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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मनस्manasn.The mind, heart, understanding, perception, intelligence; as in सुमनस्, दुमर्नस् &c.

    [मन्यतेऽनेन मन् करणे असुन्]

    1. The mind, heart, understanding, perception, intelligence; as in सुमनस्, दुमर्नस् etc.
    2. (In Philosophy) The mind or internal organ of perception and cognition, the instrument by which objects of sense affect the soul; (in Nyāya Philosophy मनस् is regarded as a Dravya or substance, and is distinct from आत्मन् or the soul); तदेव सुखदुःखाद्युपलब्धि- साधनमिन्द्रियं प्रतिजीवं भिन्नमणु नित्यं च Tarka K.
    3. Conscience, the faculty of discrimination or judgment.
    4. Thought, idea, fancy, imagination, conception; पश्यन्न- दूरान्मनसाप्यधृष्यम् Ku.3.51; R.2.27; कायेन वाचा मनसापि शश्वत् 5.5; मनसापि न विप्रियं मया (कृतपूर्वम्) 8.52.
    5. Design, purpose, intention.
    6. Will, wish, desire, inclination; in this sense मनस् is frequently used with the infinitive form with the final म् dropped, and forms adjectives; अयं जनः प्रष्टुमनास्तपोधने Ku.5.4; Compare काम.
    7. Reflection (ध्यान); मनसा जपैः प्रणतिभिः प्रयतः समुपेयिवानधिपतिं स दिवः Ki.6.22.
    8. Disposition, temper, mood.
    9. Spirit, energy, mettle; मनोवीर्यवरोत्सिक्तमसृण्यमकुतोभयम् Bhag.3. 17.22.
    10. Name of the lake called Mānasa.
    11. Breath or living soul.
    12. Desire, longing after. (मनसा गम् etc. to think of, contemplate, remember; जगाम मनसा रामं धर्मज्ञो धर्मकाङ्क्षया Rām.2.82.9; (अगमत्) मनसा कार्यसंसिद्धौ त्वरादिगुणरंहसा Ku.2.63; मनः कृ to fix the mind upon, direct the thoughts towards, with Dative or Locative; मनो बन्ध् to fix the heart or affection upon; (अभिलाषे) मनो बबन्धान्यरसान् विलङ्ध्य सा R.3.4; मनः समाधा to collect oneself; मनसि उद्भू to cross the mind; मनसि कृ to think, to bear in mind; to resolve, determine, think of.) Name B. In comp. मनस् is changed to मनो before अ and soft consonants, as मनोऽनुग, मनोज्ञ, मनोहर etc.).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अधिनाथः a lover, husband.

    • -अनवस्थानम् inattention.

    • -अनुग Adjective suiting the mind, agreeable; ततस्तदग्ऱ्यं वचनं मनोनुगं समस्तमाज्ञाय ततो हि हेतुमत् Mb.12.167.49; Rām.7.72.18.

    • -अपहारिन् Adjective captivating the heart.

    • -अभिनिवेशः close application of mind, firmness of purpose, -अभिराम Adjective pleasing the mind, gratifying to the heart; मनोभिरामाः (केकाः) R.1.39.

    • -अभिलाषः the desire or longing of the heart.

    • -आप Adjective gaining the heart, attractive, pleasing.

    • -कान्त Adjective (मनस्कान्त or मनःकान्त) dear to the mind, pleasant, agreeable.

    • -कारः perfect perception, full consciousness (of pleasure or pain), mental concentration, resolution; भवन्मनस्कारलवोद्गमेन क्रमेलकानां निलयः पुरेव Name14.84. (Compare मनसः ऐकाग्ऱ्यकरणं मनस्कारः Nārayaṇa com. on Name) दिदृक्षादत्तदृष्टीनां मनस्कारमनीषयोः । सप्रीतिरससन्तोषं दिशन्तौ देहकान्तितः ॥ Yādavābhyudaya 1.9.

    • -क्षेपः (मनःक्षेपः) distraction of the mind, mental confusion.

    • -गत

      1. Adjective
      2. existing or passing in the mind, concealed in the breast, internal, inward, secret; नेयं न वक्ष्यति मनोगतमाधिहेतुम् Ś.3. 11.
      3. affecting the mind, desired.
      4. (तम्) a wish, desire; मनोगतं सा न शशाक शंसितुम् Ku.5.51.
      5. an idea, thought, notion, opinion.
    • -गतिः Feminine desire of the heart.

    • -गवी wish, desire.

    • -गुप्त Adjective hidden in the mind, thought secretly. (-प्ता) red arsenic.

    • -ग्रहणम् captivating the mind.

    • -ग्रहिन् Adjective captivating or fascinating the mind.

