[maṇ-in strītvapakṣe vā ṅīp] (Said to be f. also, but rarely used) 1 A jewel, gem, precious stone; maṇirluṭhati padiṣu kācaḥ śirasi dhāryate. yathaivāste tathaivāstāṃ kācaḥ kāco maṇirma- ṇiḥ H. 2. 68; alabdhaśāṇotkaṣaṇā nṛ- pāṇāṃ na jātu maulau maṇayo vasaṃti Bv. 1. 73; maṇau vajrasamutkīrṇe sūtrasye- vāsti me gatiḥ R. 1. 4; 3. 18.

2 An ornament in general.

3 Anything best of its kind; cf. ratna.

4 A magnet,...