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manuमनुmánu mfn. thinking, wise, intelligent, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
mánu m. ‘the thinking creature (?)’, man, mankind, [RV.]; [VS.]; [AitBr.]; [TĀr.] (also as opp. to evil spirits, [RV. i, 130, 8]; [viii, 98, 6] &c.; the Ṛbhus are called manor nápātaḥ, the sons of man, [iii, 60, 3])
the Man par excellence or the representative man and father of the human race (regarded in the [RV.] as the first to have instituted sacrifices and religious ceremonies, and associated with the Ṛṣis Kaṇva and Atri; in the [AitBr.] described as dividing his possessions among some of his sons to the exclusion of one called Nābhā-nediṣṭha q.v.; called Sāṃvaraṇa as author of [RV. ix, 101, 10]-[12]; Āpsava as author of [ib.] [106], [7]-[9]; in [Naigh. v, 6] he is numbered among the 31 divine beings of the upper sphere, and [VS. xi, 66] as father of men even identified with Prajā-pati; but the name Manu is esp. applied to 14 successive mythical progenitors and sovereigns of the earth, described, [Mn. i, 63] and in later works as creating and supporting this world through successive Antaras or long periods of time See manv-antara below; the first is called Svāyambhuva as sprung from svayam-bhū, the Self-existent, and described in [Mn. i, 34] as a sort of secondary creator, who commenced his work by producing 10 Prajāpatis or Maharṣis, of whom the first was marīci, Light; to this Manu is ascribed the celebrated ‘code of Manu’, see manu-saṃhitā, and two ancient Sūtra works on Kalpa and Gṛhya i.e. sacrificial and domestic rites; he is also called Hairaṇyagarbha as son of Hiraṇya-garbha, and Prācetasa, as son of Pra-cetas; the next 5 Manus are called Svārociṣa, Auttami, Tāmasa, Raivata, Cākṣuṣa cf. [IW. 208 n. 1]; the 7th Manu, called vaivasvata, Sun-born, or from his piety, satya-vrata, is regarded as the progenitor of the present race of living beings, and said, like the Noah of the Old Testament, to have been preserved from a great flood by Viṣṇu or Brahmā in the form of a fish: he is also variously described as one of the 12 Ādityas, as the author of [RV. viii, 27]-[31], as the brother of Yama, who as a son of the Sun is also called Vaivasvata, as the founder and first king of Ayodhyā, and as father of Ilā who married Budha, son of the Moon, the two great solar and lunar races being thus nearly related to each other See [IW. 344]; [373]; the 8th Manu or first of the future Manus accord. to [VP. iii, 2], will be Sāvarṇi; the 9th Dakṣa-sāvarṇi; the 10th Brahma-sāvarṇi; the 11th Dharma-sāvarṇi; the 12th Rudra-sāvarṇi; the 13th Raucya or Deva-sāvarṇi; the 14th Bhautya or Indra-s°)
thought (= manas), [TS.]; [Br.]
a sacred text, prayer, incantation, spell (= mantra), [RāmatUp.]; [Pañcar.]; [Pratāp.]
N. of an Agni, [MBh.]
of a Rudra, [Pur.]
of Kṛśāśva, [BhP.]
of an astronomer, [Cat.]
(pl.) the mental powers, [BhP.]
N. of the number ‘fourteen’ (on account of the 14 Manus), [Sūryas.]
mánu f. Manu's wife (= manāvī), [L.]; Trigonella Corniculata, [L.]
