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मनस्manas
मनस् (manas) is a Sanskrit word meaning thought, imagination, or reflection, opinion, intention, or inclination, affection, desire, or mood, temper or spirit, the name of the 26th kalpa, of the lake Manasa. Its 109 recorded definitions are grouped into 16 contexts, among them Pleasing/Captivating the Mind, Will, Desire, Intention, Mind, Intellect, Heart (General).
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- वृत् (vṛt), हन् (han), गम् (gam), मन् (man), विश् (viś), धा (dhā), धृ (dhṛ), बन्ध् (bandh), कृ (kṛ)
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Meanings by context
Pleasing/Captivating the Mind
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1 pleasing the mind.
2 pleasantness.
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Will, Desire, Intention
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे असुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
5 Design, purpose, intention.
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे असुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
6 Will, wish, desire, inclination; in this sense मनस् (manas) is frequently used with the infinitive form with the final म् (m) dropped, and forms adjectives; अयं जनः प्रष्टुमनास्तपोधने (ayaṃ janaḥ praṣṭumanāstapodhane) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 5. 40 ; cf. काम (kāma).
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे अ (a)सुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
12 Desire, longing after. (मनसा गम् (manasā gam) &c. to think of, contemplate, remember; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 2. 63 ; मनः (manaḥ) कृ (manaḥ kṛ) to fix the mind upon, direct the thoughts towards, with dat. or loc.; मनो (mano) बंध् (mano baṃdh) to fix the heart or affection upon; अ (a)भिलाषे मनो (mano) (abhilāṣe mano) बबंधान्यरसान् विलंघ्य सा (babaṃdhānyarasān vilaṃghya sā) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 4 ; मनः (manaḥ) समाधा (samādhā) to collect oneself; मनसि उद्भू (manasi udbhū) to cross the mind; मनसि कृ (manasi kṛ) to think, to bear in mind; to resolve, determine, think of). N. B. In comp. मनस् (manas) is changed to मनो (mano) before अ (a) and soft consonants, as
(pb) मनो (mano)ऽनुग, मनो (mano)ज्ञ, मनो (mano)हर (mano'nuga, manojña, manohara) &c.
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1 a wish, desired; मनोगतं (taṃ) सा न (manogataṃ sā na) शशाक शंसितुं (śaśāka śaṃsituṃ) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 5. 51.
2 an idea, thought, notion, opinion.
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1 ‘the car of the mind’, a wish, desire; अवतरतः (avatarataḥ) सिद्धिपथं शब्दः स्वपनोरथस्येव (siddhipathaṃ śabdaḥ svapanorathasyeva) Mālavikāgnimitra (Bombay) 1. 22 ; मनोरथानामगतिर्न विद्यते (manorathānāmagatirna vidyate) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 5. 64 ; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 2. 72 , 12. 59.
2 a desired object; मनोरथाय नाशंसे (manorathāya nāśaṃse) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 7. 13.
3 (in dramas) a hint, a wish expressed indirectly or covertly. °तृतीया (°tṛtīyā) N. of the third day in the bright half of Chaitra. °दायक (°dāyaka) a. fulfilling one's expectations. (
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1 working of the mind, volition.
2 disposition, temper.
