मानस

See also: मानुस, मनस्, मानसि, and मानिस

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.nəs/, [mäː.nɐs]
• Rhymes: -əs

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya), likely from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man”).

Alternative forms

• मानुस (mānus)

Noun

मानस • (mānas) m (Urdu spelling مانس)

1. Alternative spelling of मानुस (mānus, “human, man, husband”)

Declension

Declension of मानस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मानस mānas	मानस mānas
oblique	मानस mānas	मानसों mānasõ
vocative	मानस mānas	मानसो mānaso

See also

• मानुष (mānuṣ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मानस (mānasá).

Adjective

मानस • (mānas) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مانس)

1. mental
2. spiritual

Proper noun

मानस • (mānas) m

1. a male given name, Manas, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of मानस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मानस mānas	मानस mānas
oblique	मानस mānas	मानसों mānasõ
vocative	मानस mānas	मानसो mānaso

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মানস (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬦᬲ (Balinese script)
• মানস (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰡𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• မာနသ (Burmese script)
• માનસ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਨਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦤꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂢𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾನಸ (Kannada script)
• មានស (Khmer script)
• ມານສ (Lao script)
• മാനസ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᠨᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑧁𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐣𑐳 (Newa script)
• ମାନସ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢥꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆤𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖡𑖭 (Siddham script)
• මානස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑩯𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚝𑚨 (Takri script)
• மாநஸ (Tamil script)
• మానస (Telugu script)
• มานส (Thai script)
• མཱ་ན་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒢𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨝𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मनस् (mánas).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.nɐ.sɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.n̪ɐ.s̪ɐ/

Adjective

मानस • (mānasá) stem

1. belonging to the mind or spirit, mental, spiritual
2. expressed only in the mind, performed in thought i.e. silent, tacit (as a hymn or prayer)
3. conceived or present in the mind, conceivable, imaginable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मानस (mānasá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानसः mānasáḥ	मानसौ / मानसा¹ mānasaú / mānasā́¹	मानसाः / मानसासः¹ mānasā́ḥ / mānasā́saḥ¹
Vocative	मानस mā́nasa	मानसौ / मानसा¹ mā́nasau / mā́nasā¹	मानसाः / मानसासः¹ mā́nasāḥ / mā́nasāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मानसम् mānasám	मानसौ / मानसा¹ mānasaú / mānasā́¹	मानसान् mānasā́n
Instrumental	मानसेन mānaséna	मानसाभ्याम् mānasā́bhyām	मानसैः / मानसेभिः¹ mānasaíḥ / mānasébhiḥ¹
Dative	मानसाय mānasā́ya	मानसाभ्याम् mānasā́bhyām	मानसेभ्यः mānasébhyaḥ
Ablative	मानसात् mānasā́t	मानसाभ्याम् mānasā́bhyām	मानसेभ्यः mānasébhyaḥ
Genitive	मानसस्य mānasásya	मानसयोः mānasáyoḥ	मानसानाम् mānasā́nām
Locative	मानसे mānasé	मानसयोः mānasáyoḥ	मानसेषु mānaséṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of मानसी (mānasī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानसी mānasī́	मानस्यौ / मानसी¹ mānasyaù / mānasī́¹	मानस्यः / मानसीः¹ mānasyàḥ / mānasī́ḥ¹
Vocative	मानसि mā́nasi	मानस्यौ / मानसी¹ mā́nasyau / mā́nasī¹	मानस्यः / मानसीः¹ mā́nasyaḥ / mā́nasīḥ¹
Accusative	मानसीम् mānasī́m	मानस्यौ / मानसी¹ mānasyaù / mānasī́¹	मानसीः mānasī́ḥ
Instrumental	मानस्या mānasyā́	मानसीभ्याम् mānasī́bhyām	मानसीभिः mānasī́bhiḥ
Dative	मानस्यै mānasyaí	मानसीभ्याम् mānasī́bhyām	मानसीभ्यः mānasī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	मानस्याः / मानस्यै² mānasyā́ḥ / mānasyaí²	मानसीभ्याम् mānasī́bhyām	मानसीभ्यः mānasī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	मानस्याः / मानस्यै² mānasyā́ḥ / mānasyaí²	मानस्योः mānasyóḥ	मानसीनाम् mānasī́nām
Locative	मानस्याम् mānasyā́m	मानस्योः mānasyóḥ	मानसीषु mānasī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मानस (mānasá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानसम् mānasám	मानसे mānasé	मानसानि / मानसा¹ mānasā́ni / mānasā́¹
Vocative	मानस mā́nasa	मानसे mā́nase	मानसानि / मानसा¹ mā́nasāni / mā́nasā¹
Accusative	मानसम् mānasám	मानसे mānasé	मानसानि / मानसा¹ mānasā́ni / mānasā́¹
Instrumental	मानसेन mānaséna	मानसाभ्याम् mānasā́bhyām	मानसैः / मानसेभिः¹ mānasaíḥ / mānasébhiḥ¹
Dative	मानसाय mānasā́ya	मानसाभ्याम् mānasā́bhyām	मानसेभ्यः mānasébhyaḥ
Ablative	मानसात् mānasā́t	मानसाभ्याम् mānasā́bhyām	मानसेभ्यः mānasébhyaḥ
Genitive	मानसस्य mānasásya	मानसयोः mānasáyoḥ	मानसानाम् mānasā́nām
Locative	मानसे mānasé	मानसयोः mānasáyoḥ	मानसेषु mānaséṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: मानस (mānas)

