मनोमयकोश
English meaning: mental sheath
Definition
The third sheath, composed of mind and the sense faculties. It is the seat of thought, emotion, and ordinary perception.
Example
“मनोमयकोशो मनसा युक्तः।”
In English: “The manomayakośa is joined with the mind.”
Another example: “मनोमयकोशे संकल्पविकल्पाः उद्भवन्ति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
A Vedāntic technical compound (Taittirīya Upaniṣad) naming the third, mental sheath, the seat of mind and senses. Used in philosophical analysis of the self; not part of ordinary vocabulary.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A compound of manas 'mind' (from √man 'to think') + -maya 'made of' + kośa 'sheath'; literally 'the sheath made of mind'.
Synonyms
- मनोमयकोष
Related Words
Common Collocations
- पञ्चकोश
- मनोमयकोशविचार
- मनइन्द्रिय
- विज्ञानमयमनोमयौ
Word Forms
m., a-stem cpd.; nom. मनोमयकोशः, acc. मनोमयकोशम्
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
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