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Mind, Intellect, Heart (General)
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मनस् (manas) n. mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will, RV. &c. &c. (in phil. the internal organ or अन्तः-करण (antaḥ-karaṇa) of perception and cognition, the faculty or instrument through which thoughts enter or by which objects of sense affect the soul, Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 53 ; in this sense मनस् (manas) is always regarded as distinct from आत्मन् (ātman) and पुरुष (puruṣa), ‘spirit or soul’ and belonging only to the body, like which it is - except in the Nyāya - considered perishable; as to its position in the various systems See for Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika, Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 63 ; 67 ; 76 , for Sāṃkhya and Vedānta, ib. 84 ; 109 ; 117 ; in RV. it is sometimes joined with हृद् (hṛd) or हृदय (hṛdaya), the heart, Manu-smṛti (Title) vii, 6 with चक्षुस् (cakṣus), the eye) [ID=156776]
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे असुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
1 The mind, heart, understanding, perception, intelligence; as in सुमनस् (manas) (sumanas), दुर्मनस् (manas) (durmanas) &c
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मनस् (manas) mán-as, n. mind (in its widest sense
as the seat of intellectual operations and of
emotions), internal organ; understanding,
intellect; soul, heart; conscience; thought,
conception; imagination; cogitating, reflexion;
inclination, desire, will; mood, disposition;
in the philosophical systems manas
is regarded as distinct from soul (ātman), of
which it is only the instrument, and is (except
in the Nyāya) considered perishable:
-kṛ, make up oneʼs mind, resolve; fix oneʼs
heart or affections upon any one (g.); -kṛ,
pra-kṛ, dhā, vi-dhā, dhṛ, bandh, and niveśaya, direct the thoughts to, think of (d.,
lc., prati, or inf.); — sam-ā-dhā, collect oneself;
in. mánasā, in the mind; in thought
or imagination; with all oneʼs heart, willingly;
by the leave of (g.); manasā‿iva, as
with a thought, in a trice; manasā man,
think of in oneʼs mind, — gam, go to in thought
= imagine, remember, — saṃ-gam, become
unanimous; manasi kṛ, bear or ponder in
mind, -ni-dhā, impress on the mind, treasure
in the heart; meditate, — vṛt, be passing
in oneʼs mind; manas is often used —°
a. with an inf. in -tu = wishing or intending
to (e. g. praṣṭu-manas, desirous of
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मन (mana)स् (manas) n. (-नः (-naḥ))
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मनस् (manas) (नः) ((naḥ)) 1. n. The mind. [ID=28968]
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मनस् (manas) n. 1. The mind, the internal organ of perception and cognition, the connecting link between the Indriyas and Buddhi (in Nyāya phil.), R. xii.9, 101, iv.8, Rt. i.12, M. xi.231, 233, Bg. iii.40, 42; 2. thought, imagination, conception, fancy, सा दुष्प्रधर्षा मनसापि हिंस्रैः (sā duṣpradharṣā manasāpi hiṃsraiḥ) R. ii.27, K.S. iii.51; 3. intention, design, purpose, wish; 4. desire, longing, affection, मनो बबंधान्यरसान् (mano babaṃdhānyarasān) R. iii.4; 5. disposition, temper; 6. energy, spirit; 7. conscience; 8. an epithet of the lake Mānasa; 9. red arsenic.
(The words मनस् (manas) and काम (kāma), in composition with the infinitive in तुम् (m) (tum) with the elision of the final म् (m), form adjectives meaning ‘wishing or having a mind’ to do what is indicated by the root, e.g. प्रष्टुमनाः (praṣṭumanāḥ) K.S. v.40.)
(मनः कृ (manaḥ kṛ) ‘to direct the mind towards’ (with a dat. or loc.); मनसि कृ (manasi kṛ) 1. to bear in mind; 2. to resolve, to determine; 3. to think. मनसा गम् (m) (manasā gam) or व्रज् (vraj) ‘to contemplate.’ मनः समाधा (manaḥ samādhā) ‘to collect oneself.’) [ID=28837]
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मनस् (manas)
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मनस् (manas) man + as, n. 1. Mind, Chr.
