मायिन्

मायिन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

माया (māyā, “illusion”) +‎ -इन् (-in, “possessing”)

Adjective

मायिन् • (māyin)

1. deceptive, guileful, illusory, skilled in enchantment (RV., AV., ŚvetUp.)
2. subject to illusion (BhP.)

Noun

मायिन् • (māyin) m

1. magician, juggler (Kathās.)
2. trickster, cheat (W.)

Noun

मायिन् • (māyin) n

1. magic (BhP.)
2. gallnut (L.)

Proper noun

मायिन् • (māyin) m

1. an epithet of various gods (L.)
   1. of Brahmā
   2. of Shiva
   3. of Vishnu
   4. of Kāma

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “मायिन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0811.