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title: mantra — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mantra» in the school dictionary: A word, sound or short phrase repeated again and again in prayer or meditation, especially in Hinduism and Buddhism. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mantra

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**Who acts:** saying, person, Practice, mantra, Buddhists, Om · **What happens:** repeat, believe, make, be, play, meditate · **To what, where:** short phrase, prayer, group, mantra, known mantra, Hinduism · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mantra» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mantra in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mantra.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: religion — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A word, sound or short phrase repeated again and again in prayer or meditation, especially in Hinduism and Buddhism.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:m1:1
# text = A word, sound or short phrase repeated again and again in prayer or meditation, especially in Hinduism and Buddhism.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	meditation	meditation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	Buddhism	Buddhism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | participle |  | short phrase *not said here* |  | prayer or meditation | again |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A saying or motto that a person or group repeats often because they believe it strongly: «Practice makes perfect is my mantra».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:m2:1
# text = A saying or motto that a person or group repeats often because they believe it strongly: «Practice makes perfect is my mantra».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	saying	saying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	motto	motto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	repeats	repeat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	csubj	_	_
21	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	mantra	mantra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | present | a saying or motto |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **believe** | present | person | group |  |  |  | strongly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **make** *in a quote* | present | Practice |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | my mantra |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our coach's mantra is «Work hard, play fair».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:x1:1
# text = Our coach's mantra is «Work hard, play fair».
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	mantra	mantra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
11	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Our coach's mantra |  |  |  |  | hard, work *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** *in a quote* | infinitive | Our coach's mantra *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Buddhists may repeat a mantra while meditating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:x2:1
# text = Buddhists may repeat a mantra while meditating.
1	Buddhists	buddhist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	repeat	repeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mantra	mantra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	meditating	meditate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | may | Buddhists | a mantra |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mantra=Eventuality |
| 2 | **meditate** | gerund | Buddhists *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Om» is a well-known mantra in Hinduism.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:x3:1
# text = «Om» is a well-known mantra in Hinduism.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Om	om	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	mantra	mantra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Om | a known mantra |  | Hinduism |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When I'm nervous, I say my mantra: «I can do this».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:x4:1
# text = When I'm nervous, I say my mantra: «I can do this».
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mantra	mantra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
15	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | I | my mantra |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** *in a quote* | can | I | this |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school's mantra is «Be kind, be safe, be your best».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:x5:1
# text = The school's mantra is «Be kind, be safe, be your best».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	mantra	mantra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the school's mantra |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive | the school's mantra *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She repeated the mantra slowly to calm her breathing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:x6:1
# text = She repeated the mantra slowly to calm her breathing.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mantra	mantra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | past | She | the mantra |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mantra=Eventuality |
| 2 | **calm** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her breathing |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus breathing=Experiencer |
| 3 | **breathe** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Reduce, reuse, recycle» became the class mantra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:x7:1
# text = «Reduce, reuse, recycle» became the class mantra.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Reduce	reduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	reuse	reuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	recycle	recycle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	mantra	mantra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reduce** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer |
| 2 | **reuse** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **recycle** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **become** | past |  | the class mantra |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some mantras are in the old language Sanskrit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mantra:x8:1
# text = Some mantras are in the old language Sanskrit.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	mantras	mantra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some mantras |  |  | the old language |  |  | tree rules |

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