मणि [ maṇi ] [ maṇí ] m. (f ( [ i ] ) only Lit. L. ; f ( [ ī ] ) . Lit. Siṃhâs. ; [ maṇīva ] = [ maṇī ] ( du. ) [ iva ] Lit. Naish.) a jewel , gem , pearl ( also fig.) , any ornament or amulet , globule , crystal Lit. RV.

a magnet , loadstone Lit. Kap.

glans penis Lit. Suśr.

N. of the jewel-lotus prayer Lit. MWB. 37 2

clitoris Lit. L.

the hump (of a camel) Lit. MBh.

the dependent fleshy excrescences on a goat's neck Lit. VarBṛS.

thyroid cartilage Lit. L. ( cf. [ kaṇṭha-m ] )

the wrist (= [ maṇí -bandha ] ) Lit. L.

a large water-jar Lit. L.

N. of a Nāga Lit. MBh.

of a companion of Skanda (associated with Su-maṇi) Lit. ib.

of a sage Lit. ib.

of a son of Yuyudhāna Lit. ib. ( in Lit. Hariv. v.l. [ tūṇi ] )

of a king of the Kiṃnaras , Lit. Kāraṇḍ.

of various works and a collection of magical formulas ( also abridged for Tattva-cintāmaṇi and Siddhânta-śiromaṇi) . ( cf. Gk. 1 , 2 ; Lat. (monile) ; Germ. (mane) , (Māhne) ; Eng. (mane) . )