Mohapasha, Mōhapāśa, Mohapāśa: 5 definitions

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Mohapasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Mōhapāśa and Mohapāśa can be transliterated into English as Mohapasa or Mohapasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Mohapasha in Yoga glossary
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Mohapāśa (मोहपाश) refers to the “bond of delusion”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mohapasha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mōhapāśa (मोहपाश).—m (S) The snare of the world; the fascination or fetters of illusory objects. See mōhajāla.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mohapasha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mohapāśa (मोहपाश):—[=moha-pāśa] [from moha] m. the snare of (worldly) illusion, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mohapasha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mōhapāśa (ಮೋಹಪಾಶ):—[noun] the worldly attachment or infatuating affection which binds a person to mundane world, and are considered as an impediment in the way of spiritual achievement.

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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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