Mohana, Mohanā: 39 definitions
Introduction:
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mohanā (मोहना) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother’ (mātṛ), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., Mohanā) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.”
The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.
1) Mohana (मोहन).—An ancient place of habitation in Bhārata. This place was conquered by Karṇa. (Śloka 10, Chapter 254, Vana Parva).
2) Mohanā (मोहना).—Wife of Sugrīva. Mohanā helped her husband in bringing water from the Sarayū river to bathe the Aśvamedha horse of Śrī Rāma. (Padma Purāṇa, Pātāla Khaṇḍa).
Mohana (मोहन, “deluding”) refers to one of the five arrows of Kāma, also known as Puṣpabāṇa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.3.—“[...] In this form and with your five flower-arrows [viz., Puṣpabāṇa] you can enamour and captivate men and women and carry on the eternal task of creation. [...] The minds of all living beings will become an easy target of your five-flower arrows (Puṣpabāṇa). You will be the cause of their elation. Thus I have assigned you the task of facilitating creation. These sons of mine will confer names and titles on you. Taking his five flower-arrows (Puṣpabāṇa), Kāma decided on his future course remaining invisible in form. His five arrows are respectively: Harṣaṇa (delighting), Rocana (appealing), Mohana (deluding), Śoṣaṇa (withering), Māraṇa (killing). Even sages could be deluded and tormented by them”.
1a) Mohana (मोहन).—In the Gayāśilā.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 108. 48.
1b) An arrow of the God of Love, sent against Śiva.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 154. 244; 162. 21, 24.
2) Mohanā (मोहना).—A mind-born mother.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 25.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Mohana (मोहन) refers to one of the eight Heroes (vīra-aṣṭaka) associated with Jālandhara (which is in the southern quarter), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight heroes: Ananta, Jvāla, Jṛmbhaṇa, Stambhana, Mohana, Stambhakārī, Saṃkarṣaṇa, Vighnāntaka.
Mohana (मोहन) or Mohanatantra refers to one of the twenty-three Vāmatantras, belonging to the Śāktāgama (or Śāktatantra) division of the Āgama tradition. The Śāktāgamas represent the wisdom imparted by Devī to Īśvara and convey the idea that the worship of Śakti is the means to attain liberation. According to the Pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇasamuccaya of Vairocana, the Śāktatantras are divided into to four parts, the Mohana-tantra belonging to the Vāma class.
Mohana (मोहन, “benumbing”) refers to one of the twelve kinds of black magic (abhicāra) which represents one of the various Siddhis (“supernatural powers”) according to the Siddhayogeśvarīmata: an ancient Sanskrit text devoted to cults of Goddesses as the Vidyāpīṭha or Vidyā Corpus.—Although Vedic rituals were a reliable way for the people of ancient India to fulfill their objectives, Tantric rites too claim to bring about the attainment of wishes. [...] In the Siddhayogeśvarīmata, the objectives of the rites are classified as siddhis [e.g., twelve kinds of black magic (abhicāras) such as benumbing (mohana)]. They belong to the category of supernatural phenomena and seem to be considerably different from the types of wish people expected to gain from the Vedic rituals that still remained within the sphere of everyday life.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Kavya (poetry)
Mohana (मोहन) is the name of a king who fought on Sūryaprabha’s side but was slain by Aṭṭahāsa, who participated in the war on Śrutaśarman side, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly: “... a king named Mohana, when he saw Pralamba dead, engaged with Aṭṭahāsa and smote him with arrows. Then Aṭṭahāsa cut his bow and slew his charioteer, and laid him low, slain with a terrific blow.”.
The story of Mohana was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Mohana, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Mohana (मोहन) refers to Modana in some special conditions (of separation), according to a discussion between Vijaya Kumāra and Śrī Gopāla Guru Gosvāmī.—Modana does not occur anywhere other than in the yūtha of Śrī Rādhikā. Modana is the dearest and most delightful pleasure sport of the hlādinī-śakti. In some special conditions of separation, modana becomes mohana, and as an effect of this helpless condition of separation, all the sāttvika-bhāvas manifest in the sūddīpta condition. When mohanabhāva attains a unique, indescribable mode of behavior, developing into a wondrous condition that resembles a state of utter confusion, then it is divya-unmāda. It has many different features such as udghūrṇā and citrajalpa.