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मनस् (manas) n. mind, soul, heart; the internal organ of perception and cognition (ph.); intellect,
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reason, thought; excogitation, invention; wish, inclination, desire, endeavour; sentiment, disposition; adj. —° wishing or intending to (esp. w. an infin. in तु (tu)). — Instr. मनसा (manasā) in the mind, in thought; with the heart, willingly. मनः कृ (manaḥ kṛ) take to (gen.); determine, resolve; also = ° धा, विधा, बन्ध् (° dhā, vidhā, bandh), etc. direct the mind towards, think of (loc., dat., acc. w. प्रति (prati), or infin.); मनसि कृ (manasi kṛ) or निधा (nidhā) take to heart, consider, imagine. [ID=23782]
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mánas, n. mind, in its widest sense as applied to the powers of conception, will, and emotion: thus,
—1. the intellect; the thoughts, 816, 105, 667; understanding, 8217; mind, 1016, 1510, 6512, 13;
—2. reflection; excogitation; perhaps the thing excogitated, praise, or (like dhī́ 2) devotion, 737;
—3. wish, inclination towards;
—4. desire;
—5. feelings; disposition;
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heart, 787. [√man: cf. μένος, ‘mind, spirit’; Lat. Miner-va, the goddess ‘gifted with understanding.’] [ID=3113]
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Manas, as, n. mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, un- derstanding, perception, sense, conscience, will; (in phil.) the internal organ of perception and cognition, the faculty or instrument through which thoughts enter or by which objects of sense affect the soul (in this sense manas is always regarded in Hindū phi- losophy as distinct from the soul [ātman, puruṣa]; in the Sāṅkhya system it is an internal organ standing between the organs of perception and the organs of action, as an eleventh organ which partakes of the nature of both [cf. indriya]; the Vedānta doctrine is very similar, and in both the appropriate functions or operations of manas are defined to be saṅkalpa, judging, and vikalpa, doubting; according to the Nyāya-sūtras, the property of the internal organ manas is its not giving rise simultaneously to more notions than one, hence in this philosophy it is held to be an atomic organ or inlet to the all-pervading soul, not allowing this latter, as the thinker or knower, to receive more than one thought or conception at
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once; according to this system manas is a dravya or substance; it is paramāṇu-rūpa, in the form of an atom, and though distinct from the all-pervading soul is like it, nitya, eternal; in the Sāṅkhya manas, as the internal organ whose vṛtti or function is saṅkalpa, judging or determining, has a special connection with both buddhi, whose function is adhyavasāya or ascertainment, and ahaṅkāra, whose function is abhimāna or self-consciousness; and in the Yoga and Vedānta manas is connected with both these and a fourth, viz. citta, the organ of thinking, whose operation is said to be anu-sandhāna, in- vestigation; in the Sāṅkhya manas is, as it were, a portion or modification of buddhi, which is there called mahat as the ‘great’ source of the other in- ternal instruments ahaṅkāra and manas; in the Vedānta manas, whose operation is judging and doubting, is specially associated with buddhi, whose function is said to be niścaya or ascertainment, these two being held to include under them ahaṅkāra and citta, and all four together constituting the whole antaḥ-karaṇa or internal instrument; in the Atharva- veda XIX. 9, 5, manas is enumerated after the five senses as a sixth; in the Ṛg-veda it is sometimes joined with hṛd or hṛdaya, the heart, cf. IV. 37, 2, X. 10, 13; in Manu VII. 6. with cakṣus, the eye); the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death (called asu in animals), mind, thought, imagin- ation, conception, idea, fancy, (manasā cintitaṃ karma, an act thought of in the mind; manaso javīyān, swifter than thought, Ṛg-veda I. 183, 1; manasi nihitaḥ, impressed on the mind, Megha- dūta 