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manusya

manusya noun: man, human being.

Noun

manusya (plural manusyas)

  1. (rare outside of Hinduism, Jainism and related philosophy) man, human being
    • If not a devata – let's try to become at least worth a manusya, what we look in appearance. For us to become a manusya, we must take care that we don't take anything from anyone more than what is due to us. As a manusya we cannot and should not cheat others.2005, Dr. Harish Chandra, Ph. D., As Simple As It Gets, Hyderabad: Center for Inner Sciences, →ISBN, page 69, →ISBN
    • Three classes of Prajapati's progeny—Devas (gods), Manusyas (men) and Asuras (demons)—lived a life of discipline under their father, Prajapati […]2006, Mahendra Kulasrestha, Culture India: a compendium of Indian philosophy, religion, arts, literature and society, New Delhi: Lotus Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 74, →ISBN

Examples of manusya in a sentence

  • The Manusyas or men are placed next to gods, Gandharvas and Apsarâs were inferior gods who ruled over forests and rivers.1880, Mahadev Moreshwar Kunte, The Vicissitudes of Âryan Civilization in India: An Essay, which Treats of the History of the Vedic and...
  • In the Anguttara Nikaya, He said: ‘I am not indeed a deva, nor a gandharva, nor a yaksa, nor a manusya.2013 August 31, “Was Buddha an Incarnation of God?”, in Tsem Rinpoche, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2020:

Forms of manusya

pluralmanusyas
alternative formmanushya
alternative formmanuṣya

Origin of manusya

Transliteration of Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyà).

Questions about manusya

What does manusya mean?
Manusya means man, human being.
How do you use manusya in a sentence?
The Manusyas or men are placed next to gods, Gandharvas and Apsarâs were inferior gods who ruled over forests and rivers.
What part of speech is manusya?
Manusya is a noun.
What is the plural of manusya?
The plural of manusya is manusyas.

Words near manusya in the dictionary

  1. Manuses
  2. manushya
  3. manushyas
  4. manusina
  5. manustupration
  6. manusya
  7. manusyas
  8. manutagi
  9. manutagis
  10. manutenencies
  11. manutenency

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