Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [manīṣa-ini] 1 Wise, learned, intelligent, clever, thought- ful, prudent; R. 1. 25.
2 Ved. Praying, praising. m. 1 A wise or learned person, a sage, a paṇ- ḍit; mānanīyo manīṣiṇāṃ R. 1. 11; saṃ- skāravatyeva girā manīṣī Ku. 1. 28, 5. 39; R. 3. 44.
2 Ved. A singer, praiser.