manas
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- manasic adjective
Etymology
Origin of manas
< Sanskrit: mind
Example Sentences
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But without manas none of these organs is found to be effective.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
Consciousness can only come to it through its connection with the sense organs and manas.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
A Mana of Babylon is of Aleppo 1 roue 5 ounces and a halfe: and 68 manas and three seuenth parts, make a quintall of Aleppo, which is 494 li.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard
It is atomic and its existence is proved by the fact that in spite of the existence of the senses there cannot be any knowledge unless manas is in touch with them.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
Cognitions of things were generated by the activity of the manas and the other senses.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
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