Mohana (मोहन) refers to:—See Adhirūḍha-mahābhāva. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Mohana (मोहन) refers to “enchantment” according to the Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta 2.5 (“Prema: Love of God”).—Accordingly, “[...] All glories to His pastimes in the rainy season, like His resting at the feet of trees, and to His autumnal pastimes—enhanced by the beauty of the forests— which heaped the pain of Cupid’s torment on the women of Vraja. When will I see with my own eyes the way He dresses in forest attire, steals everyone’s heart with the downpour of sweetness from the music of His flute, and enchants all the cowherd girls [i.e., gopayoṣit-gaṇa-mohana]? [...]”.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Mohana (मोहन) is the name of a section [=mohanam] of the Gaurīkāñcalikātantra (i.e., “Gauri Kanchalika Tantra”): an ancient Sanskrit Shaiva Tantra framed as a dialogue between the God (Śiva) and the Goddess (Śivā). The text deals with spiritual and medical herbalism such as the treatment of fever and diseases in the form of Kalpas, commonly known in Āyurveda as “remedies” or “antidotes”. The Gaurīkāñcalikā-tantra further deals with a variety of harvesting techniques and rules for optimal efficiency in collecting herbs while respecting and preserving the natural environment.
Mohana (मोहन):—Loss of consciousness, Delusion, Distraction
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Mohana (मोहन) refers to the “delusion” (which is the poison of rebirth), according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Salutations to you, the guru, who are the embodiment of the bliss of the natural [no-mind] state and whose nectar [in the form] of words, kills the delusion (mohana) which is the poison of rebirth. [This] imperishable and untainted knowledge stimulates the [Yogin’s] nectar. [This] extraordinary no-mind [knowledge] is superior [to all other knowledge because it] bestows bliss. [...]”.
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).
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Mohana (मोहन, “fascination”) refers to one of the eight divisions of the object or purpose of a Mantra, according to the Śrīpraśṇa-saṃhitā (verse 50.70-2).—Mantras refers to “that which is chanted by people to obtain their spiritual aspirations”.
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Mohana (मोहन) or Mohanatantra refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.—The catalogue includes the term—Mohana in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Mohana (मोहन, “bewildering”) is the name of a topic dealt with in the first section (vāśīkaraṇa, “subjugation”) of the Kalpacintāmaṇi (also titled the Yantracintāmaṇi)—an abhicāra text which fits clearly in the six results or magic Tantra genre.—The vāśīkaraṇa section is not purely about subjugation rites; in fact, it includes various rituals including bewildering (mohana), pacification of anger, conquering, immobilization, and others. This first section and topic incorporates many types of six results type rituals. The pacification section is a big ambiguous because pacification is often destruction.
India history and geography
Mohana (मोहन) or Mohanatantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as “Aśvakrānta”, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the मोहन-तन्त्रम् [mohana-tantram] or मोहन [mohana].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Mohana in India is the name of a plant defined with Catunaregam spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Posoqueria floribunda Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient.: (1834)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Bull. Jard. Bot. État (1958)
· Taxon (1978)
· Species Plantarum
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1983)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
mohana : (nt.) making dull; enticement; allurement.
Mohana, (nt.) (fr. muh as Caus. formn) making dull or stupid, infatuation, enticement, allurement Sn. 399, 772 (=mohanā vuccanti pañca kāmaguṇā Nd1 26). The Sk. meaning is also “sexual intercourse” (cp. Halāyudha p. 315), which may apply to the Sn. passages SnA 517 (on Sn. 772) explains “mohanaṃ vuccati kāmaguṇā, ettha hi deva-manussā muyhanti. ” (Page 543)
mohana (မောဟန) [(na) (န)]—
[muha+yu]
[မုဟ+ယု]
[Pali to Burmese]
mohana—
(Burmese text): (၁)တွေဝေခြင်း။ (၂)မိုက်ယောင်မူခြင်း။မသိချင်ယောင်ဆောင်ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Distribution. (2) Deception. Pretending not to know.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
mōhana (मोहन).—n (Corruptly used by poets and the vulgar for mauna) Silence. v dhara. Ex. kāya sēvūṃ vana śīta uṣṇa tāhāna || sāhūṃ kīṃ mō0 dharūṃ baisūṃ ||; also dēva māṇḍuniyā dharilēṃ mō0 || māya mhaṇē kōṇa ēthēṃ dujē ||.
