္တန်"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "曼特羅"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "màntèluó",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "曼特罗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "曼怛羅"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "màndáluó",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "曼怛罗"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "mantra"
},
{
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{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "მანტრა"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"neuter"
],
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},
{
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "μάντρα"
},
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"code": "gu",
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"roman": "mantra",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "મંત્ર"
},
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"code": "hi",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
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{
"code": "id",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
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},
{
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "マントラ"
},
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"code": "kn",
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"roman": "mantra",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "ಮಂತ್ರ"
},
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"code": "km",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "មន្ត"
},
{
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "មន្ត្រ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "만트라"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "mon",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "ມົນ"
},
{
"code": "mk",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "mantra"
},
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "മന്ത്രം"
},
{
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
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{
"code": "pa",
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"roman": "mantar",
"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "ਮੰਤਰ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"feminine"
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},
{
"code": "si",
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "මන්තර"
},
{
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"word": "மந்திரம்"
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "మంత్రం"
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "མན་རྡ་ར"
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
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"feminine"
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{
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"sense": "the hymn portions of the Vedas",
"word": "man-tra"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhēnyán",
"sense": "a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation",
"word": "真言"
},
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],
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},
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"sense": "a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation",
"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "shingon",
"sense": "a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation",
"word": "真言"
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"feminine"
],
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"neuter"
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"feminine"
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"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mantra"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"word": "口頭禪"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kǒutóuchán",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"word": "口头禅"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Mantra"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mantra"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ritornello"
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{
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"roman": "yeombul",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"word": "염불"
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"neuter"
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"code": "pt",
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