manuṣyāṇām

 The Sanskrit term "manuṣyāṇām" in Devanagari 

script is written as "मनुष्याणाम्".

Breakdown of the term

• मनुष्य (manuṣya) – means "human" or "man"
• -āṇām – is a genitive plural ending in Sanskrit, meaning 
• "of the humans"
• Combining these parts gives मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām), 
• which follows standard Devanagari spelling rules, including 
• the use of the anusvāra (ं) and long vowels with diacritics, 
• shown in IAST as "ā" and "ṁ".

This representation preserves the pronunciation and grammatical 

information from the IAST transliteration.

You might also be interested in related grammatical forms such as:

• मनुष्य (manuṣya) – singular, "human"
• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) – nominative plural, "humans"
• मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) – singular genitive, "of the human"

The Sanskrit term "manuṣyāṇām" means "of men" or 

"of human beings," and it is the genitive plural form of 

"manuṣya," indicating possession or relation among 

multiple humans.

Grammatical Analysis

• Base word: मनुष्य (manuṣya) — “man” or “human being”
• Case: Genitive (possessive), showing “of” or “belonging to”
• Number: Plural, referring to more than one person
• Transliteration: manuṣyāṇām, Devanagari: मनुष्याणां 

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• This form is used to denote something that pertains to many 
• human beings, such as in the sense of “among men” or “of men.” 
• It appears frequently in classical Sanskrit literature to refer 
• collectively to humans.
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Usage in Texts

In the Bhagavad-gītā 7.3, the term appears to emphasize the rarity 

of spiritual realization among humans:

• Verse: मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥
• Translation: “Out of thousands of people (manuṣyāṇām sahasreṣu), 
• perhaps one strives for perfection; even among those striving 
• and perfected, hardly anyone knows Me in essence” 

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  Here, manuṣyāṇām identifies the group of humans among whom 
• only a few attain true knowledge, underlining that the verse speaks 
• collectively about human beings rather than individuals.
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Literal and Contextual Meaning

• Literal: “Of humans,” “belonging to humans,” or “among human 
• beings”
• Contextual: Often used to frame contrasts, general statements 
• about human nature, or collective description in scriptures, 
• such as describing the rarity of wisdom, effort, or moral 
• qualities among mankind 

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In summary, "manuṣyāṇām" is a genitive plural noun form referring 

to multiple humans and is widely used in Sanskrit literature to indicate 

possession, belonging, or generalization concerning humanity, 

especially in philosophical and religious contexts like the 

Bhagavad-gītā 

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