[cf. Goth. manna; Germ. Mannus, mentioned by Tacitus as the mythical ancestor of the West-Germans, Mann, man; Angl.Sax. man; Eng. man.]
mánu &c. See p. 784, col. 2.
manusमनुस्mánus m. man or Manu (the father of men), [RV.]; [VS.] (cf. mánur-hita, manuṣ-vát, and mā́nuṣa).
manubhūमनुभूmanu—bhū m. a man, [L.]
manugaमनुगmanu—ga m. N. of a son of Dyuti-mat, [Pur.]
manu—ga n. N. of the Varṣa ruled by him, [ib.]
manujāमनुजाmanu—jā f. a woman, [ib.]
manujīमनुजीmanu—jī f. a woman, [ib.]
manujaमनुजmanu—ja m. ‘Manu-born’, a man, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
manuṣīमनुषीmánuṣī (ī), f. a woman, [L.]
manuṣaमनुषmánuṣa m. (or °ṣá, [MaitrS.]) (fr. manus) a man, [RV.]
manurājमनुराज्manu—rāj m. ‘king of men’, N. of Kubera, [L.]
manutvaमनुत्वmanu—tva n. the rank or office of a Manu, [ib.]
manuvatमनुवत्manu—vát ind. like men or as becomes men, [RV.]
as with Manu, [KātyŚr.]
manuṣyaमनुष्यmanuṣyà mf(A)n. human, manly, useful or friendly to man, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]
manuṣyà m. a man, human being, [RV.] &c. &c.
a man (as opp. to woman), [Mn.]; [MārkP.]
a husband, [VarBṛS.]
a class of deceased ancestors (those who receive the Piṇḍa offering), [TBr.]
manuṣyà &c. See p. 784, col. 3.
manudiviमनुदिविmanu—divi (?), N. of wk.
manujātaमनुजातmánu—jāta (mánu-), mfn. descended from men or from Manu, [AV.]
mánu—jāta m. a man, [MBh.]
manujīkṛमनुजीकृmanu—°jī-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to change into a man, [Kathās.]
manusavaमनुसवmanu—savá m. = manuṣya-sava, [TS.] (others ‘Manu's libation’).
manuvaśaमनुवशmanu—vaśa m. N. of a king, [VP.]
manuvṛtaमनुवृतmanu—vṛta mfn. chosen by men, [AitBr.]
manuyugaमनुयुगmanu—yuga n. the age or period of a Manu (= 311, 040, 000 years), [Col.]
manuṣvatमनुष्वत्manuṣ-vát ind. (fr. manus) as (among or for or with) men, [RV.]
like or as (with) Manu, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]
manuṣyatमनुष्यत्manuṣyát ind. = next, [AV. v, 12, 8] (printed °ṣvát; cf. [APrāt. iv, 65]).
manuprītaमनुप्रीतmánu—prīta (mánu-), mfn. beloved by men, [RV.]
manurhitaमनुर्हितmánur-hita (°nus + h°) mfn. friendly to men, good for men, [RV.]
manusmṛtiमनुस्मृतिmanu—smṛti f. Manu's law-book
manutīrthaमनुतीर्थmanu—tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [BhP.]
manutantuमनुतन्तुmanu—tantu m. N. of a man, [ĀśvŚr.]
manuṣyajāमनुष्यजाmanuṣya—jā́ mfn. born of men, [RV.]
manuṣyatāमनुष्यताmanuṣya—tā f. manhood, humanity, the state or condition of man (acc. with ā-√ i, to become a man), [R.]; [MārkP.]
manuṣyeṣuमनुष्येषुm. or f. (?) an arrow thrown by men, [AV.]
manuśreṣṭhaमनुश्रेष्ठmanu—śreṣṭha m. ‘best among men’, N. of Viṣṇu, [Pañcar.]
manujādhipaमनुजाधिपmanu—°jādhipa m. ‘sovereign of men’, a prince, king, [MBh.]
manujalokaमनुजलोकmanu—ja—loka m. ‘world of men’, the earth, [MBh.]
manujanāthaमनुजनाथmanu—ja—nātha m. ‘lord of men’, a prince, king ([Daś.])
manujapatiमनुजपतिmanu—ja—pati m. ‘lord of men’, a prince, king ([R.] &c.)
manujendraमनुजेन्द्रmanu—°jendra m. ‘lord of men’, a prince, king, [MBh.] (°jendra-putra m. °jendra-putrī f. a prince, princess, [Kathās.])
