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manasikārā

manasikāra

masc nom pl of manasikāra (noun); masc instr sg of manasikāra (noun); masc abl sg of manasikāra (noun); masc voc sg of manasikāra (noun); …

1. attention (to); bringing-to-mind; observation; noticing; focusing; lit. making in mind

Built from

• manas — root · mind
  Cognate with English 'mind', Latin 'mens', Greek 'menos'. The mind as the seat of awareness and volition.
• kāra — stem · making, doing
  Agent noun from √kṛ 'make, do', cognate with Latin 'creare', English 'create'. In compounds, -kāra denotes the action of making or doing as a process or practice.

Analysis. Compound of manas (mind) + kāra (making, doing); the act of bringing something into the field of mind, hence attending to it.

Etymology. From manas "mind" (related to English "mind", Latin "mens", Greek "menos" spirit) + kāra agent noun from √kṛ "make, do" (Sanskrit kara-, English "make", Latin "creare"). The compound expresses the concrete image of the mind actively shaping or bringing something into focus.

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

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