# मन्यु (manyu)

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मन्यु (manyu) is a Sanskrit word meaning spirit, mind, mood, or mettle, high spirit, ardour, zeal, or passion, rage, fury, wrath, anger, or indignation, grief, sorrow, or distress, sacrifice, name of a king and son of Vitatha. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Spirit, Mind, Mood, Temper, Grief, Sorrow, Distress, Proper Name of a Person.

- **Roots:** कृ (kṛ), मन् (man)
- **SLP1:** `manyu`  **IAST:** manyu  **Devanagari:** मन्यु
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manyu_%28deity%29
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/manyu/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Spirit, Mind, Mood, Temper (5 definitions)
- spirit, mind, mood, or mettle  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 786,3] मन्यु (manyu) a m. ( Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) also f. ) spirit, mind, mood, mettle (as of horses), Ṛg-veda (Title); Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title); Brāhmaṇa (Literary category) [ ID=157489 ]
- 1. Mood or mind. 2. Ardour, resentment, anger, wrath, or rage. 3. Grief, sorrow, or distress.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 218-3 ] मन्यु (manyu) man-yú, m. mood ( V. ); mind ( V. ); ardour; resentment, anger, wrath, rage, at ( lc. ); grief, sorrow, distress ( less common meaning ); Wrath ( personified ): -ṃ kṛ, vent oneʼs anger on, be angry with ( lc. or prati): -parīta, pp. filled with anger; -pratikriyā, f. venting of anger: -ṃ kṛ, vent oneʼs anger on ( lc. ); -mát, a. ardent, eager; indignant, angry, wroth. [ ID=13760 ]
- 1. Spirit, ardour, or zeal. 2. Passion, wrath, or anger. 3. Distress, grief, or sorrow.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 398 ] मन्यु (manyu) m. mood i.e. temper of mind, esp. high spirit, ardour, zeal; passion, wrath, anger at ( loc. or acc., w. प्रति (prati) ), fury, rage (often personif.); distress, grief, sorrow; abl. मन्यु (manyu) तस् (manyutas) adv. [ ID=23981 ]
- 1. Temper of mind. 2. Anger.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 213-a ] manyú, m. —1. mood, i. e. temper of mind; then —2. ( like Eng. mood) anger, heat of temper. [ √man, 1165a.] [ ID=3143 ]
- 1. Spirit, courage, or mind. 2. High spirit, ardour, or zeal. 3. Anger, wrath, or rage. 4. Sorrow, grief, or distress. 5. Anger personified. 6. An epithet of Shiva, a Rudra, and Agni.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 0744-c ] Manyu, us, m. f. (Ved.) spirit, spiritedness, courage, mettle (as of horses), mind; (Sāy.) sacrificial act, sacrifice, offering, hymn ( = karman, yāga, stotra ); high spirit or temper, ardour, zeal; pride; passion, anger, wrath, indignation, resentment, rage, fury, ( manyus tan manyum ṛcchati, fury then en- counters fury, or rage then recoils on rage, Manu VIII. 351); sorrow, grief, affliction, trouble, distress, vexation; Anger, Rage, Indignation personified; N. of the author of Ṛg-veda X. 83, 84 (as Tāpasa or son of Tapas), of Ṛg-veda IX. 97, 10-12 (as Vāsiṣṭha or son of Vasiṣṭha); epithet of Śiva; of a Rudra; of Agni; N. of a prince (son of Vitatha); [cf. Gr. μῆνις.] —Manyu-tas, ind. from anger, in a rage. —Manyu-dūṣita, as, ā, am, troubled by pride or jealously. —Manyu-deva, as, m. a proper N. —Manyu-parīta, as, ā, am, filled with or affected by anger. —Manyu-mat, ān, atī, at, spirited, high- spirited, zealous; angry, wrathful, enraged; sorrowful, distressed; vehement, passionate; ( ān ), m. epithet of Agni. —Manyu-maya, as, ī, am, formed of anger, consisting of wrath, filled with resentment. —Manyu-mī, īs, īs, i, Ved. destroying (hostile) spirit or fury; destroying in fury, furious with anger; Page0745-a+ 71 (Sāy. = kopasya nirmātṛ or pareṣāṃ krodhasya hiṃsaka or manyu-kartṛ or manyunā minat = hiṃsat. ) —Manyu-śamana, as, ī, am, Ved. ap- peasing or pacifying anger. —Manyu-ṣāvin, ī, iṇī, i, Ved. preparing or offering Soma in anger, (Sāy. = krodhena somaṃ sunvat ); offering Soma with zeal or devotion. —Manyu-sūkta, am, n. the Manyu hymn, (probably an epithet of Ṛg-veda X. 83, 84.) [ ID=36382 ]

