𑀫𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *ménos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas

Sanskrit मनस् (manas)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa)

Inherited from Sanskrit मनस् (manas).

Noun

𑀫𑀡 (maṇa) n (Devanagari मण)

1. mind

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀡𑀁 (maṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṇāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇 (maṇāi)
Accusative	𑀫𑀡𑀁 (maṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṇāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇 (maṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀡 (maṇeṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maṇeṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maṇehi) or 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀅 (maṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀑 (maṇāo) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀉 (maṇāu) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸 (maṇā) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maṇāhi) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇassa)	𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀡 (maṇāṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (maṇammi) or 𑀫𑀡𑁂 (maṇe)	𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maṇesu) or 𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀡 (maṇa) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸 (maṇā)	𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maṇāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀇 (maṇāi)

Descendants

• Apabhramsa: maṇa (see there for further descendants)

  Devanagari script: मण

  Sharada script: 𑆩𑆟

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 669.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mánas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 564