manujyeṣṭhaमनुज्येष्ठmanu—jyeṣṭha m. a sword, [L.]
manukapālaमनुकपालmanu—kapāla n. Manu's bowl or dish, [Kapiṣṭh.]
manuṣendraमनुषेन्द्रw.r. for manujendra, q.v.
manuṣyarājमनुष्यराज्manuṣya—rā́j m. a king of men, [MaitrS.]
manuṣyatrāमनुष्यत्राmanuṣya—trā́ ind. among men, to men, [ŚBr.]
manuṣyatvaमनुष्यत्वmanuṣya—tvá n. = -tā f. (acc. with √ yā, to become a man), [TBr.]; [Mn.] &c.
manuṣyaviśमनुष्यविश्manuṣya—viś f. ([AitBr.]) mankind, the human race.
manujātmajāमनुजात्मजाmanu—°jātmajā f. a woman, [MBh.]
manujātmajaमनुजात्मजmanu—°jātmaja m. ‘son of man’, a man, [L.]
manujeśvaraमनुजेश्वरmanu—°jeśvara m. = manujóndra, [VarBṛS.]
manujottamaमनुजोत्तमmanu—°jottama m. best of men, [MBh.]
manupraṇītaमनुप्रणीतmanu—praṇīta mfn. taught or promulgated by Manu (-tva n.), [Kull.] on [Mn. i, 4.]
manusaṃhitāमनुसंहिताmanu—saṃhitā f. N. of the collection of laws commonly known as ‘the laws or institutes of Manu’
of a Tantra wk. [Cat.]
manuṣyālayaमनुष्यालय(ibc.) human dwelling, house
manuṣyāyuṣaमनुष्यायुषn. the life-time of men, [ŚBr.]
manuṣyainasaमनुष्यैनसmanuṣyainasá n. sin of men, [ib.]
manuṣyacaraमनुष्यचरmanuṣya—cará mfn. having dealings or intercourse with men, [TS.]
manuṣyadevaमनुष्यदेवmanuṣya—devá m. ‘man-god’, a Brāhman, [ŚBr.]
a prince, king, [Ragh.]
manuṣyagavīमनुष्यगवीmanuṣya—gavī f. pl. N. of partic. verses or formulas, [ĀpŚr.]
manuṣyahāraमनुष्यहारmanuṣya—hāra m. man-stealing, [Siṃhās.]
manuṣyajātaमनुष्यजातmanuṣya—jāta n. the human race, mankind, [Gaut.]
manuṣyajātiमनुष्यजातिmanuṣya—jāti f. = -jāta, [Hit.]
manuṣyakāraमनुष्यकारmanuṣya—kāra m. the deed of a man, human exertion, [MBh.]
manuṣyakāyaमनुष्यकायmanuṣya—kāya mfn. having a human body, [Bcar.]
manuṣyakṛtaमनुष्यकृतmanuṣyà—kṛta (°ṣyà-), mfn. committed against men, [VS.]
manuṣyalokaमनुष्यलोकmanuṣya—loká m. the world of men, [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
manuṣyanāmaमनुष्यनामmanuṣya—nāmá m. pl. N. of partic. verses or formulas, [TĀr.]
manuṣyapotaमनुष्यपोतmanuṣya—pota m. a little boy, [Mcar.]
manuṣyarājaमनुष्यराजmanuṣya—rājá m. a human king, [VS.]
manuṣyarūpaमनुष्यरूपmanuṣya—rūpá n. human form, [ŚBr.]
manuṣyarathaमनुष्यरथmanuṣya—rathá m. chariot of men, [TS.]; [AitBr.]
manuṣyasabhāमनुष्यसभाmanuṣya—sabhā f. an assembly or crowd or meeting-place of men, [L.]
manuṣyasavaमनुष्यसवmanuṣya—savá m. libation or sacrifice (performed) by men, [TBr.]; [Kāṭh.]
manuṣyaviśāमनुष्यविशाmanuṣya—viśā f. ([Kāṭh.]) mankind, the human race.