    • -ग्राह्य Adjective to be grasped by the mind.

    • -ह्यम् the pleasures of sense; यो वृणीते मनोग्राह्यमसत्त्वात् कुमनीष्यसौ Bhāg.1. 48.11.

    • -ग्लानिः depression of mind.

    • -ज, -जन्मन् Adjective mindborn. (-Masculine) the god of love.

    • -जल्पः imagination.

    • -जव

      1. Adjective
      2. quick or swift as thought; मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगम् Rāma-rakṣā Stotra 33.
      3. quick in thought or conception.
      4. fatherly, paternal.
    • -जवस Adjective resembling a father, fatherly.

    • -जवा

      1. Name of one of the tongues of Agni.
      2. Name of one of the शक्तिs of Durgā 'काली कराली च मनोजवा च' Śruti.
    • -जात Adjective mind-born, arisen or produced in the mind.

    • -जिघ्र Adjective scenting out, id est, that is guessing the thoughts.

    • -ज्ञ

      1. Adjective pleasing, lovely, agreeable, beautiful, charming; इयमधिकमनोज्ञा वल्कलेनापि तन्वी Ś.1.2; R.3.7; 6.1. (-ज्ञः) Name of a Gandharva.
      2. (ज्ञा) red arsenic.
      3. an intoxicating drink.
      4. a princess. तापः, पीडा mental pain or agony, anguish.
    • -तालः the lion of Durgā.

    • -तुष्टिः Feminine satisfaction of the mind.

    • -तोका an epithet of Durgā.

    • -दण्डः complete control over the mind or thoughts; Ms.12.1; Compare त्रिदण्डिन्.

    • -दत्त Adjective devoted in thought, mentally dedicated.

    • -दाहः, -दुःखम् mental distress or torment.

    • -दाहिन् the god of love.

    • -दुष्ट Adjective depraved in mind; रजसा स्त्री मनोदुष्टा संन्यासेन द्विजोत्तम (शुद्ध्यति) Ms.5.18.

    • -धारणम् conciliating the favour of.

    • -नाशः loss of the mind or understanding, dementedness.

    • -नीत Adjective approved, chosen.

    • -पतिः (-मनःपतिः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    • -पर्यायः (with Jainas) Name of the last but one stage in the perception of truth.

    • -पूत

      1. Adjective
      2. (मनःपूत) considered pure by the mind, approved by one's conscience; मनःपूतं समाचरेत् Ms.6.46.
      3. of a pure mind, conscientious.
    • -प्रणीत Adjective (मनःप्रणीत) agreeable or pleasing to the mind.

    • -प्रसादः (मनः- प्रसादः) composure of mind, mental calm.

    • -प्रिय Adjective dear to the heart.

    • -यः cinammon (Marâthî दालचिनी).

    • -प्रीतिः Feminine (मनःप्रीतिः) mental satisfaction, joy, delight.

    • -भव

      1. Adjective mind-born, created by fancy; दृश्यमाना विनार्थेन न दृश्यन्ते मनोभवाः Bhāg. भवः, भूः the god of love, Cupid; रे रे मनो मम मनोभवशासनस्य पादाम्बुजद्वयमनारतमानमन्तम् Bv.4.32; Ku.3.27; R.7.22; श्यामा शुशुभे शशिना तया मनोभूः Kalāvilāsa.
      2. love, passion, lust; अत्यारूढो हि नारीणामकालज्ञो मनोभवः R.12.33.
    • -मथनः the god of love.

    • -मय see separately.

    • -यायिन्

      1. Adjective
      2. going at will or pleasure.
      3. swift, quick as thought; उत्पत्य खं दशग्रीवो मनोयायी शितास्त्रभृत् Bk.5.3.
      4. keen desire; अहं हि तस्याद्य मनोभवेन संपीडिता तद्गतसर्वभावा Rām.5.32.12.
    • -योगः close application of the mind, close attention.

    • -योनिः the god of love.

    • -रञ्जनम्

      1. pleasing the mind.
      2. pleasantness. रथः 'the car of the mind', a wish, desire; अवतरतः सिद्धिपथं शब्दः स्वमनोरथस्येव M.1.22; मनोरथानामगतिर्न विद्यते Ku.5.64; R.2.72;12.59; उत्पद्यन्ते विलीयन्ते दरिद्राणां मनोरथाः Udb.; आशा नाम नदी मनोरथजला Bh.3.45.
      3. a desired object; मनोरथाय नाशंसे Ś.7.13.
      4. (in dramas) a hint, a wish expressed indirectly or covertly. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedतृतीया Name of the third day in the bright half of Chaitra. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedदायक Adjective fulfilling one's expectations. (-कः) Name of a Kalpa-taru. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedद्रुमः the god of love. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedबन्धः cherishing or entertaining of desire. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedबन्धुः the friend of (who satisfies) desires; तस्या भवानपि मनोरथबन्धबन्धुः Māl.1.34. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसिद्धिः Feminine fulfilment of one's desires. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसृष्टिःFeminine a creation of the fancy, a castle in the air.
    • -रम

