"माया" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Hindi]

IPA: /mɑː.jɑː/ [Delhi], [mäː.jäː] [Delhi]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā́). Etymology templates: {{bor+|hi|sa|माया|tr=māyā́}} Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā́) Head templates: {{hi-noun|g=f|ur=مایا}} माया • (māyā) f (Urdu spelling مایا) Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<F>}} Forms: māyā [romanization], مایا [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], माया [direct, singular], मायाएँ [direct, plural], माया [oblique, singular], मायाओं [oblique, plural], माया [singular, vocative], मायाओ [plural, vocative]
  1. illusion, deceit
    Sense id: en-माया-hi-noun-iQTu-KHu
  2. (Hinduism) maya, the veil on reality Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-माया-hi-noun-4M15iLII Categories (other): Hinduism, Hindi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 13 61 25
  3. (Hinduism) maya, divine power Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-माया-hi-noun-eNhh3lIE Categories (other): Hinduism
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: मायी (māyī)

Noun [Nepali]

Forms: māyā [romanization]
Head templates: {{ne-noun}} माया • (māyā)
  1. Love, affection
    Sense id: en-माया-ne-noun-I1VGDCcm Categories (other): Nepali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Nepali entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. Illusion
    Sense id: en-माया-ne-noun-YbG6TyvC

Noun [Pali]

Head templates: {{pi-noun|f}} माया f
  1. fraud Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-माया-pi-noun-8CuV7QsA Categories (other): Pali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 23 27 23 27
  2. deceit Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-माया-pi-noun-ALmPvmej Categories (other): Pali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 23 27 23 27
  3. magic Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-माया-pi-noun-O-elBUg8 Categories (other): Pali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 23 27 23 27
  4. jugglery Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-माया-pi-noun-hQvYUKO8 Categories (other): Pali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 23 27 23 27

Proper name [Sanskrit]

IPA: /mɑː.jɑ́ː/ [Vedic], /mɑː.jɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
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. Cognate with Bulgarian мая (maja, “distract, enchant, delay”). Etymology templates: {{cog|bg|мая||distract, enchant, delay}} Bulgarian мая (maja, “distract, enchant, delay”) Head templates: {{sa-proper noun|g=f|tr=māyā́}} माया • (māyā́) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f|māyā́|n=s}} Forms: māyā́ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], माया [nominative, singular], मायाम् [accusative, singular], मायया [instrumental, singular], माया1 [instrumental, singular], मायायै [dative, singular], मायायाः [ablative, singular], मायायै2 [ablative, singular], मायायाः [genitive, singular], मायायै2 [genitive, singular], मायायाम् [locative, singular], माये [singular, vocative]
  1. The name of several goddesses (Illusion personified, Lakshmi)
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-name-t5hVqV7C Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 1 3 2 3 11 3 4 5 8 5 3 20 4
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Maya (famously held by the mother of the Buddha)
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-name-H~ds1JSt Categories (other): Sanskrit female given names, Sanskrit given names, Pages with 4 entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 10 12 1 3 1 3 9 1 2 3 11 6 5 12 5 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 1 3 2 3 11 3 4 5 8 5 3 20 4 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 6 14 1 18 2 3 5 3 3 7 5 2 3 9 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 8 13 1 16 2 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 12 17
  3. a city
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-name-oNShktmi Categories (other): Cities
  4. (poetry, in the dual, māye indrasya) name of 2 sāmans
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-name-r7zltzYY Categories (other): Poetry, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 6 14 1 18 2 3 5 3 3 7 5 2 3 9 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 8 13 1 16 2 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 12 17 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Noun [Sanskrit]

