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manaṁ

manas

accusative singular of manas (neuter noun)

  1. mind
  2. heart, thought
  3. intention, will

Etymology. Root √man (to think), cognate with English "mind", Latin "mens" (mind), Sanskrit "manas". The Indo-European root *men- underlies words for thinking and mental faculties across languages.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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