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mōhana (मोहन).—n (S) Fascination, bewitchment, the overpowering of reason and reflection by worldly allurements; alluring or enticing in general. 2 In medicine. Effecting stupor or nervous composure. See saptōpacāra. 3 Clarified butter or oil poured, in order to softenit, over dough or flour in kneading it.
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mōhana (मोहन).—a S That allures, enchants, fascinates.
mōhana (मोहन).—n Fascination. Silence. a That allures.
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
Mohana (मोहन).—a. (-nī f.) [मुह्-णिच्-ल्यु ल्युट् वा (muh-ṇic-lyu lyuṭ vā)]
1) Stupefying.
2) Bewildering, perplexing, puzzling; तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् (tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 14.8.
3) Deluding, infatuating.
4) Fascinating, enrapturing; सकलेन्द्रियमोहनानि (sakalendriyamohanāni) Uttararāmacarita 1.36; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.8.
-naḥ 1 An epithet of Śiva.
2) Name of one of the five arrows of Cupid.
3) The Thorn-apple (dhattūra).
-nī 1 A particular illusion.
2) A particular incantation.
3) One of the nine शक्ति (śakti)s of Viṣṇu.
-nam 1 Stupefying.
2) Bewildering, perplexing, puzzling.
3) Stupor; loss of sensation.
4) Infatuation, delusion, mistake.
5) A seduction, temptation.
6) Sexual intercourse; योषितः पतितकाञ्चनकाञ्चौ मोहनातिरभसेन नितम्बे (yoṣitaḥ patitakāñcanakāñcau mohanātirabhasena nitambe) Śi. 1.85; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 4.
7) A means employed in perplexing others.
8) A magical charm employed to bewilder an enemy.
Mohana (मोहन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā or -nī-naṃ) Fascinating, stupefying, depriving of sense or understanding. n.
(-naṃ) 1. Copulation. 2. One of the arrows of Kamadeva. 3. Temptation, seduction, the overpowering of reason and reflection by worldly or sensual allurements. 4. A charm employed to bewilder an enemy. m.
(-naḥ) The thornapple, (Dhutura.) f.
(-nā) 1. A sort of grass, (Trigonella corniculata.) 2. A kind of jasmine, commonly the Tripura or Tipperah jasmine. E. muh to be foolish, causal form, aff. yuc or lyuṭ .
Mohana (मोहन).—i. e. muh + ana, I. adj., f. nī, Depriving of consciousness or understanding, infatuating, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 23, 13; [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 46, 110 (with vidyā, A magical knowledge). Ii. m. One of the arrows of Kāma, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 7, 3. Iii. n. Temptation, the overpowering of reason by sensual allurements.
Mohana (मोहन).—[feminine] ī stupefying, perplexing, deceiving (—°); [neuter] the act of stupefying etc., error, delusion, fascination, seduction, sexual intercourse.
Mohana (मोहन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Mohanasaptaśatī.
1) Mohana (मोहन):—[from moha] mf(ī)n. depriving of consciousness, bewildering, confusing, perplexing, leading astray, infatuating, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. the thorn-apple, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Rāmāyaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the 5 arrows of the god of love, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
5) [v.s. ...] of various other authors and men, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Śukasaptati; Catalogue(s)]
6) Mohanā (मोहना):—[from mohana > moha] f. the flower of a sort of jasmine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Trigonella Corniculata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Mohana (मोहन):—[from moha] n. the being deluded or infatuated, delusion, infatuation, embarrassment, mistake, [Nirukta, by Yāska; Bhagavad-gītā; Gīta-govinda]
9) [v.s. ...] stupor, being stupefied, [Suśruta]
10) [v.s. ...] sexual intercourse, [Kāvya literature; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
11) [v.s. ...] the act of perplexing, puzzling, bewildering, [Rāmāyaṇa; Gīta-govinda; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
12) [v.s. ...] any means employed for bewildering others, [Daśakumāra-carita]
13) [v.s. ...] temptation, seduction, [Horace H. Wilson]
14) [v.s. ...] a magical charm used to bewilder an enemy
15) [v.s. ...] the formula used in that process ([especially] the hymns, [Atharva-veda iii, 1, 2]), [Kauśika-sūtra]
16) [v.s. ...] Name of a town, [Mahābhārata]
Mohana (मोहन):—[(naḥ-nā-nī-naṃ) a.] Fascinating. n. Copulation; arrow of Cupid; tempatation, its effects. m. Thornapple. f. (nā) A grass; a jasmin.
