# मानसार (mānasāra)

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मानसार (mānasāra) is a Sanskrit word meaning a high degree of pride, the name of a king of Malava, an architectural work or its author. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them High degree of pride, A king of Mālava, Work on architecture or its author.

- **SLP1:** `mAnasAra`  **IAST:** mānasāra  **Devanagari:** मानसार
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manasara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/manasara/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### High degree of pride (2 definitions)
- a high degree of pride  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 809,2] 1. मान (māna) — सार (—sāra) m. or n. a high degree of pride, Daś. [ ID=162772 ]
- 1. High degree of pride. 2. Name of a king of Malava.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मानसार (mānasāra) [Printed book page 225-3 ] मानसार (mānasāra) māna-sāra, m. n. high degree of pride; m. N. of a king of mālava. [ ID=14028 ]

### A king of Mālava (1 definition)
- the name of a king of Malava  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > मान (māna) — सार (—sāra) m. N. of a king of Mālava, ib. [ ID=162773 ]

### Work on architecture or its author (1 definition)
- an architectural work or its author  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 809,3] 2. मान (māna) — सार (—sāra) m. N. of wk. on architecture (or of a sage, its reputed author), Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 185. [ ID=162860 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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