Māyā - Art, wisdom, extraordinary or supernatural power, illusion, unreality, deception, fraud …




māyā vimohinī nāma kalāyāḥ kalanaṃ sthitam |
ityādidharmaṃ tattvānāṃ kalayan na pṛthag bhavet || 95 ||



māyā
māyā [p= 811,1] [L=163078]
 » below.
māyā́ [L=163081]
 art , wisdom , extraordinary or supernatural power (only in the earlier language)

RV. &c

ib. (esp. ibc. = false , unreal , illusory ; cf. comp.)

Dharmas. 69 (in phil.) Illusion (identified in the sāṃkhya with prakṛti or pradhāna and in that system , as well as in the vedā*nta , regarded as the source of the visible universe) IW. 83 ; 108

śaivas) one of the 4 pāśas or snares which entangle the soul Sarvad. MW.

vaiṣṇavas) one of the 9 śaktis or energies of viṣṇu L.

durgā , sometimes regarded as a daughter of anṛta and nirṛti or nikṛti and mother of mṛtyu , or as a daughter of adharma) Pur.

L.

Turpethum L.

 of the mother of gautama buddha MWB. 24

lakṣmī W.

Cat.

Col.

 (māye indrasya) N. of 2 sāmans A1rshBr.
(H1B) f.
(H2) f.
[L=163082]illusion , unreality , deception , fraud , trick , sorcery , witchcraft magic
[L=163083]an unreal or illusory image , phantom , apparition
[L=163084]duplicity (with Buddhists one of the 24 minor evil passions)
[L=163085](with
[L=163086](with
[L=163087]Illusion personified (sometimes identified with
[L=163088]compassion , sympathy
[L=163089]Convolvulus
[L=163090]N.
[L=163091]of
[L=163092]of a city
[L=163093]of 2 metres
[L=163094]du.
 māyākāra
māyā́--kāra [L=163096]
 " illusion-maker " , a conjurer , juggler L.
(H3) m.
 māyākṛt
māyā́--kṛt [L=163097]
 " illusion-maker " , a conjurer , juggler L.
(H3) m.
 māyācāra
māyā* --° cāra [L=163101]
 (māyā*c°) practising illusion or , deceit Subh.

MBh.
(H3) mfn.
[L=163101.1]acting deceitfully
 māyājīvin
māyā́--jīvin [L=163104]
 " living by illusion " , a conjurer , juggler L.
(H3) m.
 māyātmaka
māyā́--° tmaka [L=163106]
māyā*tm°) mf(ikā)n. consisting of illusion , essentially illusory W.
(H3) (