      1. Adjective attractive, pleasing, agreeable, lovely, beautiful; अरुण- नखमनोरमासु तस्याः (अङ्गुलीषु) Ś.6.11; पुरस्ताद्विमले पात्रे सुविस्तीर्णे मनोरमे Suśruta.
      2. (मा) a lovely woman.
      3. a kind of pigment.
    • -रागः affection, passion (of the heart).

    • -राज्यम् 'kingdom of the fancy', a castle in the air; मनोराज्यविजृम्भणमेतत् 'this is building castles in the air'.

    • -रुज् Feminine pain or grief of the heart.

    • -लयः loss of consciousness.

    • -लौल्यम् freak, caprice.

    • -वल्लभा a beloved woman.

    • -वहा Name of a particular artery; ('अश्वत्थपत्रनाडीव द्विसप्ततिशताधिका । नाडी मनोवहेत्युक्तं योगशास्त्र- विशारदैः'); मध्ये च हृदयस्यैका शिरा तत्र मनोवहा । शुकं संकल्पजं नॄणां सर्वगात्रैर्विमुञ्चति ॥ Mb.12.214.19.

    • -वाक्कर्मन् Neuter Plural thoughts, words and deeds.

    • -वाञ्छा, -वाञ्छितम् a wish of the heart, a desire, -विकारः, -विकृतिः Feminine emotion of the mind.

    • -विनयनम् mental discipline.

    • -विरुद्ध

      1. Adjective
      2. incomprehensible.
      3. against the dictates of mind or conscience.
    • -वृत्तिः

      1. Feminine
      2. working of the mind, volition.
      3. disposition, temper.
    • -वेगः quickness of thought.

    • -व्यथा mental pain or anguish.

    • -शल्य Adjective rankling in the mind; (बाहुः) कुबेरस्य मनःशल्यं शंसतीव पराभवम् Ku.2.22.

    • -शिलः, -ला red arsenic; मनःशिला- विच्छुरिता निषेदुः Ku.1.55; R.12.8; टङ्कैर्मनःशिलगुहैरवदीर्य- माणा Mk.; गन्धाश्मानं मनःशिलाम् Śiva B.3.19; मनःशिला- पङ्कलिखितेन च विद्योतितललाटपट्टाम् K.

    • -शीघ्र Adjective quick as thought.

    • -संकल्पः desire of the heart.

    • -संगः attachment of the mind (to anything).

    • -संचेतनाहारः (with Buddhists) one of the four kinds of food (in a material and spiritual senses) -संतापः anguish of the mind.

    • -समृद्धिः heart's content; Bhāg.

    • -संवरः coercion of mind.

    • -सुख Adjective agreeable to the mind.

    • -स्थ Adjective being in the heart, mental.

    • -स्थैर्यम् firmness of mind.

    • -हत Adjective disappointed.

    • -हर Adjective pleasing, charming, attractive, fascinating, lovely; अव्याजमनोहरं वपुः Ś.1.18; Ku.3.39; R.3.32. (-रः) a kind of jasmine. (-रम्) gold.

    • -हर्तृ, -हारिन् Adjective heart-stealing, captivating, agreeable, pleasing; हितं मनोहारि च दुर्लभं वचः Ki.1.4; गाङ्गं वारि मनोहारि मुरारिचरणच्युतम् Gaṅgāṣṭaka by Vālmīki 7.

    • -हारी an unchaste or unfaithful woman.

    • -ह्लादः gladness of heart.

    • -ह्वा red arsenic; मनःशिला मनोगुप्ता मनोह्वा नागजिह्विका Bhāva. Parasmaipada

    In the Gita1·302·602·673·403·425·196·126·146·256·26+16

    न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः ।

    na ca śaknomyavasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ, — I am not able to stand and my mind seems to be whirling; also I see evil omens, O Keshava. 1·30
    • मनःmanaḥnominative or accusative singular of the neuter noun manas (the mind).
    • मनसाmanasāinstrumental singular of the neuter noun manas (the mind).
    • मनसःmanasaḥgenitive singular of the neuter noun manas (the mind).

