Moha, Mohā: 53 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantra1) Mohā (मोहा, “Delusion”):—Third of the eight Mātṛs born from the body of Vahni, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra. These eight sub-manifestations (mātṛ), including Mohā, symbolize mental dispositions or emotions and are considered as obstructing the attainment of liberating knowledge. They are presided over by the Bhairava Unmatta. Vahni is the fourth of the Eight Mahāmātṛs, residing within the Mātṛcakra (third of the five cakras) and represents fire.
2) Mohā (मोहा, “Dazzlement”):—Third of the eight Mātṛs born from the body of Bhānumatī, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra. These eight sub-manifestations (mātṛ), including Mohā, embody several qualities expressive of the sun’s burning heat and glaring light. They are presided over by the Bhairava Ruru. Bhānumatī is the sixth of the Eight Mahāmātṛs, residing within the Mātṛcakra (third of the five cakras) and represents the sun.
Source: Wisdom Library: Kakṣapuṭa-tantraMoha (मोह) refers to “bewildering enemies”. It is a siddhi (‘supernatural power’) described in chapter one of the Kakṣapuṭatantra (a manual of Tantric practice from the tenth century).
Source: Shodhganga: Mantra-sādhana: Chapter One of the KakṣapuṭatantraMoha (मोह) refers to “bewildering enemies” and represents one of the various siddhis (perfections) mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra verse 1.11-13. Accordingly, “by excellent Sādhakas (tantric practitioners) wishing the Siddhi (e.g., moha), the mantrasādhana should be performed in advance, for the sake of the Siddhi. One would not attain any Siddhi without the means of mantra-vidhāna (the classification of mantra)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraMoha (मोह) is a Sanskrit technical term, used in jurisdiction, referring to “wrong information”. It is mentioned as one of the causes for giving false evidence. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (See the Manubhāṣya 8.120)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraMoha (मोह, “distraction”).—One of the thirty-three ‘transitory states’ (vyabhicāribhāva), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 7. These ‘transitory states’ accompany the ‘permanent state’ in co-operation. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature. (Also see the Daśarūpa 4.8-9)
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraMoha (मोह, “distraction”) is caused by determinants (vibhāva) such as accidental injury, adversity, sickness, fear, agitation, remembering past enemity and the like. It is to be represented on the stage by consequents (anubhāva) such as want of movement, [excessive] movement of [a particular] limb, falling down, reeling, not seeing properly and the like.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Viṣṇu-purāṇaMoha (मोह) refers to “stupefaction” and represents a type of Ādhyātmika pain of the mental (mānasa) type, according to the Viṣṇu-purāṇa 6.5.1-6. Accordingly, “the wise man having investigated the three kinds of worldly pain, or mental and bodily affliction and the like, and having acquired true wisdom, and detachment from human objects, obtains final dissolution.”
Ādhyātmika and its subdivisions (e.g., moha) represents one of the three types of worldly pain (the other two being ādhibhautika and ādhidaivika) and correspond to three kinds of affliction described in the Sāṃkhyakārikā.
The Viṣṇupurāṇa is one of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas which, according to tradition was composed of over 23,000 metrical verses dating from at least the 1st-millennium BCE. There are six chapters (aṃśas) containing typical puranic literature but the contents primarily revolve around Viṣṇu and his avatars.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMoha (मोह).—A son born of the lustre of Brahmā. (3rd Skandha, Bhāgavata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMoha (मोह).—Born from the buddhi of Brahmā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 3. 11.
Moha (मोह) refers to one of the five Avidyās, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—When Brahmā meditates there is creation of five types of avidyā known as creation predominated by tamas (prādurbhūtaḥ tamomoyaḥ). This avidyā is spoken of as fivefold—tamas, moha, mahāmoha, tāmisra and andhatāmisra. After the creation of this five fold avidyā Brahmā again meditates as, a result of which the world of vegetation is produced. This is termed as mukhyasarga. It is the fourth in order (“mukhyā nagā iti proktā mukhya sargastu sa smṛtaḥ”).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Samkhya (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Sāṃkhya philosophyMoha (मोह, “delusion”) is the second type of viparyaya (ignorance), according to the Sāṃkhya theory of evolution. Viparyaya refers to a category of pratyayasarga (intellectual products), which represents the first of two types of sarga (products) that come into being during tattvapariṇāma (elemental manifestations), which in turn, evolve out of the two types of pariṇāma (change, modification).
