मनमत manmat

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Opinion of one's own mind, the desires of one's own mind, following one's own desires, acting only according to one's own mind.

Usual translation

dictates of your own mind
manmat

Origin of the definition

मन man (hindi)

The soul’s inner faculty through which thoughts arise and feelings, desires and intentions are experienced. Spiritual practice trains and purifies it, particularly by directing it towards the Father in remembrance.

मत mat (sanskrit)

Opinion, view. Doctrine (which contains the author's opinions).