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    What is the Sanskrit term for 'a human'?

    Question #81386. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Jun 02 07 9:35 PM)


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    		Four words were returned in an English-Sanskrit dictionary search. These were manuSya (मनुष्य), martya (मर्त्य), maanava (मानव), and zariirin (शरीरिन्). http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&tinput=human+being&country_ID=&trans=Translate&direction=AU


    Jun 02 07, 11:46 PM
    romeomikegolf

    		You just beat me to it. Same site.
    http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&tinput=human+being&country_ID=&trans=Translate&direction=ES

    Jun 02 07, 11:53 PM
    tragic_flawed

    		good site- thanks

    Jun 03 07, 12:45 AM

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