Mayacana, Māyācaṇa, Maya-cana: 6 definitions
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Mayacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mayachana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāyācaṇa (मायाचण).—a.
1) noted for juggling.
2) deceptive.
Māyācaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māyā and caṇa (चण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāyācaṇa (मायाचण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Illusive, deceptive. E. māyā and caṇaṣ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Māyācaṇa (मायाचण):—[=māyā-caṇa] [from māyā > māya] mfn. famous for juggling, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]
2) [v.s. ...] illusive, deceptive, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāyācaṇa (मायाचण):—[(ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a.] Illusive.
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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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Ends with: Kshamayacana.
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