As a deity name
Name 757 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
मनुष्य · noun · masculine
जरायुज जाति का एक स्तनपायी प्राणी जो अपने मस्तिष्क या वुद्धिवल की अधिकता के कारण सव प्राणियों में श्रेष्ठ है । आदमी । नर — Śabdasāgara
मनुष्य · manushya · adj.
Human — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1077
मनुष्य · masculine
human being, man; a descendant of Manu
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मनुष्य — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
manuṣya mf(ā)n. human, manly, useful or friendly to man, RV.; AV.; ŚBr.
manuṣya m. a man, human being, RV. &c. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a man, human being, &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "manuṣya" is derived from "manus" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
manus m. man or Manu (the father of men), RV.; VS. (cf. manur-hita, manuṣ-vat, and mānuṣa).
manuṣya mf(ā)n. human, manly, useful or friendly to man, RV.; AV.; ŚBr.
manuṣya m. a man, human being, RV. &c. &c.
M3 · meaning shifts "manuṣya" is derived from "manu" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
manu mfn. thinking, wise, intelligent, VS.; ŚBr.
manu m. ‘the thinking creature (?)’, man, mankind, RV.; VS.; AitBr.; TĀr. (also as opp. to evil spirits, RV. i, 130, 8; viii, 98, 6 &c.; the Ṛbhus are called manor napātaḥ, the sons of man, iii, 60, 3)
manuṣya mf(ā)n. human, manly, useful or friendly to man, RV.; AV.; ŚBr.
manuṣya m. a man, human being, RV. &c. &c.
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
manuṣya mf(ā)n. human, manly, useful or friendly to man, RV.; AV.; ŚBr.
manuṣya m. a man, human being, RV. &c. &c.
a man (as opp. to woman), Mn.; MārkP.
a husband, VarBṛS.
a class of deceased ancestors (those who receive the Piṇḍa offering), TBr.
manus m. man or Manu (the father of men), RV.; VS. (cf. manur-hita, manuṣ-vat, and mānuṣa).
manu mfn. thinking, wise, intelligent, VS.; ŚBr.
manu m. ‘the thinking creature (?)’, man, mankind, RV.; VS.; AitBr.; TĀr. (also as opp. to evil spirits, RV. i, 130, 8; viii, 98, 6 &c.; the Ṛbhus are called manor napātaḥ, the sons of man, iii, 60, 3)
Alternative readings
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