Mohana (मोहन):—(von 1. muh simpl. und caus.)
1) adj. f. ī irre führend, verwirrend, bethörend, betäubend [Mahābhārata 12, 9118.] madhuripurūpa [Gītagovinda 2, 9.] strī [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 3, 17.] sukhaṃ mohanamātmanaḥ [Spr. 4804.] nidrā ca sarvabhūtānāṃ mohanī (mohinī die neuere Ausg.) [Harivaṃśa 3290.] [Mahābhārata 3, 12156.] buddhi [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 14, 10.] sakalendriya [UTTARARĀMAC. 17, 10.] trailokya [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 45. 46. 56, 17.] [Dhūrtasamāgama] in [Lassen’s Anthologie 91, 16.] viśva [PAÑCAR. 4, 3, 24.] duṣṭa [156.] astra [Harivaṃśa 10617.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 29, 15. 56, 7.] mohanī nāma māyā [Mahābhārata 14, 2385.] [Harivaṃśa 9380.] —
2) m. a) Stechapfel [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Name eines der fünf Pfeile des Liebesgottes [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 40.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 5, 19]; vgl. mārīyamohanāstra [Kathāsaritsāgara 37, 24.] kāmasyeva jagajjaitramohanāstrādhidevatam [71, 132.] — c) Nomen proprium zweier Männer [Kathāsaritsāgara 47, 61.] [ŚUK.] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 37, 2.] —
3) f. ā die Blüthe einer Jasminart (tripuramālīpuṣpa) und Trigonella corniculata Lin. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
4) f. ī a) Basella cordifolia Lam. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] = vaṭapattrī (vaṭapattrā ist = tripuramālī = mohanā) [Bhāvaprakāśa] ebend. — b) Bez. eines best. Zauberspruchs (vidyā) [Kathāsaritsāgara 46, 110.] mohanīparivartanyau vidye [118. 121.] — c) Name einer Unholdin, einer Tochter des Garbhahantar, [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 51, 76.] — d) Nomen proprium einer Apsaras [PAÑCAR.1,10,88.] [Oxforder Handschriften 83,b,24.] —
5) n. a) das Sichirren, das Bethörtsein, Verwirrtsein [Yāska’s Nirukta 6, 1. 3.] tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām [Bhagavadgītā 14, 8.] munimanasāmapi mohanakāriṇi [Gītagovinda 1, 32.] — b) Betäubung so v. a. das Betäubtsein [Suśruta 1, 365, 14.] — c) Betäubung euphemistisch für Beischlaf [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 536.] [Halāyudha 2, 414.] spṛṣṭā tena tathaiva jātapulakā prāptā punarmohanam [Sāhityadarpana 43, 2.] [Raghuvaṃśa 19, 9.] [Śiśupālavadha 6, 76. 10, 85.] — d) das Irremachen, Irreführen, Verwirren: mohanārthaṃ tu paurāṇāṃ sūtaṃ rāmo bravīdvacaḥ . udaṅmukhaḥ prayāhi tvam [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 46, 30.] [Gītagovinda 9, 11.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 51, 77.] — e) eine die Verwirrung eines Feindes bezweckende Zaubercerimonie und der dazu verwandte Spruch [Oxforder Handschriften 97,b,9. 98,a,3,5.] so heissen die Lieder [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 3, 1. 2] (vgl. daselbst [1, 6. 2, 3]) [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 14.] Mittel zu verwirren überh.: anekāni mohanāni [Daśakumāracarita 70,] [Nalopākhyāna 2.] — f) Nomen proprium einer Stadt [Mahābhārata 3, 15246.] — Vgl. kūṭa, madana, mahā .