IPA: /mɑː.jɑ́ː/ [Vedic], /mɑː.jɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
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. Cognate with Bulgarian мая (maja, “distract, enchant, delay”). Etymology templates: {{cog|bg|мая||distract, enchant, delay}} Bulgarian мая (maja, “distract, enchant, delay”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f|tr=māyā́}} माया • (māyā́) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f|māyā́}} Forms: māyā́ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], माया [nominative, singular], माये [dual, nominative], मायाः [nominative, plural], मायाम् [accusative, singular], माये [accusative, dual], मायाः [accusative, plural], मायया [instrumental, singular], माया1 [instrumental, singular], मायाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], मायाभिः [instrumental, plural], मायायै [dative, singular], मायाभ्याम् [dative, dual], मायाभ्यः [dative, plural], मायायाः [ablative, singular], मायायै2 [ablative, singular], मायाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], मायाभ्यः [ablative, plural], मायायाः [genitive, singular], मायायै2 [genitive, singular], माययोः [dual, genitive], मायानाम् [genitive, plural], मायायाम् [locative, singular], माययोः [dual, locative], मायासु [locative, plural], माये [singular, vocative], माये [dual, vocative], मायाः [plural, vocative]
  1. (Vedic) art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power Tags: Vedic
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-m~i0WdgE Categories (other): Vedic Sanskrit
  2. (Vedic) love, affection Tags: Vedic
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-QpHtHMD0 Categories (other): Vedic Sanskrit
  3. (Vedic, Classical Sanskrit) illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic Tags: Classical-Sanskrit, Vedic
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-QgpYeEBL Categories (other): Classical Sanskrit, Vedic Sanskrit, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 1 3 2 3 11 3 4 5 8 5 3 20 4
  4. an unreal or illusory image, phantom, apparition
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-Stuqje2C
  5. (Buddhism) duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-VSOlMz5v Categories (other): Buddhism Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  6. (philosophy) illusion
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-FxqscsBP Categories (other): Philosophy Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  7. (Shaivism) one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-ntC0h9Vt Categories (other): Shaivism, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 10 12 1 3 1 3 9 1 2 3 11 6 5 12 5
  8. (Vaishnavism) one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-gWa2iZQ1 Categories (other): Vaishnavism
  9. compassion, sympathy
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-1uM~jMs6
  10. Operculina turpethum (Convolvulus turpethum)
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-s2aPKgjs Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 10 12 1 3 1 3 9 1 2 3 11 6 5 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 13 12 1 2 1 2 13 1 1 2 8 7 4 18 4 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 1 3 2 3 11 3 4 5 8 5 3 20 4 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 8 13 1 16 2 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 12 17
  11. (poetry) name of two poetic meters
    Sense id: en-माया-sa-noun-JfJlfsFK Categories (other): Poetry, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 6 14 1 18 2 3 5 3 3 7 5 2 3 9 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 8 13 1 16 2 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 12 17 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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            "2": "มายา",
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      "form": "māyā́",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया",
      "roman": "māyā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "māyé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाम्",
      "roman": "māyā́m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "māyé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायया",
      "roman": "māyáyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया1",
      "roman": "māyā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभिः",
      "roman": "māyā́bhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै",
      "roman": "māyā́yai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्यः",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै2",
      "roman": "māyā́yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्यः",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै2",
      "roman": "māyā́yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माययोः",
      "roman": "māyáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायानाम्",
      "roman": "māyā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाम्",
      "roman": "māyā́yām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माययोः",
      "roman": "māyáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायासु",
      "roman": "māyā́su",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "mā́ye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "mā́ye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाः",
      "roman": "mā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "māyā́"
      },
      "expansion": "माया • (māyā́) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "māyā́"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vedic Sanskrit",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-m~i0WdgE",
      "links": [
        [
          "art",
          "art"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ],
        [
          "inhuman",
          "inhuman"
        ],
        [
          "supernatural",
          "supernatural"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Vedic) art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vedic Sanskrit",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "love, affection"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-QpHtHMD0",
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Vedic) love, affection"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Classical Sanskrit",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vedic Sanskrit",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 16 1 3 2 3 11 3 4 5 8 5 3 20 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I have examined you by creating an illusion",
          "ref": "Kālīdāsa, Raghuvaṃśa 2.62",
          "roman": "mayā māyāṃ udbhāvyā parīkṣitaḥ asi",
          "text": "मया मायां उद्भाव्या परीक्षितः असि"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-QgpYeEBL",
      "links": [
        [
          "Classical Sanskrit",
          "Classical Sanskrit"
        ],
        [
          "illusion",
          "illusion"
        ],
        [
          "deception",
          "deception"
        ],
        [
          "trickery",
          "trickery"
        ],
        [
          "demonic",
          "demonic"
        ],
        [
          "magic",
          "magic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Vedic, Classical Sanskrit) illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit",
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an unreal or illusory image, phantom, apparition"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-Stuqje2C",
      "links": [
        [
          "phantom",
          "phantom"
        ],
        [
          "apparition",
          "apparition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "sa:Buddhism",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-VSOlMz5v",
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "duplicity",
          "duplicity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Philosophy",
          "orig": "sa:Philosophy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illusion"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-FxqscsBP",
      "links": [
        [
          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(philosophy) illusion"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Shaivism",
          "orig": "sa:Shaivism",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 10 12 1 3 1 3 9 1 2 3 11 6 5 12 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-ntC0h9Vt",
      "links": [
        [
          "Shaivism",
          "Shaivism"
        ],
        [
          "pāśas",
          "pāśa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Shaivism) one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
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          "orig": "sa:Vaishnavism",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-gWa2iZQ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "Vaishnavism",
          "Vaishnavism"
        ],
        [
          "shaktis",
          "shakti#English"
        ],
        [
          "Vishnu",
          "Vishnu"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Vaishnavism) one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "compassion, sympathy"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-1uM~jMs6",
      "links": [
        [
          "compassion",
          "compassion"
        ],
        [
          "sympathy",
          "sympathy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 10 12 1 3 1 3 9 1 2 3 11 6 5 12 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 13 12 1 2 1 2 13 1 1 2 8 7 4 18 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 16 1 3 2 3 11 3 4 5 8 5 3 20 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 13 1 16 2 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Operculina turpethum (Convolvulus turpethum)"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-s2aPKgjs"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Poetry",
          "orig": "sa:Poetry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 14 1 18 2 3 5 3 3 7 5 2 3 9 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 13 1 16 2 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of two poetic meters"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-noun-JfJlfsFK",
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          "poetry"
        ]
      ],
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        "(poetry) name of two poetic meters"
      ],
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        "communications",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː.jɑ́ː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "माया"
}

