मनस्
See also: मानुस, मानसि, मानस, and मानिस
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मनः (manaḥ)[1]
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas). Doublet of मन (man).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.nəs/, [mə.n̪əs̪]
Noun
मनस् • (manas) m (rare, formal, chiefly in compounds)
- the mind
- Synonyms: मन (man), जी (jī), दिल (dil), चित्त (citt)
- intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience
- 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
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मनः”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884), “मनस्”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- manas (Latin script)
- 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- মনস্ (Bengali script)
- මනස් (Sinhalese script)
- မနသ် or မၼသ် (Burmese script)
- มนสฺ or มะนัส (Thai script)
- ᨾᨶᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
- ມນສ຺ or ມະນັສ (Lao script)
- មនស៑ (Khmer script)
Noun
मनस् m
- Devanagari script form of manas
Declension
Declension table of "मनस्" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular |
|---|---|
| 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
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬫᬦᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- মনস্ (Assamese script)
- মনস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰡𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- મનસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਨਸੑ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦩꦤꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- មនស៑ (Khmer script)
- ಮನಸ್ (Kannada script)
- ມນສ຺ (Lao script)
- മനസ് (Malayalam script)
- 𑘦𑘡𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- မနသ် (Burmese script)
- 𑧆𑧁𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐣𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ମନସ୍ (Oriya script)
- ꢪꢥꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆤𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖡𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- මනස් (Sinhalese script)
- మనస్ (Telugu script)
- มนสฺ (Thai script)
- མ་ན་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒢𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
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
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́.nɐs/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ.n̪ɐs̪/
Noun
मनस् • (mánas) n
- 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.
- uta tvā strī śaśīyasī puṃso bhavati vasyasī .
- उत त्वा स्त्री शशीयसी पुंसो भवति वस्यसी ।
- the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death
- thought, imagination, excogitation, invention, reflection, opinion, intention, inclination, affection, desire, mood, temper, spirit
- 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
- मानस (mānasa)
Descendants
- Ashokan Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa)
- Old Marathi:
- Marathi: मन (man)
- Old Marathi:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਮਨ (man), ਮੰਨ (mann)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gurjar Apabhramsa:
- Old Gujarati: [script needed] (maṇi)
- Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: मन (man)
- Urdu: من (man)
- Hindustani:
- Gurjar Apabhramsa:
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: মন (mon)
- Oriya: [script needed] (maṇa)
- Pali: manas
- → Burmese: မနော (ma.nau:)
- → Thai: มโน (má-noo)
- → Thai: มน (mon)
Borrowed terms:
- → Hindi: मनस् (manas) (learned)
- → Kannada: ಮನಸ್ಸು (manassu), ಮನಸು (manasu), ಮನ (mana)
- → Tamil: மனசு (maṉacu), மனது (maṉatu), மனம் (maṉam)
- → Telugu: మనసు (manasu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मनस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, pages 783/3, 784/1.