98; manaḥ kṛ, to direct the mind or thoughts towards any object, with loc. or dat., e. g. pāpe or pāpāya kurute manaḥ, he directs his mind to sin; manaḥ sam-ā-dhā, to recover the senses, collect one's self); excogitation, reflection, reflecting, opining; the thing excogitated (Sāy. = stotra, a hymn), in- vention; intention, design, purpose, inclination, will, wish, (yadi manasā manyase, if thou hast the in- clination, if thou art minded; sometimes with dat., e. g. manas tasmai cakre, he felt an inclination for him; in this sense manas is occasionally used at the end of compounds, and even with the infin., like kāma, q. v., e. g. sva-kanyā-pradāna-m°, intending or wishing to give his own daughter in marriage; draṣṭu-m°, having a mind to see, wishing to see); heart, affection, desire, longing after; disposition, mood, temper, good-will, favour; spirit, energy, mettle; N. of the twenty-sixth Kalpa; of lake Mānasa; manaso dohaḥ, N. of a Sāman. —Mana-āpa, as, ā, am, gaining or winning the heart, taking the fancy, attractive, pleasing, beautiful. —Mana-ṛṅga, as, ā, am, a word of doubtful meaning in Ṛg-veda X. 106, 8. —Manaḥ-kānta = manas-kānta, q. v. —Manaḥ-kṣepa, as, m. ‘tossing of the mind,’ mental perplexity or confusion. —Manaḥ-pati, is, m. ‘lord of the heart,’ epithet of Viṣṇu. —Manaḥ-paryāya, as, m. (with Jainas) ‘the state of mental perception which precedes the attainment of perfect knowledge,’ epithet of the last stage but one in the perception of truth. —Manaḥ- pīḍā, f. pain of mind, mental agony. —Manaḥ- pūta, as, ā, am, purified by the heart, pure in heart or intention, pure of mind, conscientious. —Manaḥ- praṇīta, as, ā, am, dear to the heart, agreeable to the mind. —Manaḥ-prasāda, as, m. serenity or peace of mind. —Manaḥ-prīti, is, f. ‘heart-joy,’ gladness of heart. —Manaḥ-śikṣā, f., N. of a book. —Manaḥ-śilā, f. realgar, red arsenic, (also written manaḥ-śila, as, m.) —Manaḥśilā-guhā, f. a cave of red arsenic. —Manaḥśilā-candana-dhāvana, am, n. a fluid prepared from red arsenic and sandal. —Manaḥśilā-vicchurita, as, ā, am, inlaid with red arsenic, covered or smeared with red arsenic. —Ma- naḥśiloccaya (°la-uc°), as, m. a quantity or col- lection of red arsenic. —Manaḥ-śīghra, as, ā, am, swift as thought. —Manaḥ-ṣaṣṭha, āni, n. pl., scil. indriyāṇi, having the mind for a sixth (said of the five organs of sense). —Manaḥ-saṅkalpa, as,
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m. desire of the heart. —Manaḥ-saṅga, as, m. attachment of the mind, fixing the thoughts (on any object), constant reflection. —Manaḥ-sad, t, t, t, Ved. staying in the mind. —Manaḥ-santāpa, as, m. mental anguish or grief, sorrow of heart. —Ma- naḥ-sāra-maya, as, ī, am, forming the substance of the heart or mind. —Manaḥ-silā = manaḥ-śilā, q. v. —Manaḥ-sukha, as, ā, am, agreeable to the mind, of a pleasant taste. —Manaḥ-stha, as, ā, am, ‘mind-staying,’ abiding or dwelling in the heart. —Manaḥ-sthirīkaraṇa, am, n. the act of strength- ening or confirming the mind. —Manaḥ-sthairya, am, n. firmness of mind. —Manaḥ-svāmin, ī, m., N. of a Brāhman. —Manaḥ-haṃsa, a kind of metre, four times ˘˘¯˘¯˘˘¯˘¯˘˘¯˘¯. —Manaś- cit, t, t, t, Ved. reflecting in the mind (in Śatapatha-Br. X. 5, 33 = manasā cita). —Manasas-pati, is, m., Ved. the lord or presiding genius of the mental powers and life of men. —Manasā-guptā, f., see Pāṇ. VI. 3, 4. —Manasājñāyin (°sā-āj°), i, inī, i, perceiv- ing with the soul, perceiving intellectually, Pāṇ. VI. 3, 5. —Manasā-dattā, f., see Pāṇ. VI. 3, 4. —Ma- nasi-kāra, as, m. reflecting in the mind, reflection. —Manasi-ja, as, ā, am, mind-born, heart-born, mental; (as), m. love, the god of love or Kāma- deva; the moon. —Manasija-manda, as, ā, am, slow or inert in love. —Manasi-śaya, as, ā, am, reposing in the heart; (as), m. love, the god of love; the moon. —Manas-kānta, as, ā, am, dear to the heart, pleasant, agreeable. —Manas-kāra, as, m. perfect consciousness, full perception, attention of the mind to its own sensations, consciousness of pleasure or pain. —Manas-keta, as, m., Ved. mental perception or conception, idea, notion. —Manas-tas, ind. from the heart, from the mind. —Manas-tāpa, as, m. ‘burning of the mind,’ mental pain, anguish, distress of mind, agony; remorse, repentance, com- punction, regret. —Manas-tāla, as, m., N. of the lion on which Durgā is carried. —Manas-tuṣṭi, is, f. satisfaction of mind, heart's content. —Manas- tejas, ās, ās, as, having the glory or vigour of Manas (Atharva-veda X. 5, 28). —Manas-tokā, f. epithet of Durgā. —Manas-tva, am, n. intellectual state, the state or condition of mind. —Manas-pāpa, see Atharva-veda VI. 45, 1, and Prātiśākhya 11. 