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Sanskrit
Adjective
मोहन • (mōhana)
- depriving of consciousness, bewildering, confusing, perplexing, leading astray, infatuating
Noun
मोहन • (mōhana) stem, m
- the thorn apple L.
- name of शिव
- name of one of the 5 arrows of the god of love
- name of various other authors and men
- cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella corniculata L.)
- a particular illusion or delusion
- a particular incantation
- name of an अप्सरस्
- name of a female demon (daughter of गर्भ-हन्तृ)
- name of one of the nine शक्तिs of विष्णु
Noun
मोहन • (mōhana) stem, n
- delusion, infatuation, embarrassment, mistake
- stupor
- sexual intercourse
- perplexion, puzzlement, bewilderment
- any means employed for bewildering others
- temptation, seduction
- a magical charm used to bewilder an enemy
- the formula used in that process (esp. the hymns AV. iii, 1, 2)
- name of a town
Descendants
References
- Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.