मनस्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas (“mind, thought”) from Proto-Indo-European *ménos, from *men- (“to think”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō) and Ancient Greek μένος (ménos).
Pronunciation
Noun
मनस् • (mánas) n
- mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will
- 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 (कल्प)
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 |
Descendants
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 783/3, 784/1
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