See माया in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"1": "ban",
"2": "ᬫᬵᬬᬵ",
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"expansion": "→ Balinese: ᬫᬵᬬᬵ",
"name": "desc"
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"text": "→ Balinese: ᬫᬵᬬᬵ"
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"2": "māyā"
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"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "id",
"2": "maya"
},
"expansion": "Indonesian: maya",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Indonesian: maya"
},
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"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "maya"
},
"expansion": "Malay: maya",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Malay: maya"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"1": "en",
"2": "maya",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: maya",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: maya"
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"depth": 1,
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"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": [
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"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "माया",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Nepali: माया (māyā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Nepali: माया (māyā)"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "மாயை",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: மாயை (māyai)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: மாயை (māyai)"
},
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"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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"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "माये",
"roman": "māyé",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "मायाः",
"roman": "māyā́ḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "माये",
"roman": "mā́ye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "माये",
"roman": "mā́ye",
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"dual",
"vocative"
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"form": "मायाः",
"roman": "mā́yāḥ",
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"plural",
"vocative"
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},
{
"form": "मायाम्",
"roman": "māyā́m",
"source": "declension",
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"accusative",
"singular"
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"dual"
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"accusative",
"plural"
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"roman": "māyáyā",
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"instrumental",
"singular"
]
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"form": "माया1",
"roman": "māyā́1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "मायाभ्याम्",
"roman": "māyā́bhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "मायाभिः",
"roman": "māyā́bhiḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "मायायै",
"roman": "māyā́yai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "मायाभ्याम्",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
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"form": "मायाभ्यः",
"roman": "māyā́bhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "मायायाः",
"roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
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"ablative",
"singular"
]
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"roman": "māyā́yai2",
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"ablative",
"singular"
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"ablative",
"plural"
]
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"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
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"form": "मायायै2",
"roman": "māyā́yai2",
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"singular"
]
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"form": "माययोः",
"roman": "māyáyoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "मायानाम्",
"roman": "māyā́nām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
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"form": "मायायाम्",
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"locative",
"singular"
]
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"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "मायासु",
"roman": "māyā́su",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
}
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"inhuman",
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"supernatural",
"supernatural"
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[
"power",
"power"
]
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"(Vedic) art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power"
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"love, affection"
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"affection",
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"(Vedic) love, affection"
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"Vedic"
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{
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"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"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"
}
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"illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic"
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"(Vedic, Classical Sanskrit) illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic"
],
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"Classical-Sanskrit",
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"an unreal or illusory image, phantom, apparition"
],
"id": "en-माया-sa-noun-Stuqje2C",
"links": [
[
"phantom",
"phantom"
],
[
"apparition",
"apparition"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Buddhism",
"orig": "sa:Buddhism",
"parents": [
"Religion",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions"
],
"id": "en-माया-sa-noun-VSOlMz5v",
"links": [
[
"Buddhism",
"Buddhism"
],
[
"duplicity",
"duplicity"
]
],
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"(Buddhism) duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions"
],
"topics": [
"Buddhism",
"lifestyle",
"religion"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Philosophy",
"orig": "sa:Philosophy",
"parents": [
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"illusion"
],
"id": "en-माया-sa-noun-FxqscsBP",
"links": [
[
"philosophy",
"philosophy"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(philosophy) illusion"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Shaivism",
"orig": "sa:Shaivism",
"parents": [
"Hinduism",
"India",
"Religion",
"Asia",
"Culture",
"Earth",
"Eurasia",
"Society",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"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": "topical",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Vaishnavism",
"orig": "sa:Vaishnavism",
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"Hinduism",
"India",
"Religion",
"Asia",
"Culture",
"Earth",
"Eurasia",
"Society",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu"
],
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[
"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",
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[
"compassion",
"compassion"
],
[
"sympathy",
"sympathy"
]
]
},
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 4 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "1 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 13 15 1 2 1 2 14 1 1 2 1 8 3 19 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
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],
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"Operculina turpethum (Convolvulus turpethum)"
],
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},
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{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Poetry",
"orig": "sa:Poetry",
"parents": [
"Art",
"Literature",
"Culture",
"Entertainment",
"Writing",
"Society",
"Human behaviour",
"Language",
"All topics",
"Human",