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मनस्manas[mán-as] n. mind (in its widest sense as the seat of intellectual operations and of emotions), internal organ…

    [mán-as] neuter mind (in its widest sense as the seat of intellectual operations and of emotions), internal organ; understanding, intellect; soul, heart; conscience; thought, conception; imagination; cogitation, reflexion; inclination, desire, will; mood, disposition; in the philosophical systems manas is regarded as distinct from soul (âtman), of which it is only the instrument, and is (except in the Nyâya) considered perishable: -kri, make up one's mind, resolve; fix one's heart or affections upon any one (genitive); -kri, pra-kri, dhâ, vi-dhâ, dhri, bandh, and nivesaya, direct the thoughts to, think of (dative, locative, prati, or infinitive); -sam-â-dhâ, collect oneself; instrumental mánasâ, in the mind; in thought or imagination; with all one's heart, will ingly; by the leave of (genitive); manasâ ͜ iva, as with a thought, in a trice; manasâ man, think of in one's mind, -gam, go to in thought Equivalent toimagine, remember, -sam-gam, become unanimous; manasi kri, bear or ponder in mind, -ni-dhâ, impress on the mind, trea sure in the heart; meditate, -vrit, be pass ing in one's mind; manas is often used --˚ adjective with an infinitive in -tu=wishing or intend ing to (e. genitive prashtu-manas, desirous of inquiring).

  2. अतिदुर्मनस्atidurmanas[ati-durmanas] a. very dejected.

    [ati-durmanas] adjective very dejected.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मनस्manasn. mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding…
    1. neuter gender mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will fg-veda etc. etc. (in philosophy the internal organ or अन्तः-करण of perception and cognition, the faculty or instrument through which thoughts enter or by which objects of sense affect the soul IW. 53; in this sense मनस् is always is always regarded as distinct from आत्मन् and पुरुष, "spirit or soul" and belonging only to the body, like which it is - except in the Nya1ya न्याय - considered perishable; as to its position in the various systems see for Nya1ya न्याय and Vais3eshika वैशेषिक IW. 63; 67; 76, for Sa1m2khya सांख्य and Veda7nta वेदा*न्त ibidem 84; 109; 117; in fg-veda it is sometimes joined with हृद् or हृदय, the heart Mn. vii, 6 with चक्षुस्, the eye)
    2. neuter gender the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death (called असु in animals; confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) ibidem
    3. neuter gender thought, imagination, excogitation, invention, reflection, opinion, intention, inclination, affection, desire, mood, temper, spirit ibidem (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' after a verbal noun or an infinitive mood stem in that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतु Equivalent to having a mind or wishing to; confer, compare द्रष्टु-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied etc.; मनः √कृ, to make up one's mind; with genitive case, to feel inclination for Page784,1; मनः √कृ, प्र-√कृ, √धा, vi-√धा, √धृ, √बन्ध् and Causal of नि-√विश् with locative case dative case accusative with प्रति, or infinitive mood, to direct the mind or thoughts towards, think of or upon; मनः with सम्-आ-√धा, to recover the senses, collect one's self; with √हन् see मनो-हत्य; 656778 म्/अनसा indeclinable in the mind; in thought or imagination; with all the heart, willingly; with genitive case, by the leave of; with इव Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedसे*व, as with a thought, in a moment; with √मन्, to think in one's mind, be willing or inclined; with सं-√गम्, to become unanimous, agree; मनसि with √कृ, to bear or ponder in the mind, meditate on, remember; with नि-√धा, to impress on the mind, consider; with √वृत्, to be passing in one's mind)
    4. neuter gender Name of the 26th Kalpa कल्प (sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order) catalogue or catalogues
    5. neuter gender of the lake Ma1nasa मानस BhP.
    6. neuter gender मनसो दोहः Name of a Sa1man सामन् A1rshBr. [confer, compare Greek μένος; Latin miner-va .]
  2. अचित्तमनस्acittamanas(/अचित्त-) m. N. of two R2ishis ऋषि s MaitrS. Ka1t2h.

    (/अचित्त-) masculine gender Name of two R2ishis ऋषि s MaitrS. Ka1t2h.

  3. अच्युतमनस्acyutamanas(/अच्युत-) m. N. of two Maharshis महर्षि s TA1r.

    (/अच्युत-) masculine gender Name of two Maharshis महर्षि s TA1r.

  4. अनन्यमनस्ananyamanasmfn. exercising undivided attention.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective exercising undivided attention.

  5. अनन्यमनस्कananyamanaskamfn. exercising undivided attention.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective exercising undivided attention.

  6. अन्तर्गतमनस्antargatamanasmfn. whose mind is turned inwards, engaged in deep thought, sad, perplexed.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective whose mind is turned inwards, engaged in deep thought, sad, perplexed.

  7. अन्तर्मनस्antarmanasmfn. sad, perplexed L.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective sad, perplexed Lexicographers