Manasatva, Mānasatva: 6 definitions
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Manasatva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramManasatva (मनसत्व) refers to the “basic mental state of the mind”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The Transmental [i.e., unmanā]—Beyond Mind—is where the basic mental state (manasatva) of the mind (manas) ceases. The door to liberation, according to Woodroffe, it is the “secret teaching of all the Tantras” and is indeed common doctrine to virtually all developed Śaiva and Śākta Tantric traditions. It is not only the highest of the series of states leading progressively to the liberated state, it is also a positive power that brings it about by severing the bonds of attachment to the world. [...]
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMānasatva (मानसत्व).—n.
(-tvaṃ) Thoughtfulness. E. tva added to the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMānasatva (मानसत्व):—[=mānasa-tva] [from mānasa] n. the state of spirit, spirituality, fulfilment of anything in mere thought, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMānasatva (मानसत्व):—(tvaṃ) 1. n. Thoughtfulness.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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