Samkhya (सांख्य, Sāṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofs’) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 1Moha (मोह) refers to “delusion”: a composed state of mind which does not permit scope for discrimination.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaMoha (मोह) refers to “swoon” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning moha] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaMoha (मोह) refers to “loss of consciousness”, as taught in the Ceṣṭita (“symptoms of snake-bites”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—Sage Kāśyapa adds a graphic description of the features of a fatally bitten victim. Blackish-blue coloured blood oozing from the site of a fatal snake-bite, thirst, sweat, stiffness of limbs, horripilation, trembling of organs, ungainly appearance of lips and teeth, nasal speech, loss of consciousness (moha) and disfigurement—all these are surefire signs of a fatally bitten person.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Moha (मोह) refers to “stupor”, as mentioned in verse 3.29 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Alcohol (is) not to be drunk, or to be drunk (only) in small quantities or with much water; otherwise it causes cutaneous swellings, flaccidity, heat, and stupor [viz., moha]. [...]”.
Note: The copulative compound śopha-śaithilya-dāha-moha (“cutaneous swellings, flaccidity, heat, and stupor”) has been resolved into a series of predicatively used adjectives: kha bskams lhod thsa daṅ rmoṅs-pa (“dry in the mouth, flaccid, hot, and stuporous”). For śopha (“cutaneous swelling”) the translators read apparently śoṣa (“xerostomia”, given as a variant in the Kottayam edition); CD write kha skom instead of kha bskams, which would mean “thirsty in the mouth”.
Moha (“stupor”) is also mentioned in verse 4.13-14.—Accordingly, “[...] (From the restraint) of sleep (result) stupor [viz., moha], heaviness of head and eyes, indolence, yawning, and rheumatism. In this case sleep and massages (are) desirable”.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Moha (मोह):—Infatuation leads to fluction of pyschic status and ends up in psychological disorder.
2) Unconsciousness, during the first impulse, because of vitiation of rasa the patient suffers from unconsciousness.
3) Disorientation, Because of the sharpness property of poison, it overwhelms the mind (produces disorientations) and tends to disintegrate the marmas (vital points).
4) Loss of consciousness, bewilderment, perplexity, distraction, infatuation, delusion
5) [mohaḥ] Confused state of mind that doesnot lead to correct perception
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Moha (मोह) refers to “one who is deluded”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the signs of one who is not a Siddha: “He is excessively tall, bald, deformed, short, dwarfish, his nose is ugly or he has black teeth and is wrathful . Some of his limbs are missing and is deceitful, cripple and deformed, foolish, inauspicious, envious, deluded, badly behaved, and violent; without any teacher, he is devoid of the rites, he maligns the Krama without cause, he is not devoted to the Siddhas, he (always) suffers and is without wisdom. He is (always) ill and one should know that he is (always) attached (to worldly objects) and has no scripture. He has no energy and is dull and lazy. Ugly, he lives by cheating and, cruel, he is deluded [i.e., moha-sampanna], and devoid of (any) sense of reality. Such is the characteristic of one who is not accomplished (asiddha) in a past life”.
2) Mohā (मोहा) or Mohākalā refers to one of the “eight energies” (Aṣṭakalā) that surround the sacred seat Kāmarūpa, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Then (after that comes the fourth sacred seat [i.e., Kāmarūpa] which) is in the locus of the heart and is surrounded by eight energies, namely Mohā, Āvṛtā, Prakāśyā, Kiraṇā, Rāgavatī, Hṛṣṭā, Puṣṭī, and Krodhā. One should know that it is located in the Wheel of the Heart surrounded by (this) group of energies set around it anticlockwise. (Brilliant) like the rising sun, its purpose is the emanation of the (many) diverse and true Yoginīs by means of (the energy) who (is full of the) attachment and passion (kāma) that comes from the joy of the heart (generated) by the countless energies of (the divine) will in order to (emanate) the many and diverse forms of creation. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchMoha (मोह) refers to “delusion (of the mind)”, according to the Pātañjalayogaśāstra (1.2).—Accordingly, “[...] [When] its covering of delusion (moha-āvaraṇa) is destroyed and, shining in every direction, it is penetrated by only Rajas, the [mind] becomes capable of religious activity, wisdom, detachment and power. [When] free from the impurity of [even] a slight trace of Rajas and established in its own essence, [and when it consists of] merely the perception of the otherness of Spirit from Sattva, the [mind] becomes capable of meditation on Dharmamegha”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Access to Insight: A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist TermsDelusion; ignorance (avijja).. One of three unwholesome roots (mula) in the mind.Source: Dhamma Dana: Pali English GlossaryM Ignorance. Failure regarding the knowledge of dhamma. Only an arahanta is no more affected by moha.
Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaPart of the Moha Team.
