मन्यु

{ manyuḥ, manyu }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MANYU I   A Vedic god. The origin of this god is described in Brahma Purāna as follows:-- Once a terrible war broke out between Devas and Asuras. The Devas who were defeated, went to the Gautamī river valley and performed penance to Śiva praying for victory. Śiva produced Manyu from his third eye and presented him to the Devas. In the battle which followed they defeated the Asuras with the help of Manyu.
MANYU II   A king of the Pūru dynasty. Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha states that Manyu, the son of Bharadvāja, had five sons including Bṛhatkṣaya.

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

मन्यु (तापस) n.  एक वैदिक सूक्तद्रष्टा [ऋ.१०.८३-८४] ।
मन्यु (वासिष्ठय) n.  एक वैदिक सूक्तद्रष्टा [ऋ.९.९७.,१०-१२] ।
मन्यु II. n.  (सो. पूरु.) एक पूरुवंशीय राजा, जो भरद्वाज का पुत्र था । इसे बृहत्क्षय आदि पॉंच पुत्र थे [भा.९.२१.१] । भविष्य में इसके नाम के लिए ‘मन्युमत्’ पाठभेद प्राप्त है ।

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

पु रा ; क्रोध . [ सं . ]

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मन्यु  f.  a m. ( [L.] also f.) spirit, mind, mood, mettle (as of horses), [RV.]; [TS.]; [Br.]
high spirit or temper, ardour, zeal, passion, [RV.] &c. &c.
मन्युं   rage, fury, wrath, anger, indignation, ib. (also personified, esp. as अग्नि or काम or as a रुद्र; √ कृ, with loc. or acc. with प्रति, ‘to vent one's anger on, be angry with’)
grief, sorrow, distress, affliction, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
sacrifice, [Nalac.]
N. of a king (son of वितथ), [BhP.]
तापस   (with ), N. of the author of [RV. x, 83; 84]
वासिष्ठ   (with ), N. of the author of [RV. ix, 97, 10-12.]
मन्यु    b &c. See p. 786, col. 3.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

मन्युः [manyuḥ]   [मन्-युच् [Uṇ.3.2] ]
Anger, wrath, resentment, indignation, rage; बाहुप्रतिष्टम्भविवृद्धमन्युः [R.2.32,] 49;11.46; नियमितमनोमन्युर्दृष्टा मया रुदती प्रिया [Nāg.2.6.]
Grief, sorrow, affliction, distress; निकृन्तन्मर्माणि क्रकच इव मन्युर्विरमति [U.4.3;] [Ki.1.35;] यास्यन् सुतस्तप्स्यति मां सुमन्युम् [Bk.1.23;] also 3.49.
Wretched or miserable state, meanness.
A sacrifice; प्रसहेत रणे तवानुजान् द्विषतां कः शतमन्युतेजसः [Ki.2.23.]
Spirit, mettle, courage (as of horses).
Ardour, zeal.
Pride.
An epithet of Śiva.
Of Agni. -Comp.
-सूक्तम्   the hymns of Manyu (Ṛv.1.83 and 84).

Shabda-Sagara

मन्यु  m.  ( -न्युः)
1. Sorrow, grief.
2. Distress, indigence.
3. Anger, wrath. 4. A sacrifice.
5. Pride.
E. मन् to know, Unādi aff. युच् .

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मन् युच् .