mohaH [ muh-GaY ] 1 Loss of consciousness, fainting, a swoon, insensibility; mohenAMtarvaratanuriyaM lakzyate mucyamAnA V. 1. 8 ; mohAdaBUtkazwataraH praboDaH R. 14. 56 ; Ku. 3. 73. 2 Perplexity, delusion, embarrassment, confusion; yajjYAtvA na punarmohapevaM yAsyasi pAMqava Bg. 4. 35. 3 Folly, ignorance, infatuation titIrzurdustaraM mohAduqupenAsmi sAgaraM R. 1. 2 ; Ś. 7. 25. 4 Error, mistake. 5 Wonder, astonishment. 6 Affliction, pain. 7 A magical art employed to confound an enemy. 8 (In phil. ) Delusion of mind which prevents one from discerning the truth (makes one believe in the reality of worldly objects and to be addicted to the gratification of sensual pleasures). 9 Illusion of attachment or love; Pt. 2. 166. Comp. — upamA (In Rhet. ) a figure of speech in which the upamAna and upameya are confounded; see Kāv. 2. 25. — kalilaM the thick net or snare of delusion. — nidrA over-weening confidence. — maMtraH a deluding spell. — rAtriH f. the night when the whole universe will be destroyed. — SAstraM a false doctrine or precept.