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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Maya",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Maya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Maya"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "мая",
        "3": "",
        "4": "distract, enchant, delay"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian мая (maja, “distract, enchant, delay”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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. Cognate with Bulgarian мая (maja, “distract, enchant, delay”).",
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    {
      "form": "māyā́",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया",
      "roman": "māyā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाम्",
      "roman": "māyā́m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायया",
      "roman": "māyáyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया1",
      "roman": "māyā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै",
      "roman": "māyā́yai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै2",
      "roman": "māyā́yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै2",
      "roman": "māyā́yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाम्",
      "roman": "māyā́yām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "mā́ye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "māyā́"
      },
      "expansion": "माया • (māyā́) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "māyā́",
        "n": "s"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 16 1 3 2 3 11 3 4 5 8 5 3 20 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The name of several goddesses (Illusion personified, Lakshmi)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "personified",
          "personify"
        ],
        [
          "Lakshmi",
          "Lakshmi"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit female given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 10 12 1 3 1 3 9 1 2 3 11 6 5 12 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 16 1 3 2 3 11 3 4 5 8 5 3 20 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 14 1 18 2 3 5 3 3 7 5 2 3 9 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 13 1 16 2 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "a female given name, equivalent to English Maya (famously held by the mother of the Buddha)"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-name-H~ds1JSt",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Maya",
          "Maya#English"
        ],
        [
          "Buddha",
          "Buddha"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Cities",
          "orig": "sa:Cities",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a city"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-name-oNShktmi",
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        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Poetry",
          "orig": "sa:Poetry",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 14 1 18 2 3 5 3 3 7 5 2 3 9 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 13 1 16 2 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of 2 sāmans"
      ],
      "id": "en-माया-sa-name-r7zltzYY",
      "links": [
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "dual",
          "dual"
        ],
        [
          "sāman",
          "sāman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetry, in the dual, māye indrasya) name of 2 sāmans"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the dual"
      ],
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        "communications",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː.jɑ́ː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "माया"
}
{
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    "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hindi feminine nouns",
    "Hindi feminine ā-stem nouns",
    "Hindi lemmas",
    "Hindi nouns",
    "Hindi terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
    "Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā́)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā́).",
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    {
      "form": "māyā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "مایا",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया",
      "roman": "māyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "मायाएँ",
      "roman": "māyāẽ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया",
      "roman": "māyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाओं",
      "roman": "māyāõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया",
      "roman": "māyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाओ",
      "roman": "māyāo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "ur": "مایا"
      },
      "expansion": "माया • (māyā) f (Urdu spelling مایا)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<F>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "māyī",
      "word": "मायी"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "illusion, deceit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "illusion",
          "illusion"
        ],
        [
          "deceit",
          "deceit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi terms with usage examples",
        "hi:Hinduism"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This world is an illusion.",
          "roman": "yah sansār māyā hai.",
          "text": "यह संसार माया है।",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maya, the veil on reality"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "maya",
          "maya"
        ],
        [
          "veil",
          "veil"
        ],
        [
          "reality",
          "reality"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) maya, the veil on reality"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi terms with usage examples",
        "hi:Hinduism"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The divine power of God is infinite.",
          "roman": "īśvar kī māyā anant hai.",
          "text": "ईश्वर की माया अनंत है।",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maya, divine power"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "maya",
          "maya"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) maya, divine power"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑː.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäː.jäː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "माया"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Nepali entries with incorrect language header",
    "Nepali lemmas",
    "Nepali nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "māyā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "माया • (māyā)",
      "name": "ne-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nepali",
  "lang_code": "ne",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Love, affection"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Love",
          "Love"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Illusion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Illusion",
          "Illusion"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "माया"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pali entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pali feminine nouns",
    "Pali lemmas",
    "Pali nouns",
    "Pali nouns in Devanagari script"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "माया f",
      "name": "pi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Pali",
  "lang_code": "pi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fraud"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fraud",
          "fraud"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deceit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deceit",
          "deceit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "magic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "magic",
          "magic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "jugglery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jugglery",