79. —Manas-maya, as, ī, am, Ved. spiritual (as opposed to material). —Manas-vat, ān, atī, at, Ved. full of sense or spirit; containing the word manas. —Ma- nasvi-garhita, as, ā, am, censured by the wise, despised by intelligent persons. —Manasvi-tā, f. in- telligence, high-mindedness, magnanimity; hope, expectation, dependence. —Manas-vin, ī, inī, i, full of mind or sense, intelligent, clever, intellectual, prudent, wise; fixing the mind, attentive; (ī), m. the fabulous animal called Śarabha; N. of a Nāga; (inī), f., N. of the mother of the moon [cf. ma- nasi-ja]; epithet of Durgā; N. of the wife of Mṛkaṇḍu; a virtuous woman or wife. —Mano- gata, as, ā, am, ‘mind-gone,’ existing in the mind, resting or concealed in the mind or heart, passing in the mind; affecting the mind, desired; (am), n. that which rests in the mind or heart, what is passing in the mind, idea, thought, notion, opinion; wish, longing. —Mano-gati, is, f. ‘heart's-course,’ the heart's desire; (is, is, i), going whithersoever one will. —Mano-gamya, as, ā, am, conceivable by the mind. —Mano-gavī, f. wish, desire. —Mano- gupta, as, ā, am, cherished or concealed in the mind, thought or meditated on secretly; (ā), f. red arsenic (= manaḥ-śilā). —Mano-grahaṇa, am, n. the act of seizing or captivating the mind; seizure of the mind. —Mano-grāhin, ī, iṇī, i, mind-captivating. —Mano-grāhya, as, ā, am, to be grasped or comprehended by the mind; seizing or captivating the mind. —Mano-ja, as, ā, am, or mano-janman, ā, ā, a, mind-born, heart-born; (as or ā), m. love, the god of love; [cf. manasi- ja.] —Mano-java, as, m., Ved. the speed or swift- ness of thought; (as, ā, am), swift as thought; quick in thought or apprehension; resembling a father (= pitṛ-sannibha), fatherly, paternal,
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parental; (as), m., N. of a son of Anila or the Wind; of a son of Rudra Īśāna; of Indra in the sixth Manv-antara; of a son of Medhātithi and of a Varṣa named after him; of a fabulous horse; (ā), f., N. of one of the seven tongues of flame; of a parti- cular plant (= agni-jihvā); of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda; (as, am), m. n. (probably n.), N. of a sacred bathing-place or Tīrtha; (am), ind. swiftly as thought, with the speed of thought. —Ma- no-javas, ās, ās, as, Ved. swift as thought; (ac- cording to Mahīdhara) an epithet of Yama. —Mano- javasa, as, ā, am, resembling a father, fatherly. —Mano-javi-tva, am, n. the being swift as thought, swiftness like that of thought. —Mano-javin, ī, inī, i, swift as thought. —Mano-ja-vṛddhi, is, m. a species of shrub (= kāma-vṛddhi). —Mano-jāta, as, ā, am, mind-born, sprung up in the mind or soul. —Mano-jighra, as, ā, am, scenting out or guessing the thoughts. —Mano-jū, ūs, ūs, u, Ved. swift as thought (said of the Maruts, of chariots, horses, &c.). —Mano-jña, as, ā, am, agreeable to the mind, pleasing, lovely, beautiful, charming; (as), m., N. of a Gandharva; (ā), f. = manaḥ-śilā, red arsenic; N. of various plants (= bandhyā-karko- ṭakī, āvartakī, sthūla-jīraka, jātī); an intoxi- cating drink; a king's daughter, princess; (am), n. the wood of the Pinus Longifolia; [cf. mānojñaka.] —Manojña-ghoṣa, as, m., N. of a man. —Ma- nojña-tā, f. agreeableness, charmingness, attractive- ness, beauty. —Manojña-śabdābhigarjita (°da- abh°), as, m., N. of a Kalpa. —Manojña,-svara, as, m., N. of a Gandharva. —Mano-daṇḍa, as, m. complete control over the thoughts (Manu XII. 10). —Mano-datta, as, ā, am, ‘given by the mind,’ given up in thought, mentally