Manushyatva, Manuṣyatva: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Manuṣyatva can be transliterated into English as Manusyatva or Manushyatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsManuṣyatva (मनुष्यत्व) refers to the “human state”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Also when there is duration of life, completeness of all the senses, a good mind [and] tranquillity of mind for embodied souls in the human state (manuṣyatva), that is unexpected. Then if the mind is devoid of any sense object [and] influenced by restraint and tranquillity by means of virtue still there is no ascertainment of reality”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryManuṣyatva (मनुष्यत्व).—
1) Manhood.
2) Humanity; दुर्लभं त्रयमेवैतद् देवानुग्रहहेतुकम् । मनुष्यत्वं मुमुक्षत्वं महापुरुषसंश्रयः (durlabhaṃ trayamevaitad devānugrahahetukam | manuṣyatvaṃ mumukṣatvaṃ mahāpuruṣasaṃśrayaḥ) || Vivekachūdāmaṇi.
Derivable forms: manuṣyatvam (मनुष्यत्वम्).
See also (synonyms): manuṣyatā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryManuṣyatva (मनुष्यत्व).—n.
(-tvaṃ) The state or condition of man, manhood, humanity. E. tva added to manuṣya; also with tal, manuṣyatā .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryManuṣyatva (मनुष्यत्व).—[manuṣya + tva], n. Condition of man, manhood, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 40.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryManuṣyatva (मनुष्यत्व).—[neuter] = manuṣyatā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryManuṣyatva (मनुष्यत्व):—[=manuṣya-tva] [from manuṣya > man] n. = -tā f. ([accusative] with √yā, to become a man), [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryManuṣyatva (मनुष्यत्व):—(tvaṃ) 1. m. Manhood.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusManuṣyatva (ಮನುಷ್ಯತ್ವ):—
1) [noun] the fact or quality of being human; human nature; humanity.
2) [noun] the qualities or characteristics, that are desirable in every human, as kindness, sympathy, compassion, benevolence, fraternity, etc.
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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Partial matches: Manushya, Tva.
Full-text: Manushyata, Manujatva, Manujatana, Manujate.
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