Mayamaya, Māyāmaya: 11 definitions
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Mayamaya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Māyāmaya (मायामय) refers to “that which is made of illusion” (i.e., the entire universe), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.29 (“Śivā-Śiva dialogue”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Pārvatī: “[...] O gentle lady, I, the independent, have been made subservient by you. You alone are the great illusory power, the Primordial nature that creates. This entire universe has been made of illusion (māyāmaya); it is held by the supreme soul with His great intellect. It is united and enveloped by the Gaṇas of the nature of pervading souls of meritorious deeds, akin to the nature of supreme soul. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
māyāmaya (मायामय).—a (S) Consisting of or filled with Maya, illusory. Ex.mā0 jagasārēṃ || avaghēṃ dōna divasāñcēṃ vārēṃ (a two-days' puff or whiff) baravēṃ samajārē umajārē || kāṃ karitāṃ gamajārē ||.
māyāmaya (मायामय).—a Illusory.
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
Māyāmaya (मायामय).—a. (-yī f.)
1) Illusive, illusory, deceitful.
2) False, unreal.
3) Magical.
Māyāmaya (मायामय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Illusive, deceptive. E. māyā and mayaṭ aff.
Māyāmaya (मायामय).—[māyā + maya], adj., f. yī, 1. Illusive, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 49, 31. 2. Magical, [Indralokāgamana] 1, 7; [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 55, 31.
Māyāmaya (मायामय).—[feminine] ī illusory, unreal.
1) Māyāmaya (मायामय):—[=māyā-maya] [from māyā > māya] mf(ī)n. consisting of illusion, formed, illusive, unreal, magical, [Upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Rākṣasa, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
Māyāmaya (मायामय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Illusive.
Māyāmaya (मायामय):—(von māyā) adj. f. ī auf Täuschung beruhend, ein Blendwerk bildend, hingezaubert, keine Wirklichkeit habend [Colebrooke I, 375.] [MAITRYUP. 4, 2.] [Mahābhārata 3, 673. 1720. 9, 584.] [Harivaṃśa 8014. fg.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 15, 9. 49, 16 (50, 15 Gorresio). 3, 49, 31. 55, 31. 6, 7, 7. 82, 68.] [Rāmāyaṇa ed. Bomb. 1, 27, 19.] [Spr. 4707.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 2, 2. 3, 13, 25.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 24, 33.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 206.] [Bhaṭṭikavya 17, 107.]
Māyāmaya (मायामय):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) auf Täuschung beruhend , ein Blendwerk bildend , hingezaubert , keine Wirklichkeit habend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Rākṣasa [Bālarāmāyaṇa 12,7.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mayamayakki, Mayamayasthana, Mayamayavikara.
Full-text: Maya, Mayamayasthana, Gomayamaya, Ubhavani, Ishvara, Mayavin, Mandodhari.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.6.131 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord Begins Studying and His Childhood Mischief]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 1.1.21 < [Adhikaraṇa 7 - Sūtras 21-22]
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 382: Creation Continues < [Tantra Two (irantam tantiram) (verses 337-548)]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 13.2 < [Chapter 13 - Prakṛti-puruṣa-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 18.55 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 103 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 587 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 465 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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