Manasa

In the epics

Manasa appears in the Mahābhārata as a character: The eternal primordial being, also known as Avyakta.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Vrishabh
• Nakshatra: Mrigashira
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Mind, intellect, goddess of serpents”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Manish — Lord of the mind, wise and thoughtful intellect
• Sumathi — Good intellect, wise, thoughtful
• Pragna — Wisdom, intellect; one of great knowledge
• Nagarjun — King of serpents, Buddhist philosopher
• Nagarajan — King of serpents, Shiva
• Nagnath — Lord of serpents, Shiva at Aundha

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Malayalam origin

• Arya — Noble, respected, Goddess Parvati
• Navya — Young, new, worth praising
• Avani — Earth, world, river
• Amrutha — Nectar, immortal, divine drink
• Anusha — Star, following, after dawn
• Shreeja — Born of prosperity, Goddess Lakshmi

Other names under Vrishabh rashi

• Vihaan — Dawn, beginning of new era
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Vivaan — Full of life, Sun
• Viaan — Full of life, energy
• Tara — Star, Goddess, protector
• Vedant — Ultimate knowledge, Vedas

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrishabh names.

Where this comes from

Manasa has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.