Ignorance;
Moha is ignorance. It is delusion. It covers true nature of dhamma and it veils citta not to see realities and truths. It prevents pannas arising. Moha and panna are mutually exclusive in a citta. When moha arises, panna cannot arise and when panna arises moha has gone away.
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and DoctrinesDelusion (moha); also, avijjā.
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'delusion', is one of the 3 unwholesome roots (mūla). The best known synonym is avijjā.
Source: Dhamma Study: Cetasikasdullness; Moha is not the same as lack of worldly knowledge such as science or history, but it is ignorance of ultimate realities. There are many degrees of moha. Moha does not know the true nature of the object which is experienced and therefore its essence is, as stated by the Atthasalini non-penetration and its function "covering up" the intrinsic nature of the object.
Moha is ignorant of the true nature of realities. Moha is the root of all that is unprofitable.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMoha, (मोह, “delusion”):—One of the three poisons (triviṣa).—Delusion is of two kinds:
- bad delusion (mithyāmoha)
- and simple delusion.
Moha (मोह) (Cf. Samoha) refers to “bewilderment”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, how does the knowledge (jñāna) of the Bodhisattva becomes like open space? (1) Having pervaded the thoughts of all beings by knowledge, he knows the impassioned thought of all beings truly as it is, as an impassioned thought; (2) he knows the thought full of aversion truly as it is, as a thought full of aversion; (3) he knows the thought full of bewilderment truly as it is, as a thought full of bewilderment (samoha-citta—api samohaṃ cittaṃ); (4) he knows the thought full of impurity truly as it is, as a thought full of impurity; (5) he never deviates from the nature of the dharma which is without desire, and teaches the dharma for other beings so that they overcome their desire;
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyMoha (मोह, “delusion”) refers to one of the five Kulas (families), according to Guhyasamāja.—[...] The families (kula) owe allegiance to their progenitors who are known as Kuleśas or Lords of Families. In the Guhyasamāja it is said: “The five Kulas (families) are the Dveṣa (hatred), Moha (delusion), Rāga (attachment), Cintāmaṇi (Wishing Gem), and Samaya, (convention) which conduce to the attainment of all desires and emancipation”.
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaMoha (मोह) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Mohī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Cittacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the cittacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (‘emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Moha] are black in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiMoha (मोह, “delusion”) refers to one of the “five afflictions” (pañcakleśa), according to the Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The tiger skin (vyāghracarma) symbolizes a fully developed Yogī, able to route the Buddhist devil Māra, and save those overcome by the Pañcakleśa, "The Five Afflictions", (the Mahāyāna version of the Triviṣa, "Three Poisons"). 1) moha, "delusion", 2) rāga, "passion", 3) dveṣa, "hatred", 4) māna, "pride", 5) īrṣyā, "jealousy.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Buddhist philosophy
Source: Wisdom Experience: Mind (An excerpt from Science and Philosophy)Moha (मोह) refers to “(living in a state of) confusion”.—[...] [Siddhārtha adopted a perspective that appears to have been increasingly influential in his time]:—The physical world and the body itself must be maintained, but the problem of suffering cannot be eliminated through purely physical manipulations. Instead, suffering arises from a fundamental distortion in how we experience the world, such that we live in a state of perpetual ignorance (avidyā) or confusion (moha). Thus, to relieve suffering, one must remove that fundamental confusion by counteracting it with wisdom (prajñā), which “sees things as they truly are” (yathābhūtadarśana).
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaMoha (मोह, “delusion”) refers to one of the fourty “conditions” (saṃskāra) that are “associated with mind” (citta-samprayukta) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 30). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., moha). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Moha also refers to the “three roots of unwholesomeness” (akuśalamūla) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 139).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMoha (मोह) refers to “Delusion”, according to chapter 6.2 [aranātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as Ara said in his sermon on rāga and dveṣa:—“[...] The faults, sexual love, etc., are servants of love (raga); false belief, arrogance, etc. are attendants of hate (dveṣa). Delusion (moha) is their father, their seed, their leader, their supreme lord, not to be separated from them, the grandfather of all faults (i.e., delusion is the parent of love and hate, the sources of all faults). It must therefore be guarded against. [...]”.
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsMoha (मोह) refers to “delusion”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Behold the way of life of embodied souls. The body is crushed [but] not desire. Life perishes [but] not the wicked mind. Delusion (moha) is evident [but] not the purpose of the self”.