          "jugglery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "माया"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit feminine nouns",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit proper nouns",
    "Sanskrit proper nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit ā-stem nouns"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ban",
            "2": "ᬫᬵᬬᬵ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Balinese: ᬫᬵᬬᬵ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Balinese: ᬫᬵᬬᬵ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "māyā"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: māyā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: māyā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "maya"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: maya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: maya"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "maya"
          },
          "expansion": "Malay: maya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Malay: maya"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "maya",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: maya",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: maya"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "माया",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: माया (māyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: माया (māyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ມາຍາ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ມາຍາ (mā nyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ມາຍາ (mā nyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "माया",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: माया (māyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: माया (māyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "மாயை",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: மாயை (māyai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: மாயை (māyai)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "มายา",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: มายา (maa-yaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: มายา (maa-yaa)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "мая",
        "3": "",
        "4": "distract, enchant, delay"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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. Cognate with Bulgarian мая (maja, “distract, enchant, delay”).",
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    {
      "form": "māyā́",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया",
      "roman": "māyā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "māyé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "मायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́ḥ",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "मायाम्",
      "roman": "māyā́m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "māyé",
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        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "मायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायया",
      "roman": "māyáyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माया1",
      "roman": "māyā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभिः",
      "roman": "māyā́bhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै",
      "roman": "māyā́yai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्यः",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै2",
      "roman": "māyā́yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाभ्यः",
      "roman": "māyā́bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाः",
      "roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायै2",
      "roman": "māyā́yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माययोः",
      "roman": "māyáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायानाम्",
      "roman": "māyā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायायाम्",
      "roman": "māyā́yām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माययोः",
      "roman": "māyáyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायासु",
      "roman": "māyā́su",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "mā́ye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "माये",
      "roman": "mā́ye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मायाः",
      "roman": "mā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "māyā́"
      },
      "expansion": "माया • (māyā́) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "māyā́"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vedic Sanskrit"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "art",
          "art"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ],
        [
          "inhuman",
          "inhuman"
        ],
        [
          "supernatural",
          "supernatural"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Vedic) art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vedic Sanskrit"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "love, affection"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Vedic) love, affection"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Classical Sanskrit",
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations",
        "Vedic Sanskrit"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I have examined you by creating an illusion",
          "ref": "Kālīdāsa, Raghuvaṃśa 2.62",
          "roman": "mayā māyāṃ udbhāvyā parīkṣitaḥ asi",
          "text": "मया मायां उद्भाव्या परीक्षितः असि"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Classical Sanskrit",
          "Classical Sanskrit"
        ],
        [
          "illusion",
          "illusion"
        ],
        [
          "deception",
          "deception"
        ],
        [
          "trickery",
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        "(Buddhism) duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions"
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        "illusion"
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        "(philosophy) illusion"
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        "human-sciences",
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        "one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul"
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        "(Shaivism) one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul"
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        "one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu"
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          "Vaishnavism",
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      "glosses": [
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        "Operculina turpethum (Convolvulus turpethum)"
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        "name of two poetic meters"
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          "poetry"
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        "(poetry) name of two poetic meters"
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        "communications",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
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      "ipa": "/mɑː.jɑ́ː/",
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        "Vedic"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/mɑː.jɑː/",
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        "Classical-Sanskrit"
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    }
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}

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    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit proper nouns",
    "Sanskrit proper nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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      "form": "मायायै",
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      ]
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      "form": "मायायाः",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "मायायै2",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "मायायाम्",
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        "a city"
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          "city"
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}

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