Maye, Māye: 2 definitions

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Introduction:

Maye means something in biology. 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Maye in Mali is the name of a plant defined with Carica papaya in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vasconcellea peltata A. DC. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Eclogae Plantarum Rariorum (1811)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1790)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1804)
· Flore des Antilles (1824)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Maye, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Māye (ಮಾಯೆ):—

1) [noun] the art of producing (by sleight of hand, optical illusion, etc.) apparently inexplicable phenomena; magic.

2) [noun] the supposed art of influencing the course of events and of producing supernatural phenomena by the occult control on nature or on spirits; sorcery, witchcraft.

3) [noun] the fact or condition of being deceived or deluded by appearances; a deception, a delusion; an illusion.

4) [noun] ignorance, esp. spiritual ignorance; the divine play that causes this ignorance.

5) [noun] the condition of being baffled, befuddled; utter confusion.

6) [noun] compassion; empathy.

7) [noun] the attachment caused by love; infatuation.

8) [noun] Lakṣmi, the Goddess of Wealth.

9) [noun] Pārvati, the principal energy of nature.

10) [noun] name of a goddess who is the personification of divine illusion, a form of Pārvati.

11) [noun] the sum total of all things in time and space; the entire physical universe; the nature.

12) [noun] the faculty of knowing and reasoning; power of thought; understanding; analytic intelligence; intellect.

13) [noun] arrogance; haughtiness; overbearing behaviour.

14) [noun] stupidity; foolishness.

15) [noun] (vīr.) illusion or infatuation considered as an impediment in the path of realisation.

16) [noun] (Dvaita phil.) a mystical centre in the heart that is supposed to be in the form of a twelve-petalled lotus.

17) [noun] (jain.) dishonesty or hypocrisy in the path of knowledge.

context information

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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Search found 12 books and stories containing Maye, Māye; (plurals include: Mayes, Māyes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Verse 2.22.93 < [Chapter 22 - Delivering Śacīdevī from Offense and Descriptions of Nityānanda’s Qualities]

Verse 2.1.189 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]

Verse 2.13.369 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]

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Verse 5.7.7 < [Chapter 7 - The Killing of Kuvalayāpīḍa]

Verse 1.15.1 < [Chapter 15 - Revelation of the Universal Form to Nanda’s Wife]

Verse 4.19.3b < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]

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