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IMoha (मोह, “delusion”) refers to one of the “thirteen difficulties”, according to the “Teraha kāṭhīyā-svādhyāya” by Jinaharṣa (dealing with the Ethics section of Jain Canonical literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The exposition of the ‘thirteen difficulties’ against which one should fight as they are hindrances to proper religious practice is a widespread topic in Jain literature in Gujarati. They are either listed in brief compositions or described with several verses for each of the components. The list of terms is always the same, with a few variations in designations: [e.g., delusion (moha), ...].—See ch. Krause 1999, p. 277 for the list as found in a Ratnasañcaya-granth stanza 118.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsMoha [मोहा] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Madhuca neriifolia (Moon) H.J.Lam from the Sapotaceae (Mahua) family having the following synonyms: Madhuca malabarica, Basia malabarica, Illipe malabarica. For the possible medicinal usage of moha, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymoha : (m.) stupidity; delusion.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMoha, (fr. muh, see muyhati; cp. Sk. moha & Vedic mogha) stupidity, dullness of mind & soul, delusion, bewilderment, infatuation D. III, 146, 175, 182, 214, 270; Vin. IV, 144, 145; Sn. 56, 74, 160, 638, 847; Vbh. 208, 341, 391, 402; Pug. 16; Tikp 108, 122, 259.—Defd as “dukkhe aññāṇaṃ etc., moha pamoha, sammoha, avijj’ogha etc., ” by Nd2 99 & Vbh. 362; as “muyhanti tena, sayaṃ vā muyhati, muyhana-mattaṃ eva vā tan ti moho” and “cittassa andha-bhāva-lakkhaṇo, aññāṇalakkhaṇo vā” at Vism. 468.—Often coupled with rāga & dosa as one of the 3 cardinal affects of citta, making a man unable to grasp the higher truths and to enter the Path: see under rāga (& Nd2 p. 237, s. v. rāga where the wide range of application of this set is to be seen). Cp. the 3 fires: rāg-aggi, dos-aggi, moh-aggi It. 92; D. III, 217 also rāga-kkhaya, dosa°, moha° VbhA. 31 sq.—On combination with rāga, lobha & dosa see dosa2 and lobha.—On term see also Dhs. trsl. §§ 33, 362, 441; Cpd 16, 18, 41, 113, 146.—See further D. I, 80 (samoha-cittaṃ); Nd1 15, 16 (with lobha & dosa); VvA. 14; PvA. 3.—amoha absence of bewilderment Vbh. 210 (+alobha, adosa; as the 3 kusala-mūlāni: cp. mūla 3), 402 (id. , as kusala-hetu).—Cp. pa°, sam°.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymōha (मोह).—m (S) Fascination, infatuation, bewitchment; whether the allurement of objects exciting love, affection, pity, sympathy &c.; or the state of being allured and engaged by. 2 Loss of consciousness or sense; fainting, forgetfulness, stupefaction. 3 Ignorance, folly, foolishness;--applied esp. to that spiritual ignorance which leads men to believe in the material reality of worldly objects, and to betake themselves to mundane or sensual enjoyments. 4 Affection, fondness. 5 A tree, Bassia latifolia. From the blossoms of it a spirituous liquor is distilled.
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mōha (मोह).—n m (Commonly mōhō) A bees' nest and comb.
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mōhā (मोहा).—m (mōha S through H) A tree, Bassia latifolia. From its blossoms a spirituous liquor is distilled.
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mōhā (मोहा).—a mōhācā a (mōha) Of enchanting or excellent quality;--used of a species of cocoanut and betelnut. Ex. mō0 nāraḷa-nāraḷī-māḍa-supārī.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmōha (मोह).—m Fascination. Ignorance. Fond- ness. Loss of sense. A tree. n m A bees' nest and comb.
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mōhā (मोहा).—m A kind of tree.
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mōhā (मोहा).—a Of enchanting or excellent quality.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMoha (मोह).—[muh ghañ]
1) Loss of consciousness, fainting, a swoon, insensibility; मोहेनान्तर्वरतनुरियं लक्ष्यते मुच्यमाना (mohenāntarvaratanuriyaṃ lakṣyate mucyamānā) V.1.8; मोहादभूत् कष्टतरः प्रबोधः (mohādabhūt kaṣṭataraḥ prabodhaḥ) R.14.56; Kumārasambhava 3.73; कतिचन पेतुरुपेत्य मोहमुद्राम् (katicana peturupetya mohamudrām) Śiva B.28.88.
2) Perplexity, delusion, embarrassment, confusion; यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव (yajjñātvā na punarmohamevaṃ yāsyasi pāṇḍava) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 4.35.
