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This article is about concept of Manu in Hinduism. For Surya's son and the current Manu, see Vaivasvata Manu. For other uses, see Manu. Hindu concept Manu (Sanskrit: मनु ) is a term found with various meanings in Hinduism. In early texts, it refers to the archetypal man, or to the first man (progenitor of humanity). The Sanskrit term for 'human', मानव (IAST: mānava) means 'of Manu' or 'children of Manu'. [1] In later texts, Manu is the title or name of fourteen Kshatriya rulers of earth, or alternatively as the head of dynasties that begin with each cyclic kalpa (aeon) when the universe is born anew. [1] The title of the text Manusmriti uses this term as a prefix, but refers to the first Manu – Svayambhuva, the spiritual son of Brahma. [2] In the earliest mention of Ma...