Mayakara, Māyākāra, Maya-kara: 12 definitions
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Mayakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
māyākāra : (m.) a juggler.
Māyākāra refers to: a conjurer, magician S. III, 142; Vism. 366 (in comparison); VbhA. 196. (Page 529)
Note: māyākāra is a Pali compound consisting of the words māyā and kāra.
māyākāra (မာယာကာရ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[māyā+kara+ṇa ,ṭī．512．]
[မာယာ+ကရ+ဏ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၅၁၂။]
[Pali to Burmese]
māyākāra—
(Burmese text): မျက်လှည့်သည်၊ မျက်လှည့်သမား။
(Auto-Translation): Eyeball, eye baller.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Māyākāra (मायाकार).—m.) a conjurer, juggler.
Derivable forms: māyākāraḥ (मायाकारः).
Māyākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māyā and kāra (कार). See also (synonyms): māyākṛt, māyājīvin.
Māyākāra (मायाकार).—m. (= Pali and Sanskrit Lex. id.), conjurer, sleight-of-hand-performer: Mahāvyutpatti 7242.
Māyākāra (मायाकार).—m.
(-raḥ) A juggler, a mime, an actor. E. māyā trick or delusion, kāra who makes.
Māyākāra (मायाकार):—[=māyā-kāra] [from māyā > māya] m. ‘illusion-maker’, a conjurer, juggler, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Māyākāra (मायाकार):—[māyā+kāra] (raḥ) 1. m. A juggler.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Māyakāra (ಮಾಯಕಾರ):—
1) [noun] an expert in performing magic; a magician.
2) [noun] a man who habitually cheats another; a cheat; a fraud.
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Māyakāṟa (ಮಾಯಕಾಱ):—[noun] = ಮಾಯಕಾರ [mayakara].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maya, Kara, Na.
Starts with: Mayakaraka, Mayakarana, Mayakarantevasi, Mayakarapurisa.
Full-text: Mayakarapurisa, Mayakari, Mayakarantevasi, Mayajivin, Mayakrit, Mayagara, Pratiharika, Atman, Malakara.
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