Mantra — Lexography

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मन्त्र · Sanskrit
noun · Sanskrit
Transliteration: mantra
Sacred message or text; charm, spell or counsel.. Sacred message or text; charm, spell or counsel.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Sanskrit reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry gives Sanskrit mantra-s with meanings including sacred message, charm, spell, counsel and instrument of thought. mantra — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English mantra is reported from 1808 for a Vedic hymn section; English adds charm use by 1900 and yoga meditation use by 1919. mantra — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Sanskrit. LanguageTable row sans1269
mantra · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
A sacred formula, meditation word or repeated guiding phrase.. A sacred formula, meditation word or repeated guiding phrase.
c. 1808–1919 · English mantra senses — The period groups the separately reported English sense contexts.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry gives Sanskrit mantra-s with meanings including sacred message, charm, spell, counsel and instrument of thought. mantra — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English mantra is reported from 1808 for a Vedic hymn section; English adds charm use by 1900 and yoga meditation use by 1919. mantra — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293

Relationships

mantra → mantra: borrowing, documented. English borrows mantra from Sanskrit. mantra — Etymology · etymology and sense history mantra — Etymology · etymology and sense history

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01The entry gives Sanskrit mantra-s with meanings including sacred message, charm, spell, counsel and instrument of thought.
Source
mantra — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionarymantra — Etymology · etymology and sense history
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The inspected etymology entry reports the selected forms, sense chronology and stated qualifications for mantra; the journey preserves those limits and does not treat cultivation, object or technology history as lexical evidence.
mantra(n.) · etymology and sense history
Qualification Source-supported
The cited etymology section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
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02Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Sanskrit.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row sans1269
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Reference record
sans1269 · Sanskrit · Latitude 20.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Sanskrit reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
03English mantra is reported from 1808 for a Vedic hymn section; English adds charm use by 1900 and yoga meditation use by 1919.
Source
mantra — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionarymantra — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected etymology entry reports the selected forms, sense chronology and stated qualifications for mantra; the journey preserves those limits and does not treat cultivation, object or technology history as lexical evidence.
mantra(n.) · etymology and sense history
Qualification Source-supported
The cited etymology section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
04Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation