माया
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Hindi [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Sanskrit माया (māyā́).
Noun [edit]
माया • (māyā) f, Urdu spelling مایا
- illusion, deceit, delusion (caused by magic or supernatural powers)
- यह संसार माया है।
- This world is an illusion.
- maya, divine power
- ईश्वर की माया अनन्त है।
- The divine power of God is infinite.
Related terms [edit]
- मायी (māyī)
References [edit]
- Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.
Sanskrit [edit]
Noun [edit]
माया (māyā́) f
- art, wisdom, extraordinary or supernatural power (only in the earlier language)
- illusion, unreality, deception, fraud, trick, sorcery, witchcraft magic
- an unreal or illusory image, phantom, apparition
- duplicity (with Buddhists one of the 24 minor evil passions)
- (philosophy) Illusion (identified in the Sāṃkhya with प्रकृति (prakṛti) or प्रधान (pradhāna) and in that system, as well as in the Vedānta, regarded as the source of the visible universe)
- (Shaivism) one of the 4 pāśas or snares which entangle the soul
- (Vaishnavism) one of the 9 shaktis or energies of Vishnu
- Illusion personified (sometimes identified with Durgā, sometimes regarded as a daughter of Anṛta and Nirṛti or Nikṛti and mother of Mṛtyu, or as a daughter of Adharma)
- compassion, sympathy
- Convolvulus turpethum
- name of the mother of Gautama Buddha
- name of Lakshmi
- name of a city
- name of two metres
- (in dual) (māye indrasya) name of 2 sāmans
Declension [edit]
Feminine ā-stem declension of माया
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | माया (māyā) | माये (māye) | मायाः (māyāḥ) |
| Vocative | माये (māye) | माये (māye) | मायाः (māyāḥ) |
| Accusative | मायाम् (māyām) | माये (māye) | मायाः (māyāḥ) |
| Instrumental | मायया (māyayā) | मायाभ्याम् (māyābhyām) | मायाभिः (māyābhiḥ) |
| Dative | मायायै (māyāyai) | मायाभ्याम् (māyābhyām) | मायाभ्यः (māyābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मायायाः (māyāyāḥ) | मायाभ्याम् (māyābhyām) | मायाभ्यः (māyābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मायायाः (māyāyāḥ) | माययोः (māyayoḥ) | मायानाम् (māyānām) |
| Locative | मायायाम् (māyāyām) | माययोः (māyayoḥ) | मायासु (māyāsu) |
References [edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0811