3) Folly, ignorance, infatuation; तितीर्षुर्दुस्तरं मोहादुडुपेनास्मि सागरम् (titīrṣurdustaraṃ mohāduḍupenāsmi sāgaram) 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); महामोहं च मोहं च तमश्चाज्ञानवृत्तयः (mahāmohaṃ ca mohaṃ ca tamaścājñānavṛttayaḥ) Bhāgavata 3.12.2.
9) Illusion of attachment or love; स्वगृहोद्यानगतेीऽपि स्निग्धैः पापं विशङ्क्यते मोहात् (svagṛhodyānagateी'pi snigdhaiḥ pāpaṃ viśaṅkyate mohāt) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.171.
Derivable forms: mohaḥ (मोहः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMoha (मोह).—nt. (Sanskrit only masc.), delusion: Lalitavistara 258.12 (verse) satyam idaṃ moham anyad iti mūḍhāḥ, foolishly thinking, ‘this is true, all else is delusion’ (is -m ‘Hiatustilger’? for moha anyad? but next is unambiguous); Lalitavistara 372.5 (verse) mohānī (m.c. for °ni).
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Mohā (मोहा).—name of a rākṣasī: Mahā-Māyūrī 240.22.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoha (मोह).—m.
(-haḥ) 1. Fainting, loss of consciousness or sense. 2. Ignorance, folly, foolishness; it is applied especially to that spiritual ignorance which leads men to believe in the reality of worldly objects, and to addict themselves to mundane or sensual enjoyment. 3. Pain, affliction. 4. Error, mistake. 5. Bewilderment, distraction. E. muh to be ignorant or foolish, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoha (मोह).—i. e. muh + a, m. 1. Fainting, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 84, 10; loss of consciousness, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 8. 2. Bewilderment, distraction, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Moha (मोह).—[masculine] unconsciousness, bewilderment, perplexity, swoon; error, infatuation, darkness or delusion of mind (ph.), ignorance, folly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Moha (मोह):—m. (√1. muh; ifc. f(ā). ) loss of consciousness, bewilderment, perplexity, distraction, infatuation, delusion, error, folly, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc. (moham-√brū, to say anything that leads to error; mohaṃ-√yā, to fall into error; mohāt ind. through folly or ignorance)
2) fainting, stupefaction, a swoon, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) (in [philosophy]) darkness or delusion of mind (preventing the discernment of truth and leading men to believe in the reality of worldly objects)
4) (with Buddhists) ignorance (one of the three roots of vice, [Dharmasaṃgraha 139])
5) a magical art employed to bewilder an enemy (= mohana), [Catalogue(s)]
6) wonder, amazement, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Infatuation personified (as the offspring of Brahmā), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoha (मोह):—(haḥ) 1. m. Fainting; spiritual ignorance; error; pain.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Moha (मोह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Moha.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMoha (मोह) [Also spelled moh]:—(nm) illusion; ignorance; affection; infatuation; fascination; spell; -[nidrā] a slumber steeped in ignorance; ~[pāśa] the snare of worldly illusion; ~[bhaṃga] disillusionment; -[mamatā] affection and attachment.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Moha (मोह) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Moha.
2) Moha (मोह) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Mogha.
3) Moha (मोह) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Moha.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMōha (ಮೋಹ):—
1) [noun] the state of being unconscious; unconsciousness.
2) [noun] a false impression or belief; or state of being deceived by appearances.
3) [noun] the state of being bewildered, perplexed; bewilderment; utter confusion.
4) [noun] lack of good sense and judgement; foolishness; stupidity.
5) [noun] a mistake; a fault.
6) [noun] love; affection; fondness.
7) [noun] anger; ire.
8) [noun] the fact or act of capturing the interest, attention of; fascination.
9) [noun] a losing (of facts, knowledge, tc.) from the mind; a failure or inability to remember.
10) [noun] a kind of magic used to cause utter confusion among enemies.
11) [noun] (phil.) want of spiritual knowledge; ignorance.
12) [noun] (rhet.) one of the minor sentiments, a losing of consciousness as from excess joy, grief, etc.
13) [noun] (phil.) the state of being inspired with intense, transitory fondness or admiration (to the extent that it blinds judgement, reasoning); infatuation.
14) [noun] ಮೋಹ ಸಲ್ [moha sal] mōha sal to have an irrepresible desire for; ಮೋಹಪಡು [mohapadu] mōha paḍu to be attracted, fascinated by; to be allured.
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Mōha (ಮೋಹ):—
1) [noun] the aloe plant Aloe littoralis of Liliaceae family; small aloe.
2) [noun] the tree Madhuca India ( = Bassia latifolia) of Sapotaceae family; Indian buttter tree.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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