anya manaṣka

 The Sanskrit compound anya‑manaska means “absent‑minded, mentally elsewhere, distracted, thinking of something else.”

✅ Correct Sanskrit form

The expression appears in dictionaries as anyamanaska or anya‑manaska, a compound of:

• anya — “other, different”

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• manaska — “relating to the mind” (from manas, “mind”)
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Together they literally mean “having the mind on something else.”

✅ Standard dictionary meanings

According to the Sanskrit and Marathi/Hindi dictionary entries:

• “Absent, thinking of something else”

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• “Fickle, versatile, unsteady”

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• “Wandering in mind or thought; abstracted, distraught” (Marathi gloss)

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• “Inattentive; mentally elsewhere” (Hindi gloss)

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These definitions consistently show that the term describes a person whose mind is not on the present matter, but diverted elsewhere.

✅ Related forms

The same meaning appears in related compounds:

• anyamanas / anyamānasa — synonyms listed with the same sense

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✅ Usage sense

In classical Sanskrit, the term is used to describe someone who is:

• distracted,
• not paying attention,
• lost in thought, or
• mentally preoccupied.

✅ Summary

anya‑manaska = “one whose mind is elsewhere.”
It is a descriptive adjective for distraction or absent‑mindedness.