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).

Roots
वृत् (vṛt), हन् (han), गम् (gam), मन् (man), विश् (viś), धा (dhā), धृ (dhṛ), बन्ध् (bandh), कृ (kṛ)
Definitions
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Meanings by context

Pleasing/Captivating the Mind

14 definitions
suiting the mind, agreeable

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captivating the heart

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pleasing or gratifying to the heart

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attractive, pleasing

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dear to the mind, pleasant, agreeable

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captivating the mind

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captivating or fascinating the mind

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pleasing, lovely, agreeable, beautiful, or charming

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agreeable or pleasing to the mind

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1. Pleasing the mind. 2. Pleasantness.

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Attractive, pleasing, or beautiful.

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agreeable to the mind

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pleasing, charming, or attractive

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captivating, agreeable, pleasing

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Will, Desire, Intention

13 definitions
Design, purpose, intention

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Will, wish, desire, or inclination

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Desire or longing

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desire or longing of the heart

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1. Desired. 2. An idea, thought, notion, or opinion.

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desire of the heart

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wish, desire

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1. A wish or desire. 2. A desired object. 3. A hint or wish expressed indirectly.

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a Kalpa tree

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desire

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a heartfelt wish or desire

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1. Working of the mind or volition. 2. Disposition or temper.

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attachment of the mind

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Mind, Intellect, Heart (General)

11 definitions
mind, intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, and will

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The mind, heart, understanding, perception, or intelligence.

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mind, internal organ, understanding, soul, heart, conscience, thought, imagination, inclination, will, or mood

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The mind, heart, or seat of perception and passion. 2. The intellect or understanding.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The mind

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The mind, the internal organ of perception and cognition. 2. Thought, imagination, conception, or fancy. 3. Intention, design, purpose, or wish. 4. Desire, longing, or affection. 5. Disposition or temper. 6. Energy or spirit. 7. Conscience. 8. An epithet of the lake Manasa. 9. Red arsenic.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The mind, heart, or seat of perception and passion. 2. The intellect or understanding. 3. The inner sense connecting perception and reason. 4. Thought, imagination, or fancy. 5. Intention, purpose, or wish. 6. Desire or affection. 7. Disposition or temper. 8. Energy or spirit. 9. Conscience. 10. Red arsenic. 11. An epithet of Lake Manasa.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Mind, considered as the seat of perception and passion, or the heart. 2. The intellect or power of mind. 3. Purpose.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mind, soul, heart, intellect, reason, thought, desire, and disposition

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The intellect, thoughts, or understanding. 2. Reflection or devotion. 3. Wish or inclination. 4. Desire. 5. Feelings, disposition, or heart.

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

mind, intellect, understanding, conscience, will, heart, desire, and spirit

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Mind-Born, Swift as Thought, Mental

11 definitions
1. Existing or passing in the mind, secret, or internal. 2. Affecting the mind or desired.

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hidden in the mind

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1. Mindborn. 2. The god of love.

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1. Quick as thought. 2. Quick in conception. 3. Fatherly.

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mind-born

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devoted in thought

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mind-born, created by fancy

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1. Going at will. 2. Swift.

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quickness of thought

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quick as thought

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being in the heart

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Specific Persons, Deities, Entities

11 definitions
the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death

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of the lake Manasa

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the lake called Manasa

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Breath or living soul

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a lover, husband

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name of a Gandharva

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an epithet of Durga

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an epithet of Vishnu

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1. A lovely woman. 2. A kind of pigment.

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an unchaste or unfaithful woman

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the mind, personified

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Negative Mental States (Pain, Confusion)

10 definitions
inattention

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distraction of the mind, mental confusion

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mental pain, agony, or anguish

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mental distress or torment

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loss of the mind or understanding

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loss of consciousness

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mental pain or anguish

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rankling in the mind

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mental anguish

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disappointed

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Mental Control, Discipline, Attention

6 definitions
close application of mind, firmness of purpose

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perfect perception, full consciousness

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complete control over the mind or thoughts

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close application of the mind

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mental discipline

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firmness of mind

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Substances (Red Arsenic, Gold, Jasmine)

6 definitions
red arsenic

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1. Red arsenic. 2. An intoxicating drink. 3. A princess.

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red arsenic

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a kind of jasmine

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gold

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red arsenic

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Grammatical/Etymological/Referential

5 definitions
the name of the 26th kalpa

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name of a Saman

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mind

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1. In the mind or imagination. 2. With all the heart or willingly.

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see separately

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Disposition, Temper, Spirit

4 definitions
Disposition, temper, mood

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Spirit, energy

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freak, caprice

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emotion of the mind

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Positive Mental States (Joy, Calm)

4 definitions
satisfaction of the mind

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composure of mind

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mental satisfaction, joy, delight

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gladness of heart

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Thought, Imagination, Cognition

4 definitions
1. Thought, imagination, or reflection. 2. Opinion, intention, or inclination. 3. Affection, desire, or mood. 4. Temper or spirit.

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Thought, idea, fancy, imagination, or conception

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Reflection

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scenting out or guessing thoughts

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Conscience, Moral Judgment

3 definitions
Conscience, the faculty of discrimination or judgment

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approved or chosen

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1. Approved by one's conscience. 2. Conscientious.

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God of Love, Passion

3 definitions
1. Cupid, the god of love. 2. Love, passion, or lust.

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the god of love

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the god of love

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Miscellaneous Abstract/Figurative Meanings

3 definitions
resembling a father

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a castle in the air

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1. Incomprehensible. 2. Against the dictates of mind or conscience.

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Mind in Philosophy (Internal Organ)

1 definition
The mind or internal organ of perception and cognition.

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.