Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

manīṣā मनीषा – insight

substantive feminine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive feminine
Cappeller 1891 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

manīṣā́ ·f. thought, reflection, understanding, wisdom; notion, idea; prayer, hymn; wish, desire.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

Manīṣā, f. thought, reflection, understanding, intellect, wisdom, sagacity, intelligence, conception, idea, (ku-manīṣa, as, ā, am, having a weak understanding, stupid; paro manīṣayā, beyond all conception, Ṛg-veda V. 17, 2; but according to Sāy., supreme in understanding); prayer, request, desire, wish; hymn, praise (Ved., Sāy. = stuti).

Petersburger 1855 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

manīṣā́ (von man) f. gaṇa śakandhvādi zu P. 6,1,94, Vārtt. 2. VOP. 2,13. 1〉 Nachdenken, Verstand, Bedacht NIR. 9,10. AIT. UP. 5,2. AK. 1,1,4,10. H. 308. HALĀY. 2,179. ṚV. 1,54,8. ṚV. 1,94,1. ṚV. 1,126,1. yā nu dàdhṛ̱ṣvā- nkṛ̱ṇavaì manī̱ṣā ṚV. 1,165,10. hṛ̱dā manàsā manī̱ṣā ṚV. 1,61,2. hṛdā manīṣā manasā- bhiklaptaḥ KAṬHOP. 6,9. ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 3,13 (wo manvīśo steht; vgl. jedoch Ind. St. 1,427). ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 4,17. vipa̱nyavo̱ dīdhyàto manī̱ṣā ṚV. 2,20,1. pu̱nanti̱ dhīrā̀ a̱- pasò manī̱ṣā ṚV. 3,8,5. grāvṇò yujā̱no àdhva̱re mànī̱ṣā ṚV. 57,4. ṚV. 6,67,2. ka̱thā tà e̱tada̱hamā cìketa̱ṃ gṛtsàsya̱ pākàsta̱vasò manī̱ṣām ṚV. 10,28,5. indra̱ṃ ni cìkyuḥ ka̱vayò manī̱ṣā ṚV. 10,124,9. loma̱ vi cìnvantu manī̱ṣayā̀ mit Verständniss VS. 23,36. pa̱ro mànī̱ṣayā̀ über das Begreifen, über alle Vorstellung ṚV. 5,17,2. ṚV. 8,61,3. — MAHĀNĀR. UP._in_Ind. St. 2,98. vedmi te hṛdayasthitam . manīṣayā MBH. 3,1434. (vanam) manīṣayā sasarja MBH. 13,2824. manīṣayā nirmala- yā vilokitam KĀM. NĪTIS. 15,58. ataḥ sādho 'tra yatsāraṃ sasuddhṛtya manī- ṣayā BHĀG. P. 1,1,11. BHĀG. P. 2,1,36. tathā tadviṣayāṃ dhehi manīṣāṃ mayi BHĀG. P. 9,27. Vgl. kumanīṣa. — 2〉 Aeusserung des Nachdenkens und der Weisheit in Spruch, Gebet, Gedicht u. s. w. NIR. 2,25. ṚV. 1,110,6. bṛ̱ha̱tī mànī̱- ṣāva̱syuràhve ṚV. 3,33,5. a̱bhi taṣṭèva dīdhayā manī̱ṣām ṚV. 3,38,1. a̱gnirmahya̱ṃ predùvocanmanī̱ṣām ṚV. 4,5,3. ṚV. 4,6,1. vi ṣā̀hyagne gṛṇa̱te mànī̱ṣām ṚV. 11,2. ṚV. 4,3. ṚV. 41,8. ṚV. 5,11,5. arcàto manī̱ṣām ṚV. 7,22,4. ṚV. 7,24,2. ṚV. 7,34,1. ṚV. 7,85,1. ṚV. 9,68,8. navyasī ṚV. 10,4,6. ṚV. 10,111,1. — 3〉 Bitte, Begehren: u̱ta pra̱jābhyò 'vido manī̱ṣām erfülltest den Wunsch ṚV. 5,83,10. a̱yaṃ mànī̱ṣāmùśa̱tīmàjīgaḥ ṚV. 6,47,3.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

manīṣā́ f. — 1〉 Nachdenken, Verstand, Begriff. paró manīṣáyā über alle Vorstellung. — 2〉 Aeusserung des Nachdenkens und der Weisheit in Spruch, Gebet, Gedicht u. s. w. — 3〉 Bitte, Begehren.

Apte 1890 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

manīṣā [īs-aṅ īṣ; manasa īṣā śakaṃ˚] 1 Desire, wish; yo durjanaṃ vaśayituṃ tanute manīṣāṃ Bv. 1. 95. 2 Intelligence, understanding; pravibhajya pṛthaṅ manīṣayā svaguṇaṃ yatkila tatkariṣyasi Śi. 16. 42. 3 A thought, idea. 4 Ved. Hymn, praise.

Cappeller 1887 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

manīṣā́ f. Weisheit, Verstand; Andacht, Gebet.

Burnouf 1866 substantive feminine

Original text · French · substantive feminine

manīṣā manīṣā f. (sfx. īṣa) intelligence, pensée. Prière, hymne, Vd. manīṣin a. doué d'intelligence, pensant; sage, prudent, savant. — S. m. un pandit, un savant brâhmane.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

SVU 2 occurrences
SVU 3.13-3.18: In the Heart and in the World 1 occurrence

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SVU 4.17-4.22: Knowledge and Protection 1 occurrence

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