### Grief, Sorrow, Distress (4 definitions)
- grief, sorrow, or distress  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > grief, sorrow, distress, affliction, Mahābhārata (Title); Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. [ ID=157492 ]
- 1. Sorrow or grief. 2. Distress or poverty. 3. Anger or wrath. 4. A sacrifice. 5. Pride.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मन (mana) ्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 643 ] मन (mana) ्यु (manyu) m. ( - न्युः (-nyuḥ) ) 1 Sorrow, grief. 2 Distress, indigence. 3 Anger, wrath. 4 A sacrifice. 5 Pride. E. मन (mana) to know, Uṇādi aff. युच् (yuc). [ ID=29592 ]
- 1. Sorrow or distress. 2. Anger. 3. Pride. 4. A sacrifice. 5. Shiva.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 577-a ] मन्यु (manyu) ( न्युः ) ((nyuḥ)) 2. m. Sorrow, distress; anger; pride; a sacrifice; Shiva. [ ID=29108 ]
- 1. Sorrow or grief. 2. Distress. 3. Anger or wrath. 4. A sacrifice. 5. Pride.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मन् (man) यु (manyu) [Printed book page 552-a ] मन् (man) यु (manyu) m. ( - न्युः (-nyuḥ) ) 1. Sorrow, grief. 2. Distress, indigence. 3. Anger, wrath. 4. A sacrifice. 5. Pride. E. मन् (man) to know, Unādi aff. युच् । (yuc.) [ ID=30615 ]

### Proper Name of a Person (4 definitions)
- name of a king and son of Vitatha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a king (son of Vitatha), Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=157494 ]
- the author of the Rigveda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with तापस (tāpasa) ), N. of the author of Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 83; 84 [ ID=157495 ]
- the name of the author of a hymn in the Rig-veda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with वासिष्ठ (vāsiṣṭha) ), N. of the author of Ṛg-veda (Title) ix, 97, 10 - 12. [ ID=157496 ]
- The son of Vitatha and father of Brihadkshatra and four other sons.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Manyu (II) — the son of Vitatha (Bharadvāja); father of Bṛhadkṣatra and four other sons. Bhā. IX. 21. 1; Vi. IV. 19. 20, 21. [ ID=10199 ]

### Anger, Wrath, Fury (3 definitions)
- Rage, fury, wrath, anger, or indignation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > rage, fury, wrath, anger, indignation, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) (also personified, esp. as Agni or Kāma or as a Rudra; मन्युं (manyuṃ ) √ कृ (√kṛ), with loc. or acc. with प्रति (prati), ‘to vent one's anger on, be angry with’) [ ID=157491 ]
- 1. Anger, wrath, or resentment. 2. Sorrow, grief, or affliction. 3. A miserable state or meanness. 4. A sacrifice. 5. An epithet of Shiva.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 555-17 ] मन्यु (manyu) m. 1. Anger, wrath, indignation, resentment, R. ii.32, 49; 2. sorrow, grief, affliction, Bt. iii.49; 3. miserable state, meanness; 4. a sacrifice; 5. an epithet of Śiva. [ ID=29080 ]
- 1. Anger or fury. 2. Sorrow, grief, or distress. 3. A sacrifice.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 0688-a ] मन्यु (manyu) man + yu, m. 1. Anger, Utt. Rāmac. 83, 11; fury, Pañc. 59, 16. 2. Sorrow, grief, Chr. 7, 21; Utt. Rāmac. 94, 14. 3. Distress. 4. A sacri- fice. — Comp. Abhi-, m. a proper name. Aki-, adj. furious like snakes, Chr. 290, 8 = Rigv. i. 64, 8. Vita-, i. e. vi-ita- ( vb. i ), adj. exempt from sorrow or anger, Brāhmaṇav. 1, 6. Sa-, 1. adj. 1. angry. 2. sorrowful. II. m. Śiva. — Cf. μῆνις. [ ID=10990 ]

### Cross-references or Notes (2 definitions)
- See page 786  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 789,1] मन्यु (manyu) b &c. See p. 786, col. 3. [ ID=157960 ]
- See page 744, column 3.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0747-a ] मन्यु (manyu) manyu. See p. 744, col. 3. [ ID=36474 ]

### Deity or Personified Emotion (2 definitions)
- name of a fire  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 467-1 ] Manyu, name of a fire(?). § 490 (Āṅgirasa): III, 219, 14151 ( yaḥ praśānteṣu bhūteṣu Manyur bhavati pāvakaḥ; Nil. takes pāvakaḥ = Bṛhaspati and manyuḥ = krodharūpī ). [ ID=7136 ]
- a name of a Rudra  
  *The Purana Index*
  > मन्यु (manyu) [Printed book page 2-633 ] Manyu (I) — a name of a Rudra. Bhā. III. 12. 12. [ ID=10198 ]

### High Spirit, Ardour, Zeal, Pride (1 definition)
- high spirit, ardour, zeal, or passion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > high spirit or temper, ardour, zeal, passion, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ ID=157490 ]

### Sacrifice, Sacrificial Act (1 definition)
- sacrifice  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > sacrifice, Nalacampū or Damayantīkathā (Title) [ ID=157493 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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