devoted. —Mano- dāha, as, m. heart-burning, vexation or distress of mind. —Mano-dāhin, ī, m. ‘heart-inflamer,’ the god of love. —Mano-duḥkha, am, n. heart-ache, pain or anguish of mind; mental affliction. —Mano- duṣṭa, as, ā, am, defiled with evil thoughts, depraved in mind. —Mano-'-dhinātha, as, m. ‘heart-lord,’ a lover, husband. —Mano-dhṛt, t, t, t, Ved. having the mind restrained or controlled (Sāy. = saṃyata- manaska); prudent, intelligent. —Mano-'navas- thāna, am, n. absence of mind, inattention. —Ma- no-nāśa, as, m. loss of mind; [cf. mano-laya.] —Mano-nīta, as, ā, am, ‘taken by the mind,’ chosen, approved, preferred; [cf. manaḥ-praṇīta.] —Mano-'nuga, as, ā, am, ‘going after or follow- ing the mind,’ suiting the mind, agreeable to the heart, gratifying, pleasing; (as), m., N. of a district; [cf. hṛdayānuga.] —Mano-'pahārin, ī, iṇī, i, ravishing or enrapturing the mind, captivating the heart, gratifying, pleasing; (as), m., N. of a district; or arising in the mind, mind-born, created by the fancy or imagination; (as), m. love, the god of love; [cf. mano-ja.] —Mano-'bhiniveśa, as, m. close application of the mind, tenacity of purpose. —Mano-'bhiprāya, as, m. aim or wish of the heart, heart's desire. —Mano-'bhiprāya-ga, as, ā, am, agreeable to the mind or heart, desired. —Mano- 'bhirāma, as, ā, am, mind-gratifying, delighting the heart, pleasing the mind; N. of the spot where Buddha Tamāla-pattra-candana-gandha (Mahā-maud- galyāyana) appeared. —Mano-'bhilāṣa, as, m. the heart's desire or wish. —Mano-bhū, ūs, m. ‘mind-born,’ the god of love, the passion of love. —Mano-bhṛt, t, t, t, supporting the mind or spirit. —Mano-mathana, as, m. ‘heart-agitating,’ the god of love. —Mano-maya, as, ī, am, consist- ing of spirit or mind, spiritual, mental. —Manomaya- kośa, as, m. the mental sheath (the second of the subtile sheaths in which the soul is encased, according to the Vedānta philosophy). —Mano-muṣi, is, is, i, Ved. stealing the mind, seizing the understanding (said of disease or evil spirits). —Mano-muh, ṭ, ṭ, ṭ, Ved. mind-bewildering, infatuating the mind. —Ma- noyāyi-tva, am, n. the going at will. —Mano- yāyin, ī, inī, i, going at pleasure, going at will (said of a chariot &c.); swift, quick as thought. —Mano-yuj, k, k, k, Ved. yoking or harnessing
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themselves at will or by mere wish, i. e. without effort (Sāy. = manaḥ-saṅkalpa-mātreṇa rathe yujyamānāḥ, said of the horses of Agni); swift as thought (Sāy. = manaḥ-samāna-gatayaḥ, said of the ninety-nine steeds of Vāyu); suiting itself to the mind, adapted to the understanding; (Sāy.) to be gained by praise (= mananīyena stotreṇa prāpya, Ṛg-veda VIII. 13, 26; = manasā yujyamāna, IX. 100, 3). —Mano-yoga, as, m. application of the mind, attention. —Mano-yoni, is, m. ‘mind-born,’ N. of the god of love. —Mano-rañjana, am, n. the act of pleasing the mind, pleasantness; (as), m., N. of a son of Jiḍadhana; of a commentary on the Līlāvatī. —Mano-rata, as, m., N. of a Buddhist patriarch, (perhaps for mano-ratha.) —Mano-ratha, as, m. ‘vehicle of the mind,’ a wish, desire, (mano- rathāya nāśaṃse, I do not hope for the wish, i. e. to see my wish fulfilled; sva-manoratham āsan- nam matvā, having deemed that his wish was near fulfilment); a desired object; (in the drama) a wish expressed in an indirect manner, a hint; N. of various persons; of a Buddhist teacher; (ā), f. = manoratha-prabhā, q. v. —Manoratha-kusuma, am, n. ‘wish-flower,’ i. e. a wish or desire compared to a flower. —Manoratha-tīrtha, am, n., N. of a Tīrtha. —Manoratha-tṛtīyā, f., N. of the third day in the light half of the month Caitra. —Mano- ratha-tṛtīyā-vrata, am, n., N. of a kind of vow. —Manoratha-dāyaka, as, ā, am, fulfilling or answering expectations; (as), m., N. of a Kalpa- vṛkṣa. —Manoratha-druma, as, m. ‘tree of de- sire’ (a term or metaphorical expression for the god of love). —Manoratha-dvādaśī, f. epithet of the twelfth day in a particular half month. —Manoratha- dvādaśī-vrata, am, n. a religious observance on the preceding day. —Manoratha-prabhā, f., N. of a