माया
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See also: मायी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā́).
Pronunciation
Noun
माया • (māyā) f (Urdu spelling مایا)
- illusion, deceit
- (Hinduism) maya, the veil on reality
- यह संसार माया है। ― yah sansār māyā hai. ― This world is an illusion.
- (Hinduism) maya, divine power
- ईश्वर की माया अनंत है।
- īśvar kī māyā anant hai.
- The divine power of God is infinite.
Declension
Declension of माया (fem ā-stem)
Related terms
- मायी (māyī)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “माया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Nepali
Noun
माया • (māyā)
References
- “माया”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
माया f
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মায়া (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- মায়া (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- မာယာ (Burmese script)
- માયા (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦪꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾಯಾ (Kannada script)
- មាយា (Khmer script)
- ມາຍາ (Lao script)
- മായാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ମାଯା (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- මායා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- மாயா (Tamil script)
- మాయా (Telugu script)
- มายา (Thai script)
- མཱ་ཡཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Most likely a derivative of मा (mā, “measure, magic, binding, fettering”), though derivation from a seṭ-variant of मन् (man, “to think, suppose”) is also possible.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
माया • (māyā́) stem, f
- (Vedic) art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power
- (Vedic) love, affection
- (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
- मया मायां उद्भाव्या परीक्षितः असि
- an unreal or illusory image, phantom, apparition
- (Buddhism) duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions
- (philosophy) illusion
- (Shaivism) one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul
- (Vaishnavism) one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu
- compassion, sympathy
- Operculina turpethum (Convolvulus turpethum)
- (poetry) name of two poetic meters
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of माया (māyā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 / माया¹ māyáyā / māyā́¹ |
मायाभ्याम् māyā́bhyām |
मायाभिः māyā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | मायायै māyā́yai |
मायाभ्याम् māyā́bhyām |
मायाभ्यः māyā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मायायाः / मायायै² māyā́yāḥ / māyā́yai² |
मायाभ्याम् māyā́bhyām |
मायाभ्यः māyā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मायायाः / मायायै² māyā́yāḥ / māyā́yai² |
माययोः māyáyoḥ |
मायानाम् māyā́nām |
| Locative | मायायाम् māyā́yām |
माययोः māyáyoḥ |
मायासु māyā́su |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- → Balinese: ᬫᬵᬬᬵ
- Pali: māyā
- → English: maya
- → Hindi: माया (māyā)
- → Lao: ມາຍາ (mā nyā)
- → Nepali: माया (māyā)
- → Tamil: மாயை (māyai)
- → Thai: มายา (maa-yaa)
Proper noun
माया • (māyā́) stem, f
- The name of several goddesses (Illusion personified, Lakshmi)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Maya (famously held by the mother of the Buddha)
- A city
- (poetry, in the dual, māye indrasya) name of 2 sāmans
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of माया (māyā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | माया māyā́ | ||
| Vocative | माये mā́ye | ||
| Accusative | मायाम् māyā́m | ||
| Instrumental | मायया / माया¹ māyáyā / māyā́¹ | ||
| Dative | मायायै māyā́yai | ||
| Ablative | मायायाः / मायायै² māyā́yāḥ / māyā́yai² | ||
| Genitive | मायायाः / मायायै² māyā́yāḥ / māyā́yai² | ||
| Locative | मायायाम् māyā́yām | ||
| Notes |
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Descendants
- → English: Maya
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “māyā́-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 349-50
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “माया”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 811/1-2.