मनस्

See also: मानुस, मानसि, मानस, and मानिस

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)

Alternative forms

• mana (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• मन (Devanagari script)
• মন (Bengali script)
• මන (Sinhalese script)
• မန or မၼ (Burmese script)
• มน or มะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນ or ມະນະ (Lao script)
• មន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

मनस् m

1. Devanagari script form of manas

Declension

Declension table of "मनस्" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular
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)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas, from Proto-Indo-European *ménos, from *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵‎ (manah‎), Ancient Greek μένος (ménos), Latin mēns.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́.nɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.n̪ɐs̪/

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
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 (कल्प) ‎

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

Descendants

• Assamese: মন (mon)
• Pali: manas
• → Kannada: ಮನಸು (manasu)
• → Tamil: மனசு (maṉacu), மனது (maṉatu), மனம் (maṉam)
• → Telugu: మనసు (manasu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मनस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 783/3, 784/1.