mAyA [ mA-yaH bA° netvam ] 1 Deceit, fraud, trick, trickery; a device, an artifice; Pt. 1. 359. 2 Jugglery, witchcraft, enchantment, an illusion of magic; svapno nu mAyA nu matiBramo nu Ś. 6. 9. 3 (Hence) An unreal or illusory image, a phantom, illusion, unreal apparition; mAyAM mayodBAvya parIkzito'si R. 2. 62 ; vikftiH kinnu BavediyaM nu mAyA Ki. 13. 4 , R. 12. 74 ; oft. as the first member of comp. in the sense of ‘false’, ‘phantom’, ‘illusory’; e. g. mAyAvacanaM false words; mAyAmfga &c. 4 A political trick or artifice, diplomatic feat. 5 (In Vedānta phil. ) Unreality, the ( pb ) illusion by virtue of which one considers the unreal universe as really existent and as distinct from the Supreme Spirit. 6 (In Sān. phil. ) The Pradhāna or Prakṛti. 7 Wickedness. 8 Pity, compassion. 9 N. of the mother of Buddha. 10 Ved. Extraordinary power, wisdom ( prajYA ). 11 (With Śaivas) One of the four snares ( pASa ) which entangle the soul. 12 N. of the city Gayā. 13 N. of Lakṣmī. Comp. — Acara a. acting deceitfully. — Atmaka a. false, illusory. — upajIvin a. living by fraud; Pt. 1. 288. — kAraH, -kft, -jIvin m. a conjurer, juggler. — caRa a. 1 noted for juggling. 2 deceptive. — daH a crocodile. — devI N. of the mother of Buddha. °sutaH Buddha. — Dara a. deceitful, illusive. — pawu a. skilled in deception, fraudulent, deceitful. — prayogaH 1 deceitfulness, employment of tricks or fraud; Pt. 1. 190. 2 employment of magic. — PalaM a gall nut. — mfgaH a phantom deer, an illusory or false deer. — yaMtraM an enchantment. — yogaH employment of magic. — yoDin a. fighting deceitfully. — vacanaM false or deceitful words. — vAdaH the doctrine of illusion, (a term applied to Buddhism). — vid a. skilled in deception or magical arts. — sutaH an epithet of Buddha.