Manisha, Manīṣā: 15 definitions
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Manisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Manīṣā can be transliterated into English as Manisa or Manisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (vaishnavism)Manīṣā (मनीषा) refers to “desire” [?], according to the Vedānta Deśika’s Yatirājasaptati.—There are allusions to Rāmānuja’s “protection” of the Vedas, his defeat of those who hold other Vedāntic views as well as the significance of his establishment of the right interpretation of the Vedas in innumerable verses of the Yatirājasaptati. [...] Verse 31 captures in a lovely set of images the nature of Rāmānuja’s works.They are wish-fulfilling trees for the imagination of debaters (kathaka-jana-manīṣā), oozing with the nectar of Hari’s feet, possessing many branches so that they can remove suffering/heat, and subduing (with their perfume) the stench of sins.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymanīṣā (मनीषा).—f S Wish or desire.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmanīṣā (मनीषा).—f Wish or desire.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryManīṣā (मनीषा).—[īṣ-aṅ īṣa; manasa īṣā śakaṃ°]
1) Desire, wish; यो दुर्जनं वशयितुं तनुते मनीषाम् (yo durjanaṃ vaśayituṃ tanute manīṣām) Bv.1.95.
2) Intelligence, understanding; अतः साधोऽत्र यत् सारं मनुद्धृत्य मनीषया (ataḥ sādho'tra yat sāraṃ manuddhṛtya manīṣayā) Bhāg. 1.1.11; प्रविभज्य पृथङ्मनीषया स्वगुणं यत्किल तत्करिष्यसि (pravibhajya pṛthaṅmanīṣayā svaguṇaṃ yatkila tatkariṣyasi) Śiśupālavadha 16. 42.
3) A thought, idea.
4) Ved. Hymn, praise.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryManīṣā (मनीषा).—f.
(-ṣā) 1. Intellect, understanding. 2. Desire, wish. E. manas the mind, īṣ to go, aff. ka, or īṣa aff., form irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryManīṣā (मनीषा).—[man + īṣā], f. 1. Intellect. 2. Hymn,
Manīṣā (मनीषा).—[feminine] thought, reflection, understanding, wisdom; notion, idea; prayer, hymn; wish, desire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Manīṣā (मनीषा):—[from man] a f. thought, reflection, consideration, wisdom, intelligence, conception, idea (paro manīṣayā, beyond all conception), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] prayer, hymn, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] desire, wish, request, [ib.]
4) b etc. See p. 784, col. 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryManīṣā (मनीषा):—(ṣā) 1. f. Intellect.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Manīṣā (मनीषा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maṇīsā.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryManīṣā (मनीषा):—(nf) intellect, intellectual faculty, wisdom.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryMaṇīsā (मणीसा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Manīṣā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMānisa (ಮಾನಿಸ):—
1) [noun] a human being.
2) [noun] a male servant.
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Mānisa (ಮಾನಿಸ):—[noun] that which thinks, perceives, feels, etc.; the mind.
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Mānīśa (ಮಾನೀಶ):—[noun] wrong form of ' ಮಾನಿಸ [manisa]1'.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Manisara, Manishabda, Manishaila, Manishankhasharkara, Manishapancaka.
Ends with: Autpattikamanisha, Kumanisha, Svamanisha.
Full-text: Manishin, Manish, Svamanisha, Manvisha, Maanush, Manishapancaka, Manasya, Kumanisha, Manishita, Manusha, Manishika, Manasa, Vic, Shakandhvadi, Pratish, Kathakajana, Kathaka, Abhipitva, Pu, Tan.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
The Greatness of Guru and Manisha Panchakam < [Chapter 3 - References to Śaṅkara’s Philosophy]
Cānto IX—Depicting of Travel to Kailāsa < [Chapter 2 - Content Analysis of Bhagavatpādābhyudaya]
Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)
9(b). Different Names of Prajñā < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads]
1. The Characteristics of mind < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
9(a). The Concept of Mind in the Aitareyopaniṣad < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.3.10 < [Chapter 3 - Lord Balarāma’s Wedding]
Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 2.3.9 < [Adyaya II, Valli III - The theory of Karma and Rebirth]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Philosophy (1): Some concepts of Sāṅkhyā philosophy < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]