manas
Americannoun
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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
Mok@sa means complete cessation of pleasure and pain, arising through the association of the self with the manas, the sense, and sense-objects.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
It is only when these are connected with bodies that they possess knowledge through the activity of manas.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
About the 1st of February two manas are sown on a rupini, and about April produce two muris of seed.
From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Hamilton, Francis
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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