Mayavin, 惭腻测腻惫墨, 惭腻测腻惫颈苍, Mayavi, Maya-vi: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia惭腻测腻惫墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂).鈥擜n asura. Birth. 惭腻测腻惫墨 was born to the great architect of the D膩navas, Maya, of his wife Hem膩, a nymph. Maya fell in love with Hem膩 when he once found her dancing in Devaloka and the devas coming to know of it gave her in marriage to Maya. Maya took Hem膩 to the southern side of the Him膩layas and constructing a city there called Hemapura stayed there happily. They got two sons named 惭腻测腻惫墨 and Dundubhi. (Uttara R膩m膩ya峁嘺). Death. Valorous 惭腻测腻惫墨 fought against anybody and everybody. He once challenged B膩li to a fight. But the mighty blows of B膩li were unbearable to him and the defeated 惭腻测腻惫墨 ran away from B膩li and hid himself in a big cave. B膩li followed him and when he reached the mouth of the cave he posted his brother Sugr墨va there with instructions to shut tight the opening of the cave in case he died in the cave in the fight. He said that if blood flowed from the cave the dead person was 惭腻测腻惫墨 and if milk flowed from the cave the dead person was himself. In the cave a great fight ensued in which 惭腻测腻惫墨 was killed. But 惭腻测腻惫墨 by his powers of magic made the blood that flowed out look like milk for Sugr墨va and the latter thinking that it was his brother who was killed shut tight the mouth of the cave and went his way. (Sarga 9, Ki峁indh膩 K膩峁囜笉a, V膩lm墨ki R膩m膩ya峁嘺 and P奴rva K膩峁囜笉a, Kamba R膩m膩ya峁嘺. (See full article at Story of 惭腻测腻惫墨 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation惭腻测腻惫颈苍 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥渙ne who possesses great magic鈥� and is used to describe Vi峁ａ箛u, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.4 (鈥淭he Tripuras are initiated).鈥擜ccordingly, after Vi峁ａ箛u instructed his his self-created Puru峁 and the four disciples: 鈥淭hen, bowing to Vi峁ａ箛u who carried out the wishes of 艢iva, the deceptive sage went joyously to the three cities accompanied by his disciples. Urged by Vi峁ａ箛u of great magic (尘补丑腻-尘腻测腻惫颈苍), that sage of great self-control entered the three cities and created illusion. Stationing himself in a garden at the outskirts of the city, accompanied by his disciples he set his magic in motion. That was powerful enough to fascinate even the expert magicians. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭腻测腻惫墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂).鈥擜 son of Maya and Rambh膩.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 6. 29; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 68. 28.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA jackal, for whose story see the Dabbapuppha Jataka. He is identified with Upananda. J.iii.336.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra惭腻测腻惫颈苍 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶ㄠ) refers to 鈥�(one who is) not free of deception鈥� (as opposed to A尘腻测腻vin鈥斺�榦ne free of deception鈥�), according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 41).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸The eighteen 腻惫别峁噄办补-诲丑补谤尘补蝉 (鈥榮pecial attributes鈥�)]鈥擺...] (5). The Buddha has no non-concentrated mind.鈥擺...] Moreover, the Arhat who still has traces of the disturbing emotions and is capable of regressing has distractions. The Buddha who, in his omniscience, has complete knowledge, has no distractions. He is like a vessel full of water where there is neither sound nor movement. The Buddha is the only person who can be called free of deception (补尘腻测腻惫颈苍); he is the foremost of the three strong individuals. His mind remains unchanged in suffering as in happiness. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary尘腻测腻v墨 : (adj.) deceitful; hypocritical; a magician.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary惭腻测腻惫颈苍, (adj.) (fr. 尘腻测腻, cp. Vedic 尘腻测腻vin) deceitful, hypocritical D. III, 45, 246; Sn. 89, 116, 357; Pug. 19, 23; PvA. 13. See also 补尘腻测腻惫颈苍. (Page 529)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)尘腻测腻惫墨鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) A person who has illusions. (2) A person who is skilled in deception. (3) Who is Maya (the tortoise).
