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Manaskara, ѲԲ: 10 definitions

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Manaskara means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manaskara in Kavya glossary
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

ѲԲ (मनस्का�) refers to “mental concentration�, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 4.84.—Nārāyaṇa remarks [...]. The word means here “resolution�, “will�. Cf. Yaśastilaka; ٲ첹; Yādavābhyudaya 10.9.

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manaskara in Ayurveda glossary
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Manaskara (मनस्कर):—Conducive to mind

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manaskara in Mahayana glossary
: WikiPedia: Mahayana Buddhism

ѲԲ (मनस्का�) refers to the “modes of mental engagement� connected with śٳ (“access concentration�), according to Kamalaśīla and the Śrāvakabhūmi section of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra.

Four modes of mental engagement (Բ, Tibetan: yid-la byed-pa) are said to be possible:

  1. forcible engagement (󲹲Բ, sgrim-ste ’jug-pa),
  2. interrupted engagement (󾱻󲹲Բ, chad-cing ’jug-pa),
  3. uninterrupted engagement (Ծś󾱻󲹲Բ, med-par ’jug-pa),
  4. spontaneous engagement (Dz󲹲Բ, lhun-grub-tu ’jug-pa).
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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manaskara in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

ѲԲ (मनस्का�) refers to “application of mind� and represents one of the fourty “conditions� (ṃs) that are “associated with mind� (citta-samprayukta) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 30). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., Բ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manaskara in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ѲԲ (मनस्का�).�m. (= manasi-, manasī-), con- centration of mind, mental application or activity: 󲹰ṇḍī첹 320.3 (prose); cittāśaya-°ir ٲśū첹ūٰ 30.28 ff.; cintā-°kārā abhūvan Lalitavistara 26.2 (prose), [ܱī], came to have concentration on the thought (which follows), and so, cintā-°-prayuk- tānām 26.4; asan-° ٲ첹 192.12, evil mental activity; others, see s.vv. yoniśa�, ayoniśa�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ѲԲ (मनस्का�).—m.

(-�) The attention of the mind to its own sensations, consciousness of pleasure or pain. E. manas of the mind and operation; the compound also occurs with the seventh case manasi .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ѲԲ (मनस्का�):—[mana-s] (�) 1. m. The attention of the mind to its own sensations. or operations; consciousness.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manaskara in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ѲԲ (ಮನಸ್ಕಾ�):�

1) [noun] attention of the mind.

2) [noun] the act of wishing; felt or expressed desire for something.

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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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