"Communication",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"name of two poetic meters"
],
"id": "en-माया-sa-noun-JfJlfsFK",
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[
"poetry",
"poetry"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(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"
]
}
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"word": "माया"
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"nominative",
"singular"
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{
"form": "माये",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "मायाम्",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "मायया",
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"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
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"instrumental",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "मायायै",
"roman": "māyā́yai",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "मायायाः",
"roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "मायायै2",
"roman": "māyā́yai2",
"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "मायायाः",
"roman": "māyā́yāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "मायायै2",
"roman": "māyā́yai2",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "मायायाम्",
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"locative",
"singular"
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],
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"The name of several goddesses (Illusion personified, Lakshmi)"
],
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"Names",
"All topics",
"Proper nouns",
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"Lemmas"
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},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
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"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"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"
]
]
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"kind": "place",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Cities",
"orig": "sa:Cities",
"parents": [
"Polities",
"Places",
"Names",
"All topics",
"Proper nouns",
"Terms by semantic function",
"Fundamental",
"Nouns",
"Lemmas"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A city"
],
"id": "en-माया-sa-name-IC7nlY~8"
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "sa",
"name": "Poetry",
"orig": "sa:Poetry",
"parents": [
"Art",
"Literature",
"Culture",
"Entertainment",
"Writing",
"Society",
"Human behaviour",
"Language",
"All topics",
"Human",
"Communication",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"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"
],
"topics": [
"communications",
"journalism",
"literature",
"media",
"poetry",
"publishing",
"writing"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/mɑː.jɑ́ː/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/mɑː.jɑː/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Sanskrit"
]
}
],
"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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{
"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": "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"
]
},
{
"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"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"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"
}
],
"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"
}
],
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"illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic"
],
"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"
],
"links": [
[
"phantom",
"phantom"
],
[
"apparition",
"apparition"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"sa:Buddhism"
],
"glosses": [
"duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions"
],
"links": [
[
"Buddhism",
"Buddhism"
],
[
"duplicity",
"duplicity"
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],
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"(Buddhism) duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions"
],
"topics": [
"Buddhism",
"lifestyle",
"religion"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"sa:Philosophy"
],
"glosses": [
"illusion"
],
"links": [
[
"philosophy",
"philosophy"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(philosophy) illusion"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"sa:Shaivism"
],
"glosses": [
"one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul"
],
"links": [
[
"Shaivism",
"Shaivism"
],
[
"pāśas",
"pāśa#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Shaivism) one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"sa:Vaishnavism"
],
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"one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu"
],
"links": [
[
"Vaishnavism",
"Vaishnavism"
],
[
"shaktis",
"shakti#English"
],
[
"Vishnu",
"Vishnu"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Vaishnavism) one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"compassion, sympathy"
],
"links": [
[
"compassion",
"compassion"
],
[
"sympathy",
"sympathy"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
],
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"Operculina turpethum (Convolvulus turpethum)"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"sa:Poetry"
],
"glosses": [
"name of two poetic meters"
],
"links": [
[
"poetry",
"poetry"
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],
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"(poetry) name of two poetic meters"
],
"topics": [
"communications",
"journalism",
"literature",
"media",
"poetry",
"publishing",
"writing"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/mɑː.jɑ́ː/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/mɑː.jɑː/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Sanskrit"
]
}
],
"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"
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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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{
"form": "māyā́",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
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"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": "mā́ye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"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"
]
},
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"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"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"g": "f",
"tr": "māyā́"
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"name": "sa-proper noun"
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"The name of several goddesses (Illusion personified, Lakshmi)"
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[
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"Lakshmi"
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"Sanskrit given names"
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"a female given name, equivalent to English Maya (famously held by the mother of the Buddha)"
],
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[
"given name",
"given name"
],
[
"Maya",
"Maya#English"
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[
"Buddha",
"Buddha"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"sa:Cities"
],
"glosses": [
"A city"
]
},
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"categories": [
"sa:Poetry"
],
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"name of 2 sāmans"
],
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[
"poetry",
"poetry"
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[
"dual",
"dual"
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[
"sāman",
"sāman"
]
],
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"(poetry, in the dual, māye indrasya) name of 2 sāmans"
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"in the dual"
],
"topics": [
"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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"trace": ""
}
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}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: poetry, in the dual, māye indrasya",
"path": [
"माया"
],
"section": "Sanskrit",
"subsection": "proper noun",
"title": "माया",
"trace": ""
}
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