woman. —Manoratha-maya, as, ī, am, consist- ing of wishes. —Manoratha-siddha, as, m., N. of a man. —Manoratha-siddhi, is, f. the fulfilment of a wish; (is), m., N. of a man. —Manoratha- sṛṣṭi, is, f. creation of the fancy, phantasm of the imagination. —Mano-rama, as, ā, am, ‘mind- delighting,’ gratifying the mind, attractive, pleasing, agreeable, charming, beautiful; (as), m., N. of a Nāga, (the form of the word is doubtful); (ā), f. a kind of pigment (= go-rocanā); a particular metre, four times ˘ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯; N. of a Buddhist goddess; of an Apsaras; of the wife of Kārtavīrya; of the wife of Dhruva-sandhi, king of Ayodhyā, and mother of Sudarśana; of a daughter of Vidyā- dhara Indīvara, wife of Svarocis, and mother of Vijaya; N. of a river; of a mountain; of a medical work; of a commentary by Bhāmaha on the apho- risms of Vara-ruci. —Mano-rājya, am, n. the king- dom of the imagination, dominion of the feelings. —Mano-'rhita, as, m. (= mano-ratha), N. of a Buddhist teacher. —Mano-laya, as, m. loss of con- sciousness, dissolution or destruction of the mind. —Mano-laulya, am, n. eagerness of mind, fancy, caprice, frolic, freak, whim. —Mano-vatī, f., N. of a woman; of an Apsaras; of a daughter of the Vidyā- dhara Citrāṅgada; of a daughter of Asura-pati Su- māya; of a mythical town on mount Meru. —Mano- 'valambikā, f. title of a work of the Caitanya school. —Mano-vāñchā, f. or mano-vāñchita, am, n. heart's wish, the mind's desire. —Mano-vāta, as, ā, am, Ved. desired by the mind, agreeable; wished for; (Sāy.) = mano-vega, having the velocity of thought. —Mano-vikāra, as, m. change of mind or feeling, emotion of the mind. —Mano-vid, t, m. ‘spirit-knower’ (five hundred are reckoned as followers of the Jina Mahā-vīra). —Mano-vina- yana, am, n. mental discipline, the disciplining of the mind. —Mano-viruddha, as, ā, am, ‘opposed to thought,’ incomprehensible; (ās), m. pl. epithet of a group of divine beings; [cf. vācā- viruddha.] —Mano-vṛtti, is, f. state or frame of mind, disposition, temper; operation of the mind, activity of spirit, volition, fancy. —Mano-vega, as, m. speed or velocity of thought. —Mano-veda-śiras, as, n., N. of a sacred text; (generally in pl. °-śi-
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rāṃsi.) —Mano-vyathā, f. mental pain, anxiety of mind, anguish. —Mano-hata, as, ā, am, wounded at heart, frustrated in expectation, disappointed. —Mano-han, ā, m., Ved. ‘soul-destroying,’ N. of a demon; of a destructive Agni. —Mano-hara, as, ā, am, heart-stealing, heart-ravishing, heart-enrapturing, taking the fancy, captivating, bewitching, fascinating, attractive, delightful, charming, pleasing, beautiful; (as), m. a kind of jasmine (kunda); title of a book (properly daivajña-m°, cf. budha-m°); N. of the third day of the civil month (karma-māsa); (ā), f. epithet of two kinds of jasmine (jātī and svarṇa-yūthī); N. of an Apsaras; N. of the wife of Varcasvin and mother of Śiśira, &c. N. of the wife of Dhara and mother of Śiśira, &c. (am), n. gold. —Manohara-tara, as, ā, am, more charming, attractive or beautiful. —Manoharatara-tva, am, n. greater beauty. —Manohara-vīreśvara, as, m., N. of a teacher. —Manohara-śarman, ā, m., N. of the author of a commentary on the Śruta-bodha, entitled Su-bodhanī. —Manohara-siṃha, as, m., N. of a king. —Mano-hartṛ, tā, trī, tṛ, or mano- hārin, ī, iṇī, i, heart-stealer, heart-stealing (= ma- no-hara, q. v.). —Mano-hārikā, f., N. of a woman. —Mano-hārī, f. an unfaithful or inconstant woman. —Mano-hlāda, as, m. heart-joy, gladness of heart. —Mano-hlādin, ī, inī, i, heart-gladdening, pleas- ing, beautiful. —Mano-hvā (= manas + āhvā or + hve + a), f. red arsenic; [cf. manaḥ-śilā, mano- guptā.] [ID=36343]
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Mind-Born, Swift as Thought, Mental
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1 existing or passing in the mind, concealed in the breast, internal, inward, secret; नेयं न वक्ष्यति मनोगत (gata)माधिहेतुं (neyaṃ na vakṣyati manogatamādhihetuṃ) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 3. 11.
