मनस्

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas). Doublet of मन (man).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.nəs/, [mɐ.nɐs]

Noun

मनस् • (manas) m (rare, formal, chiefly in compounds)

  1. the mind
    Synonyms: मन (man), जी (jī), दिल (dil), चित्त (citt)
  2. intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience
  3. will, wish, desire
    Synonyms: इच्छा (icchā), कामना (kāmnā), अभिलाषा (abhilāṣā)

Declension
Declension of मनस् (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मनस्
manas		 मनस्
manas
oblique मनस्
manas		 मनसों
manasõ
vocative मनस्
manas		 मनसो
manaso

References
  1. Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मनः”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Further reading

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • manas (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • মনস্ (Bengali script)
  • මනස් (Sinhalese script)
  • မနသ် or မၼသ် (Burmese script)
  • มนสฺ or มะนัส (Thai script)
  • ᨾᨶᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມນສ຺ or ມະນັສ (Lao script)
  • មនស៑ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄚𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

Noun

मनस् m

  1. Devanagari script form of manas

Declension
Declension table of "मनस्" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingular
Nominative (first)मनो (mano) or मनं (manaṃ)
Accusative (second)मनो (mano) or मनं (manaṃ)
Instrumental (third)मनसा (manasā) or मनेन (manena)
Dative (fourth)मनसो (manaso) or मनस्स (manassa)
Ablative (fifth)मनतो (manato) or मनसा (manasā) or मनस्मा (manasmā) or मनम्हा (manamhā) or मना (manā)
Genitive (sixth)मनसो (manaso) or मनस्स (manassa)
Locative (seventh)मनसि (manasi) or मनस्मिं (manasmiṃ) or मनम्हि (manamhi) or मने (mane)
Vocative (calling)मनो (mano) or मन (mana) or मनं (manaṃ) or मना (manā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • মনস্ (Assamese script)
  • ᬫᬦᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • মনস্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰡𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • မနသ် (Burmese script)
  • મનસ્ (Gujarati script)
  • ਮਨਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • ꦩꦤꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂧𑂢𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
  • ಮನಸ್ (Kannada script)
  • មនស៑ (Khmer script)
  • ມນສ຺ (Lao script)
  • മനസ് (Malayalam script)
  • ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘦𑘡𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧆𑧁𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐣𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ମନସ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢪꢥꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆤𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖡𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • මනස් (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩴𑩯𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚢𑚝𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
  • மநஸ் (Tamil script)
  • మనస్ (Telugu script)
  • มนสฺ (Thai script)
  • མ་ན་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒢𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨢𑨝𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 (manah), Old Persian 𐎶𐎴𐏃 (m-n-h /⁠manah⁠/), Latin mēns, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos), and English mind. Equivalent to मन् (man, "to think", root) +‎ -अस् (-as).

Pronunciation

Noun

मनस् • (mánas) stem, n

  1. mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.61:
      उत त्वा स्त्री शशीयसी पुंसो भवति वस्यसी ।
      अदेवत्रादराधसः ॥
      वि या जानाति जसुरिं वि तृष्यन्तं वि कामिनम् ।
      देवत्रा कृणुते मनः ॥
      uta tvā strī śaśīyasī puṃso bhavati vasyasī.
      adevatrādarādhasaḥ.
      vi yā jānāti jasuriṃ vi tṛṣyantaṃ vi kāminam.
      devatrā kṛṇute manaḥ.
      Yea, many a woman is more firm and better than the man who turns away from Gods, and does not worship.
      She who discerns the weak and worn and the man who thirsts and is in want
      She sets her mind upon the Gods.
  2. the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death
  3. thought, imagination, excogitation, invention, reflection, opinion, intention, inclination, affection, desire, mood, temper, spirit
  4. name of the 26th kalpa

Declension
Neuter as-stem declension of मनस् (mánas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मनः
mánaḥ		 मनसी
mánasī		 मनांसि
mánāṃsi
Vocative मनः
mánaḥ		 मनसी
mánasī		 मनांसि
mánāṃsi
Accusative मनः
mánaḥ		 मनसी
mánasī		 मनांसि
mánāṃsi
Instrumental मनसा
mánasā		 मनोभ्याम्
mánobhyām		 मनोभिः
mánobhiḥ
Dative मनसे
mánase		 मनोभ्याम्
mánobhyām		 मनोभ्यः
mánobhyaḥ
Ablative मनसः
mánasaḥ		 मनोभ्याम्
mánobhyām		 मनोभ्यः
mánobhyaḥ
Genitive मनसः
mánasaḥ		 मनसोः
mánasoḥ		 मनसाम्
mánasām
Locative मनसि
mánasi		 मनसोः
mánasoḥ		 मनःसु
mánaḥsu

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa)
    • Old Marathi:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਮਨ (man), ਮੰਨ (mann)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
      • Old Gujarati: [script needed] (maṇi)
    • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Bengali: মন (mon)
    • Odia: ମଣ (môṇô)
  • Pali: manas
Borrowed terms

References
  • Monier Williams (1899) “मनस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 783/3, 784/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 309-10
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