manuṣyaviśaमनुष्यविशmanuṣya—viśá n. ([TS.]) mankind, the human race.
manuṣyayānaमनुष्ययानmanuṣya—yāna n. a litter, palanquin, [MBh.]
manuṣyayoniमनुष्ययोनिmanuṣya—yoní m. human womb, [ŚBr.]
manuṣyendraमनुष्येन्द्रm. ‘best of men’ (in addressing a good man), [Nal. xxii, 6.]
manujādhipatiमनुजाधिपतिmanu—°jādhipati m. ‘sovereign of men’, a prince, king, [MBh.]
manujavyāghraमनुजव्याघ्रmanu—ja—vyāghra m. ‘man-tiger’, any eminent or illustrious man, [R.]
manupravalhaमनुप्रवल्हmanu—pravarha or manu—pravalha, m. N. of [RV. viii, 29]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
manupravarhaमनुप्रवर्हmanu—pravarha or manu—pravalha, m. N. of [RV. viii, 29]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
manuṣyadharmaमनुष्यधर्मmanuṣya—dharma m. the law or duty or state or character of man, [MW.]
(with uttara), highest condition, [Divyāv.]
manuṣyaśṛṅgaमनुष्यशृङ्गmanuṣya—śṛṅga n. ‘man's-horn’ (as an example of what cannot exist), impossibility, Sāṃkhyas. Sch.
manuṣyaśirasमनुष्यशिरस्manuṣya—śiras m. a partic. aquatic animal with a human head, [Āpast.]
manuṣyacittaमनुष्यचित्तmanuṣya—cittá n. the thought or will of men, [ŚBr.]
manuṣyadurgaमनुष्यदुर्गmanuṣya—durga mfn. inaccessible owing to men
manuṣya—durga n. a place inaccessible &c., [MBh.]
manuṣyagandhaमनुष्यगन्धmanuṣya—gandha m. human odour, [AitBr.]
manuṣyahārinमनुष्यहारिन्manuṣya—hārin m. a man-stealer, [L.]
manuṣyamātraमनुष्यमात्रmanuṣya—mātra mfn. only a man, [MBh.]
manuṣyanāmanमनुष्यनामन्manuṣya—nāmán n. a human name, [ib.]
manuṣyapātraमनुष्यपात्रmanuṣya—pātra n. cup or bowl of men, [TāṇḍBr.]
manuṣyarājanमनुष्यराजन्manuṣya—rājan m. id., [Br.]
manuṣyayajñaमनुष्ययज्ञmanuṣya—yajñá m. ‘man-offering’, the act of devotion due to men (i.e. atithi-pūjana, the honouring of guests or hospitality, one of the 5 mahā-yājñas, q.v.), [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvGṛ.] &c.
manuṣyeśvaraमनुष्येश्वरm. ‘lord of men’, a prince, king, [Ragh.]
manukulādityaमनुकुलादित्यmanu—kulāditya m. N. of a king, [Cat.]
manumuktāvaliमनुमुक्तावलिmanu—muktāvali f. N. of wk.
manuṣyadharmanमनुष्यधर्मन्manuṣya—dharman m. ‘having the nature or character of man’, N. of Kubera, [Śiś.]
= child of men, [Jātakam.]
manuṣyaśoṇitaमनुष्यशोणितmanuṣya—śoṇita n. human blood, [R.]
manuṣyagranthiमनुष्यग्रन्थिmanuṣya—granthi m. a knot formed by men, [Kapiṣṭh.]
manuṣyajātakaमनुष्यजातकmanuṣya—jātaka n. N. of wk.
manuṣyajanmanमनुष्यजन्मन्manuṣya—janman mfn. begotten by a man, [Śiś.]
manuṣyamāraṇaमनुष्यमारणmanuṣya—māraṇa n. manslaughter, (unintentionally) killing a man, [Mn. viii, 296.]
manuṣyasākṣyaमनुष्यसाक्ष्यmanuṣya—sākṣya n. the presence of men as witnesses