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary惭腻测腻惫墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂).鈥攁 (S) A conjurer or juggler. Applied also, from his wondrous art displayed in the universe, to the Deity. 2 False, hollow, fraudful--speech, conduct, a person.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English惭腻测腻惫墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂).鈥�a A conjurer. A hypocrite. False -speech, &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭腻测腻惫颈苍 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶ㄠ).鈥�a. [尘腻测腻-astyarthe vini]
1) Using deceit or tricks, employing stratagems, deceitful, fraudulent; 啶掂啶班啶ㄠ啶むた 啶む 啶啶⑧ぇ啶苦く啶� 啶ぐ啶距き啶掂 啶さ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶粪 啶 啶� 啶ぞ啶た啶ㄠ (vrajanti te m奴岣峢adhiya岣� par膩bhava峁� bhavanti 尘腻测腻vi峁 ye na m膩yina岣�) Kir膩t膩rjun墨ya 1.3; R.1.45.
2) Skilled in magic.
3) Unreal, illusory. -m.
1) A magician, conjurer.
2) A cat. -n. A gall-nut.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻测腻惫颈苍 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶ㄠ).鈥攎. (-惫墨) 1. A juggler, a conjurer. 2. A cat. 3. A demon. n. (-惫墨) A gallnut. E. 尘腻测腻 trick, and vini aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻测腻惫颈苍 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶ㄠ).鈥擺adjective] = 尘腻测腻vant; [masculine] magician, juggler.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭腻测腻惫颈苍 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶ㄠ):鈥擺=尘腻测腻-vin] [from 尘腻测腻 > m膩ya] mfn. possessing illusion or magical powers, employing deceit, deluding or deceiving others (惫颈-迟腻 f.), [峁歡-veda; Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] illusory, creating illusions, [N墨laka峁囜弓ha]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a magician, conjurer, juggler, [Mah膩bh膩rata; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] a cat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Maya, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
6) [v.s. ...] n. a gall. nut, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭腻测腻惫颈苍 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶ㄠ):鈥擺尘腻测腻-vin] (惫墨) 5. m. A juggler.
2) 惭补测腻惫颈苍 (啶く啶距さ啶苦え啷�):鈥�(惫墨) 5. m. A cheat.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary惭腻测腻惫墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶掂):鈥�(a) illusive, delusive; phantasmal; deceitful; hence [尘腻测腻vin墨] (feminine form).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusM膩y膩vi (嗖簿嗖簿嗖掂部):鈥�
1) [noun] a person who is supposed to use an evil supernatural power over people and their affairs; a wizard; a sorcerer.
2) [noun] an expert magician.
3) [noun] a person who tricks; a cheat; a trickster.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconM膩y膩vi (喈喈喈掂) noun < 尘腻测腻vin.
1. See 喈喈喈苦喁嵿喁堗畷喁嵿畷喈距喈┼瘝. 喈呧喁佮喈喈曕瘉 喈喈喈掂 喈掂喈む瘝 喈む瘓喈曕喁� [mayavithaikkaran. aruvamagu mayavi vith thaigal] (喈曕瘓喈掂喁嵿 喈ㄠ喈ㄠ瘈喈む喁� 喈氞喁�. [kaivalya navanitham san.] 96).
2. One who assumes shapes at will by superhuman power; 喈呧喈距喁佮 喈氞畷喁嵿喈苦喈距喁� 喈掂瘒喈｀瘝喈熰瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝 喈曕瘖喈赤瘝喈掂瘚喈┼瘝. [amanusha sagthiyal vendurug kolvon.]
3. Hypocrite, dissembler; 喈掂疄喁嵿畾喈曕喁�. [vanchagan.] Colloq.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Partial matches: Vi, Maya, Vin.
Starts with: Mayavinaya, Mayavincai, Mayavineshvara, Mayavini, Mayavinirmita, Mayavinoda, Mayavinotam.
Full-text (+6): Amayavin, Mayavita, Vimaya, Mayavimalika, Atimayavi, Mayayin, Mahamayavin, Sarvamayavin, Mayin, Mayaviga, Mayavida, Mayika, Mayik, Jalavat, Dabbapuppha Jataka, Anutiracari, Sigala, Vin, Dundubhi, Meghanada.
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