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Manasarovar

Manasarovar proper noun: a freshwater lake in Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Proper noun

Manasarovar

  1. A freshwater lake in Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
    • Manasarovar, the lake born from the mind of Brahma, is among the most ancient and holy of Hindu pilgrimage sites. Hindu legend tells of twelve Rishis, wise 'Seers’ of pre-Vedic times who retreated to the remote region for meditation and prayer. They stayed many years performing penances and...1989, Russell Johnson, Kerry Moran, The Sacred Mountain of Tibet: On Pilgrimage to Kailas, Park Street Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 42
    • Manasarovar is almost as sacred a spot as Kailsah and is linked inextricably to it.2014, David Eimer, The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China, Bloomsbury USA, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 153

Manasarovar meaning in Hindi

Manasarovar in Hindi

lake
मानसरोवर mānasrovar

Examples of Manasarovar in a sentence

  • Manasarovar, the lake born from the mind of Brahma, is among the most ancient and holy of Hindu pilgrimage sites.1989, Russell Johnson, Kerry Moran, The Sacred Mountain of Tibet: On Pilgrimage to Kailas, Park Street Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL...
  • It is most known for Mount Everest and Mount Kailash, the Manasarovar, Namtso and Yamdrok lakes, as well as the simple and warmhearted Tibetan people, and the traditional white khata scarf.2021 August 19, “Asia Video captures the beauty of Tibet with release of documentary film Cang Qiong Fu Yin”, in AP News, PR Newswire...

Origin of Manasarovar

Borrowed from Hindi मानसरोवर (mānasrovar), from Sanskrit मानस (mānasa, “of the mind, the lake said to have been born from the mind of Brahma”) + Sanskrit सरोवर (sarovara, “lake”).

Questions about Manasarovar

What does Manasarovar mean?
Manasarovar means a freshwater lake in Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
What is Manasarovar in Hindi?
Manasarovar in Hindi is मानसरोवर (mānasrovar). See Manasarovar meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Manasarovar in a sentence?
Manasarovar, the lake born from the mind of Brahma, is among the most ancient and holy of Hindu pilgrimage sites.
What part of speech is Manasarovar?
Manasarovar is a proper noun.

Words near Manasarovar in the dictionary

  1. manas
  2. Manas Vihar
  3. Manasa
  4. Manasaputra
  5. Manasaputras
  6. Manasarovar
  7. Manasco
  8. Manascos
  9. manascrew
  10. Manases
  11. Manasi

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