manas

[man-uhs, muhn-]

noun

Hinduism, Buddhism.

1. the rational faculty of the mind.

Other Word Forms

• manasic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of manas¹

< Sanskrit: mind

Example Sentences

Manas Das, of the Outer Ring Road Companies Association, works with city authorities to resolve infrastructure woes for global tech companies.

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"There are hundreds of his songs whose ownership is either difficult to trace or remains contested," Manas Barua, filmmaker and Garg's friend, told the BBC.

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Or, to cite an example from just this year, you wouldn’t have wait to hear that Brazil submitted Cannes darling “The Secret Agent” over “Manas,” which counts Sean Penn among its executive producers.

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Manas Kumar* has been abandoned on a cargo ship in Ukrainian waters since April.

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Dr Manas Datta, a consultant paediatrician at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, who has treated Finley since he was born, said it was "horrific" seeing how Finley's body responded to food.

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