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manasmiṁ

manas

locative singular of manas (the mind)

1. in the mind
2. mentally
3. psychologically

Built from

• manas — root · mind, thought
  The thinking faculty; the seat of mental activity, intention, and consciousness in Buddhist psychology.
• -miṁ — ending · locative singular
  Marks the locative case (location where), indicating 'in' or 'within'. The -mi ending is standard in locative singular for neuter nouns.

Etymology. From Indo-European *men- (think, remember); cognates: English mind, Latin mens, Greek menos. The root belongs to the cognitive sphere of thought and intention.

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

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