मनस्

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See also: मानुस, मानसि, मानस, and मानिस

Hindi

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas). Doublet of मन (man).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.nəs/,

Noun

मनस् • (manas) m (rare, formal, chiefly in compounds)

  1. the mind
    Synonyms: मन (man), जी (jī), दिल (dil), चित्त (citt)
  2. intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience
  3. will, wish, desire
    Synonyms: इच्छा (icchā), कामना (kāmnā), अभिलाषा (abhilāṣā)

Declension

Declension of मनस् (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मनस्
manas 		मनस्
manas
oblique मनस्
manas 		मनसों
manasõ
vocative मनस्
manas 		मनसो
manaso

References

  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मनः”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Further reading

Pali

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Noun

मनस् m

  1. Devanagari script form of manas

Declension

Declension table of "मनस्" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingular
Nominative (first)मनो (mano) or मनं (manaṃ)
Accusative (second)मनो (mano) or मनं (manaṃ)
Instrumental (third)मनसा (manasā) or मनेन (manena)
Dative (fourth)मनसो (manaso) or मनस्स (manassa)
Ablative (fifth)मनतो (manato) or मनसा (manasā) or मनस्मा (manasmā) or मनम्हा (manamhā) or मना (manā)
Genitive (sixth)मनसो (manaso) or मनस्स (manassa)
Locative (seventh)मनसि (manasi) or मनस्मिं (manasmiṃ) or मनम्हि (manamhi) or मने (mane)
Vocative (calling)मनो (mano) or मन (mana) or मनं (manaṃ) or मना (manā)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 (manah), Old Persian 𐎶𐎴𐏃 (m-n-h /⁠manah⁠/), Latin mēns, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos), and English mind. Equivalent to मन् (man, "to think", root) +‎ -अस् (-as).

Pronunciation

Noun

मनस् • (mánas) stem, n

  1. mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.61:
      उत त्वा स्त्री शशीयसी पुंसो भवति वस्यसी ।
      अदेवत्रादराधसः ॥
      वि या जानाति जसुरिं वि तृष्यन्तं वि कामिनम् ।
      देवत्रा कृणुते मनः ॥
      uta tvā strī śaśīyasī puṃso bhavati vasyasī .
      adevatrādarādhasaḥ .
      vi yā jānāti jasuriṃ vi tṛṣyantaṃ vi kāminam .
      devatrā kṛṇute manaḥ .
      Yea, many a woman is more firm and better than the man who turns away from Gods, and does not worship.
      She who discerns the weak and worn and the man who thirsts and is in want
      She sets her mind upon the Gods.
  2. the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death
  3. thought, imagination, excogitation, invention, reflection, opinion, intention, inclination, affection, desire, mood, temper, spirit
  4. name of the 26th kalpa

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of मनस् (mánas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मनः
mánaḥ 		मनसी
mánasī 		मनांसि
mánāṃsi
Vocative मनः
mánaḥ 		मनसी
mánasī 		मनांसि
mánāṃsi
Accusative मनः
mánaḥ 		मनसी
mánasī 		मनांसि
mánāṃsi
Instrumental मनसा
mánasā 		मनोभ्याम्
mánobhyām 		मनोभिः
mánobhiḥ
Dative मनसे
mánase 		मनोभ्याम्
mánobhyām 		मनोभ्यः
mánobhyaḥ
Ablative मनसः
mánasaḥ 		मनोभ्याम्
mánobhyām 		मनोभ्यः
mánobhyaḥ
Genitive मनसः
mánasaḥ 		मनसोः
mánasoḥ 		मनसाम्
mánasām
Locative मनसि
mánasi 		मनसोः
mánasoḥ 		मनःसु
mánaḥsu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa)
    • Old Marathi:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
      • Old Gujarati: (maṇi)
    • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Pali: manas
Borrowed terms

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “मनस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 783/3, 784/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 309-10
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