मन्थर [ manthara ] [ manthara ] m. f. n. ( allied to √ 2. [ mand ] and [ manda ] , but in some meanings rather fr. √ [ math ] ) slow (lit. and fig. ; often ifc. " slow in " ) , lazy , tardy , indolent , dull , stupid , silly Lit. Kāv. Lit. Rājat. Lit. Sāh. ( [ am ] ind. )

low , hollow , deep (as sound) Lit. W.

bent , curved , crooked , humpbacked ( cf. [ ā ] f. and [ mantharaka ] )

broad , wide , large , bulky Lit. L.

tale-bearing Lit. L.

[ manthara ] m. a treasure or hair or anger (= [ kośa ] , [ keśa ] , or [ kopa ] ) Lit. L.

fruit Lit. L.

a spy Lit. L.

an antelope Lit. L.

of the month Vaiśākha Lit. L.

a fortress , stronghold Lit. L.

an obstacle , hindrance Lit. L.

whirling Lit. L.

a churning-stick Lit. L.

the mountain Mandara Lit. W. ( cf. [ manthaparvata ] )

N. of a tortoise Lit. Hit.

[ mantharā ] f. N. of a humpbacked female slave of Bharata's mother Kaikeyī (accord. to Lit. MBh. an incarnation of the Gandharvī Dundubhī ; accord. to Lit. R. a daughter of Virocana)

[ manthara ] n. safflower.

[ mantharam ] ind. , see [ manthara ]