See also: मायी

Hindi

edit
 
Hindi Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hi

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā́).

Pronunciation

edit
  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑː.jɑː/, [mäː.jäː]

Noun

edit

माया (māyāf (Urdu spelling مایا)

  1. illusion, deceit
  2. (Hinduism) maya, the veil on reality
    यह संसार माया है।yah sansār māyā hai.This world is an illusion.
  3. (Hinduism) maya, divine power
    ईश्वर की माया अनंत है।
    īśvar kī māyā anant hai.
    The divine power of God is infinite.

Declension

edit
edit

References

edit

Nepali

edit

Noun

edit

माया (māyā)

  1. Love, affection
  2. Illusion

References

edit
  • माया”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Pali

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Noun

edit

माया f

  1. fraud
  2. deceit
  3. magic
  4. jugglery

Sanskrit

edit

Alternative scripts

edit

Etymology

edit

Most likely a derivative of मा (, measure, magic, binding, fettering), though derivation from a seṭ-variant of मन् (man, to think, suppose) is also possible.[1]

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

माया (māyā́) stemf

  1. (Vedic) art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power
  2. (Vedic) love, affection
  3. (Vedic, Classical Sanskrit) illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic
    • Kālīdāsa, Raghuvaṃśa 2.62:
      मया मायां उद्भाव्या परीक्षितः असि
      mayā māyāṃ udbhāvyā parīkṣitaḥ asi
      I have examined you by creating an illusion
  4. an unreal or illusory image, phantom, apparition
  5. (Buddhism) duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions
  6. (philosophy) illusion
  7. (Shaivism) one of the 4 pāśas (snares) which entangle the soul
  8. (Vaishnavism) one of the 9 shaktis (energies) of Vishnu
  9. compassion, sympathy
  10. Operculina turpethum (Convolvulus turpethum)
  11. (poetry) name of two poetic meters

Declension

edit
Feminine ā-stem declension of माया
singular dual plural
nominative माया (māyā́) माये (māyé) मायाः (māyā́ḥ)
vocative माये (mā́ye) माये (mā́ye) मायाः (mā́yāḥ)
accusative मायाम् (māyā́m) माये (māyé) मायाः (māyā́ḥ)
instrumental मायया (māyáyā)
माया¹ (māyā́¹)
मायाभ्याम् (māyā́bhyām) मायाभिः (māyā́bhiḥ)
dative मायायै (māyā́yai) मायाभ्याम् (māyā́bhyām) मायाभ्यः (māyā́bhyaḥ)
ablative मायायाः (māyā́yāḥ)
मायायै² (māyā́yai²)
मायाभ्याम् (māyā́bhyām) मायाभ्यः (māyā́bhyaḥ)
genitive मायायाः (māyā́yāḥ)
मायायै² (māyā́yai²)
माययोः (māyáyoḥ) मायानाम् (māyā́nām)
locative मायायाम् (māyā́yām) माययोः (māyáyoḥ) मायासु (māyā́su)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

edit

Proper noun

edit

माया (māyā́) stemf

  1. The name of several goddesses (Illusion personified, Lakshmi)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Maya (famously held by the mother of the Buddha)
  3. A city
  4. (poetry, in the dual, māye indrasya) name of 2 sāmans

Declension

edit
Feminine ā-stem declension of माया
singular
nominative माया (māyā́)
vocative माये (mā́ye)
accusative मायाम् (māyā́m)
instrumental मायया (māyáyā)
माया¹ (māyā́¹)
dative मायायै (māyā́yai)
ablative मायायाः (māyā́yāḥ)
मायायै² (māyā́yai²)
genitive मायायाः (māyā́yāḥ)
मायायै² (māyā́yai²)
locative मायायाम् (māyā́yām)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “māyā́-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 349-50

Further reading

edit