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1 quick or swift as thought.
2 quick in thought or conception.
3 fatherly, paternal.
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1 going at will or pleasure.
2 swift, quick as thought.
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Specific Persons, Deities, Entities
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे असुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
10 N. of the lake called Mānasa.
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11 Breath or living soul.
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1 a lovely woman.
2 a kind of pigment.
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Negative Mental States (Pain, Confusion)
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1 mental pain or agony, anguish.
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Mental Control, Discipline, Attention
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Substances (Red Arsenic, Gold, Jasmine)
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1 red arsenic.
2 an intoxicating drink.
3 a princess.
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Grammatical/Etymological/Referential
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N. of the 26th Kalpa (s.v.), Cat. [ID=156779]
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मनसा (manasā) a ind., in the mind; in thought or imagination; with all the heart, willingly [ID=156781.1]
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Disposition, Temper, Spirit
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे असुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
8 Disposition, temper, mood.
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9 Spirit, energy, mettle.
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Positive Mental States (Joy, Calm)
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Thought, Imagination, Cognition
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4 Thought, idea, fancy, imagination, conception; पश्यन्नदूरान्मनसाप्यधृष्यं (paśyannadūrānmanasāpyadhṛṣyaṃ) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 51 ; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 2. 27 ; कायेन वाचा मनसापि शश्वत् (kāyena vācā manasāpi śaśvat) 5. 5 ; मनसापि न विप्रियं मया (कृतपूर्वं) (manasāpi na vipriyaṃ mayā (kṛtapūrvaṃ)) 8. 52 .
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे असुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
7 Reflection.
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Conscience, Moral Judgment
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे असुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
3 Conscience, the faculty of discrimination or judgment.
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1 considered pure by the mind, approved by one's conscience; मनःपूत (pūta)ं समाचरेत् (manaḥpūtaṃ samācaret) Manusmṛti 6. 46.
2 of a pure mind, conscientious.
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God of Love, Passion
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1 the god of love, Cupid; रेरे (rere) मनो मम मनोभवशासनस्य पाद (mano mama manobhavaśāsanasya pāda) बुजद्बयमनारतमामनंतं (bujadbayamanāratamāmanaṃtaṃ) Bhāminīvilāsa (Bombay) 4. 32 ; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 27 ; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 7. 22.
2 love, passion, lust; अत्यारूढो हि नारीणामकालज्ञो मनोभवः (bhavaḥ) (atyārūḍho hi nārīṇāmakālajño manobhavaḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 12. 33.
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Miscellaneous Abstract/Figurative Meanings
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1 incomprehensible.
2 against the dictates of mind or conscience.
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Mind in Philosophy (Internal Organ)
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मनस् (manas) n. [मन्यतेऽनेन, मन् करणे असुन् (manyate'nena, man karaṇe asun)]
2 (In phil.) The mind or internal organ of perception and cognition, the instrument by which objects of sense affect the soul; (in Nyāya phil. मनस् (manas) is regarded as a Dravya or substance, and is distinct from आत्मन् (ātman) or the soul); तदेव (tadeva) सुखदुःखाद्युपलब्धिसाधनमिंद्रियं प्रतिजीवं (sukhaduḥkhādyupalabdhisādhanamiṃdriyaṃ pratijīvaṃ) भिन्नमणु नित्यं च (bhinnamaṇu nityaṃ ca) Tarka K.
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