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Manu, n. Hindu Mythol.|ˈmɑːnuː|
Also 8 Mănŏŏ.
[a. Skr. Manu, archetypal use of manu man.]
The father of the human race, and the legendary author of the Laws of Manu (Manu-smṛti), an important Sanskrit legal code. Also, one of a series of fourteen cosmic deities, each of which presides over one of the manvantaras.
1785C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt Gēētā x. 83 The seven Măhărshĕĕs and the four Mănŏŏs..were born of my mind, of whom are descended all the inhabitants of the earth. 1839Penny Cycl. XIV. 394/2 Manu..was the son or grandson of the creating deity Brahmâ, the first of rational beings, and the progenitor of mankind. 1859Max Müller Hist. Sanskrit Lit. Introd. 62 The different dates ascribed to Manu, as the author of our Law-book. 1887W. J. Wilkins Mod. Hinduism 463 At Shrādhas, Manu and other writers distinctly enjoin eating of flesh. 1959Chambers's Encycl. III. 158/2 These distinctions appear in one of the later books of the Rigveda and are stereotyped by the code of Manu. 1977M. & J. Stutley Dict. Hinduism 181/2 The Manu myth gradually expanded, and..culminated in his appearance as Vaivasvata, the seventh Manu of the manvantara cosmic evolutionary theory. |