See 1. Manasa
(H2B) [Printed book page 784,1]
मनसा (manasā) b f. See 1. मनसा (manasā) [ID=156810]
मनसा (manasā) b f. See 1. मनसा (manasā) [ID=156810]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
मनसाmanasā
मनसा (manasā) is a Sanskrit word meaning mind, intellect, or understanding, thought, imagination, or reflection, opinion, intention, or inclination, affection, desire, mood, temper, or spirit, name of the twenty-sixth kalpa, of the lake Manasa. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The Serpent Goddess Manasā, The Mind/Intellect (मनस्), Other Specific Entities Named Manas/Mānasa.
- 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
The Serpent Goddess Manasā
7 definitions
the goddess of serpents, wife of Jaratkaru and mother of Astika
(H2) [Printed book page 784,1]
1. मनसा (manasā) f. N. of a partic. goddess (described as consisting of a particle of Prakṛti and as daughter of Kaśyapa. sister of the serpent-king Ananta, wife of the Muni Jarat-kāru, mother of the Muni Āstīka and protectress of men from the venom of serpents; cf. विष-हरी (viṣa-harī)), Pañcar. [ID=156813]
1. मनसा (manasā) f. N. of a partic. goddess (described as consisting of a particle of Prakṛti and as daughter of Kaśyapa. sister of the serpent-king Ananta, wife of the Muni Jarat-kāru, mother of the Muni Āstīka and protectress of men from the venom of serpents; cf. विष-हरी (viṣa-harī)), Pañcar. [ID=156813]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of a Kinnari
of a Kiṃ-narī, Kāraṇḍ. [ID=156814]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The goddess of the serpent race, and protectress against their venom
मनसा (manasā) [Printed book page 640]
मनसा (manasā) f. (-सा (-sā)) The goddess of the serpent race, and the particular protectress against their venom.
मनसा (manasā) f. (-सा (-sā)) The goddess of the serpent race, and the particular protectress against their venom.
E. मनस् (manas) the mind, aff. ठाप् (ṭhāp); the object of love and devotion.
[ID=29454]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The goddess of the serpent race.
मनसा (manasā) [Printed book page 574-b]
मनसा (manasā) (सा) ((sā)) 1. m. The goddess of the serpent race. [ID=28969]
मनसा (manasā) (सा) ((sā)) 1. m. The goddess of the serpent race. [ID=28969]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Name of the wife of Jaratkaru and sister of the serpent king Ananta
मनसा (manasā) [Printed book page 552-01]
मनसा (manasā) f. Name of the wife of Jaratkāru and sister of the serpent-king Ananta. [ID=28917]
मनसा (manasā) f. Name of the wife of Jaratkāru and sister of the serpent-king Ananta. [ID=28917]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The goddess of the serpent race and protectress against their venom
मनसा (manasā) [Printed book page 549-b]
मनसा (manasā)
मनसा (manasā)
f. (-सा (-sā)) The goddess of the serpent race, and the particular protectress against their venom.
E. मनस् (manas) the mind, aff. टाप्; (ṭāp;) the object of love, and devotion.
[ID=30459]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The Mind/Intellect (मनस्)
5 definitions
1. Mind, intellect, or understanding.
2. The internal organ of perception and cognition in philosophy.
(H2) [Printed book page 783,3]
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]
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]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death
the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death (called असु (asu) in animals; cf. above), ib. [ID=156777]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Thought, imagination, or reflection. 2. Opinion, intention, or inclination. 3. Affection, desire, mood, temper, or spirit.
thought, imagination, excogitation, invention, reflection, opinion, intention, inclination, affection, desire, mood, temper, spirit, ib. (ifc. after a verbal noun or an inf. stem in ° (°)तु (° (°)tu) = having a mind or wishing to; cf. द्रष्टु-म् (draṣṭu-m)° (°) &c. मनः (manaḥ) (manaḥ )√कृ (kṛ) (√kṛ), to make up one's mind; with gen., to feel inclination for ; मनः (manaḥ) (manaḥ )√कृ (kṛ) (√kṛ), प्र- (pra-)√कृ (kṛ) (√kṛ), √धा (dhā), vi-√धा (dhā), √धृ (dhṛ), √बन्ध् (bandh) and Caus. of नि- (ni-)√व (va)िश् (√viś) with loc. dat. acc. with प्रति (prati), or inf., to direct the mind or thoughts towards, think of or upon; मनः (manaḥ) with सम्-आ- (sam-ā-)√धा (dhā) (√dhā), to recover the senses, collect one's self; with √हन् (han) See मनो-हत्य (mano-hatya); मनसा (manasā) ind. in the mind; in thought or imagination; with all the heart, willingly; with gen., by the leave of; with इव (va) (iva) = ° (°)से (° (°)se)व (va), as with a thought, in a moment; with √मन् (man), to think in one's mind, be willing or inclined; with सं- (saṃ-)√गम् (√gam), to become unanimous, agree; मनसि (manasi) with √कृ (kṛ), to bear or ponder in the mind, meditate on, remember; with नि- (ni-)√धा (dhā) (√dhā), to impress on the mind, consider; with √व (va)ृत् (vṛt), to be passing in one's mind) [ID=156778]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
mind, spirit, intellect
मनस् (manas) [cf. Gk. μένος; Lat. Miner-va.] [ID=156781.05]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
mind, heart
मनस (manasa) n. (ifc., with f(आ (ā)). ) = मनस (manasa)् (manas), mind, heart, PārGṛ.; MBh. &c. [ID=156811]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Other Specific Entities Named Manas/Mānasa
4 definitions
Name of the twenty-sixth kalpa
[Printed book page 784,1]
N. of the 26th Kalpa (s.v.), Cat. [ID=156779]
N. of the 26th Kalpa (s.v.), Cat. [ID=156779]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
of the lake Manasa
of the lake Mānasa, BhP. [ID=156780]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
name of a Saman
मनसो दोहः (manaso dohaḥ) N. of a Sāman, ĀrṣBr. [ID=156781]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an ancient sage
(H2) [Printed book page 784,1]
मनस (manasa) m. N. of a Ṛṣi, Ṛg-veda (Title) v, 44, 10 (Sāy.) [ID=156809]
मनस (manasa) m. N. of a Ṛṣi, Ṛg-veda (Title) v, 44, 10 (Sāy.) [ID=156809]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Adverbial 'manasā' (by/with the mind)
2 definitions
1. In the mind or imagination. 2. With all the heart, willingly.
(H2C) [Printed book page 783,3]
मनसा (manasā) a ind., in the mind; in thought or imagination; with all the heart, willingly [ID=156781.1]
मनसा (manasā) a ind., in the mind; in thought or imagination; with all the heart, willingly [ID=156781.1]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
instrumental case of manas
(H2) [Printed book page 784,1]
2. मनसा (manasā) instr. of मनस् (manas), in comp. [ID=156818]
2. मनसा (manasā) instr. of मनस् (manas), in comp. [ID=156818]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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