Noun

मानस • (mānasa) stem, n

1. the mental powers, mind, spirit
2. (law) tacit or implied consent
3. a sacred lake on the mountain Kailāsa
4. a kind of salt

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मानस (mānasa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानसम् mānasam	मानसे mānase	मानसानि / मानसा¹ mānasāni / mānasā¹
Vocative	मानस mānasa	मानसे mānase	मानसानि / मानसा¹ mānasāni / mānasā¹
Accusative	मानसम् mānasam	मानसे mānase	मानसानि / मानसा¹ mānasāni / mānasā¹
Instrumental	मानसेन mānasena	मानसाभ्याम् mānasābhyām	मानसैः / मानसेभिः¹ mānasaiḥ / mānasebhiḥ¹
Dative	मानसाय mānasāya	मानसाभ्याम् mānasābhyām	मानसेभ्यः mānasebhyaḥ
Ablative	मानसात् mānasāt	मानसाभ्याम् mānasābhyām	मानसेभ्यः mānasebhyaḥ
Genitive	मानसस्य mānasasya	मानसयोः mānasayoḥ	मानसानाम् mānasānām
Locative	मानसे mānase	मानसयोः mānasayoḥ	मानसेषु mānaseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मानस • (mānasa) stem, m

1. a form of Vishnu
2. (MBh.) name of a serpent-demon
3. (in the plural) a particular class of deceased ancestors

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मानस (mānasa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानसः mānasaḥ	मानसौ / मानसा¹ mānasau / mānasā¹	मानसाः / मानसासः¹ mānasāḥ / mānasāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मानस mānasa	मानसौ / मानसा¹ mānasau / mānasā¹	मानसाः / मानसासः¹ mānasāḥ / mānasāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मानसम् mānasam	मानसौ / मानसा¹ mānasau / mānasā¹	मानसान् mānasān
Instrumental	मानसेन mānasena	मानसाभ्याम् mānasābhyām	मानसैः / मानसेभिः¹ mānasaiḥ / mānasebhiḥ¹
Dative	मानसाय mānasāya	मानसाभ्याम् mānasābhyām	मानसेभ्यः mānasebhyaḥ
Ablative	मानसात् mānasāt	मानसाभ्याम् mānasābhyām	मानसेभ्यः mānasebhyaḥ
Genitive	मानसस्य mānasasya	मानसयोः mānasayoḥ	मानसानाम् mānasānām
Locative	मानसे mānase	मानसयोः mānasayoḥ	मानसेषु mānaseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मानस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 810, column 1.