Mosa, Mosha, Moṣa, Moṣā, Mośā: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Mosa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Moṣa and Moṣā and Mośā can be transliterated into English as Mosa or Mosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymosa : (m.) theft.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMosa, (°-) (adj. -nt.) (the guṇa (compn) form of musā) belonging to or untruth, false-; only in cpds. —dhamma of a deceitful nature, false, A. V, 84 (kāma); Sn. 739, 757; & —vajja (fr. musā-vāda) false-speaking, lie, untruth S. I, 169; Sn. 819, 866, 943; Nd1 152, 265; Nd2 515; Vv 126. (Page 543)
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymōsa (मोस).—m R (Usually mūsa) Trace, track, vestige, clew. v lāva, kāḍha, lāga.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmōsa (मोस).—m Trace, track, clue.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMoṣa (मोष).—[muṣ-ghañ]
1) A thief, robber; पथि मोषाभिदर्शने शक्तितो नाभिधावन्तः (pathi moṣābhidarśane śaktito nābhidhāvantaḥ) Manusmṛti 9.274.
2) Theft, robbery.
3) Plundering, stealing, taking away, removing (fig. also); न पुष्पमोषमर्हत्युद्यानलता (na puṣpamoṣamarhatyudyānalatā) Mṛcchakaṭika 1; दृष्टिमोषे प्रदोषे (dṛṣṭimoṣe pradoṣe) Gītagovinda 11.
4) Stolen property; संनिधातॄंश्च मोषस्य हन्याच्चौरमिवेश्वरः (saṃnidhātṝṃśca moṣasya hanyāccauramiveśvaraḥ) Ms. 9.278.
Derivable forms: moṣaḥ (मोषः).
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Moṣā (मोषा).—Theft, robbery.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoṣa (मोष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) 1. A robber. 2. Plundering. 3. Stolen property.
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Moṣā (मोषा).—f.
(-ṣā) Stealing, theft. E. muṣ to steal, aṅ and ṭāp affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoṣa (मोष).—i. e. muṣ + a, m. 1. Robbing; [Daśakumāracarita] in
Moṣa (मोष).—[masculine] robber, thief; robbery, theft; robbed or stolen property.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Moṣa (मोष):—m. (√2. muṣ) a robber, thief, plunderer, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Gīta-govinda]
2) robbery, theft, stealing, plundering, [Manu-smṛti; Varāha-mihira] etc. (also f(ā). , [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
3) anything robbed or stolen, stolen property, [Manu-smṛti ix, 278.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoṣā (मोषा):—(ṣā) 1. f. Stealing.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Moṣa (मोष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mosa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Mosa (मोस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Moṣa.
2) Mosa (मोस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Mṛpā.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMōṣa (ಮೋಷ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of stealing; larceny; theft.
2) [noun] the act of plundering; pillage; robbery.
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Mōsa (ಮೋಸ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of cheating, deceiving; deception.
2) [noun] something that may cause harm or injury; a danger; a perilous situation.
3) [noun] something done wrongly or done in an eronneous way; a misdeed; an offence.
4) [noun] a losing or being lost; an instance of this; a loss.
5) [noun] ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡು [mosa madu] mōsa māḍu to cheat; to deceive; ಮೋಸ ಹೋಗು [mosa hogu] mōsa hōgu to be cheated; to be deceived.
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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