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Mohana (मोहन):—
1) Śiva [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 23, 4, 48.] —
4) e) Blendwerk, Täuschung, = māyā, avidyā, niyati [SARVADARŚANAS. 66, 9.]
Mohana (मोहन):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) irre führend , verwirrend , bethörend , betäubend. —
2) m. — a) *Stechapfel. — b) Name eines der fünf Pfeile des Liebesgottes. — c) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer. —
3) *f. ā — a) die Blüthe einer best. Jasminart. — b) Trigonella corniculata. —
4) f. ī — a) *Portulaca quadrifida [Rājan 7,135.] — b) ein best. Blendwerk , — Trugbild. — c) ein best. Zauberspruch. — d) Nomen proprium — α) einer Apsaras. — β) einer Unholdin , einer Tochter des Garbhahantar. —
5) n. — a) das Sichirren , Bethörtsein , Verwirrung. — b) Betäubung , so v.a. das Betäubtsein. — c) Betäubung , euphemistisch für Beischlaf. — d) das Irremachen , Irreführen , Verwirren. — e) Blendwerk , Täuschung. — f) Mittel zu verwirren. — g) eine die Verwirrung eines Feindes bezweckende Zauberceremonie und der dazu verwandte Spruch. So heissen die Lieder [Atharvaveda 3,1.2.] — h) Nomen proprium einer Stadt.
Mohana (मोहन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mohaṇa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Mohana (मोहन) [Also spelled mohan]:—(a) charming, attractive; tempting; (nm) enchantment; charm, mantra employed for purposes of sorcery; an epithet of Lord Krishna; ~[bhoga] a special type of [halavā; ~mālā] a garland made of beads.
2) Mohanā (मोहना) [Also spelled mohna]:—(v) to cast a spell, to charm, to attract; to tempt; to infatuate.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Mohaṇa (मोहण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mohana.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Mōhana (ಮೋಹನ):—
1) [adjective] causing a person become unconscious.
2) [adjective] causing utter confusion; perplexing; bewildering.
3) [adjective] capturing the interest and attention; fascinating.
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Mōhana (ಮೋಹನ):—
1) [noun] temporary loss of consciousness; unconsciousness.
2) [noun] illusion or hallucination.
3) [noun] attraction; fascination.
4) [noun] the charming beauty or loveliness.
5) [noun] Kṛṣṇa, one of the most fascinating of Indian deities.
6) [noun] sexual intercourse; copulation; coition.
7) [noun] a casting of a spell on another person by incantation.
8) [noun] one of the five stages of a person undergoing the agony caused by the separation from his or her beloved.
9) [noun] the plant Datura stramonium of Solanaceae family.
10) [noun] (mus.) in Karnāṭaka system, a musical mode (rāga) derived from the main mode Harikambhoji.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Mohana (मोहन):—n. 1. the act of alluring/enchanting; 2. the magical way of making unconscious/senseless;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Muha, Ao, Yu, Yu.
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Full-text (+111): Sammohana, Mohanaka, Vimohana, Cittamohana, Parimohana, Trailokyamohana, Mohanastra, Kutamohana, Jihmamohana, Mohanabhoga, Pramohana, Jaganmohana, Madanamohana, Mohanadasa, Amohana, Mohanaprakriti, Mohanavallika, Mahamohana, Ramamohana, Vrajamohana.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 14.8 < [Chapter 14 - Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 18.39 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.8.36 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 4.11.16 < [Chapter 11 - The Story of the Gopīs that were Residents of...]
Verses 3.6.13-14 < [Chapter 6 - The Test of Śrī Kṛṣṇa]
Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
Charms of the Atharvaveda Samhita (study) (by Devi Mridusmita)
Part 1 - Introduction to the Ābhicārika Charms < [Chapter 5 - The Ābhicārika Charms]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 512 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 266 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 246 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.83 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Verse 2.3.31 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
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