Sanskrit

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Adjective

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मोहन (mōhana)

  1. depriving of consciousness, bewildering, confusing, perplexing, leading astray, infatuating

Noun

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मोहन (mōhana) stemm (root मुह्)

  1. the thorn apple L.
  2. name of शिव
  3. name of one of the 5 arrows of the god of love
  4. name of various other authors and men
  5. cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella corniculata L.)
  6. a particular illusion or delusion
  7. a particular incantation
  8. name of an अप्सरस्
  9. name of a female demon (daughter of गर्भ-हन्तृ)
  10. name of one of the nine शक्तिs of विष्णु

Noun

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मोहन (mōhana) stemn (root मुह्)

  1. delusion, infatuation, embarrassment, mistake
  2. stupor
  3. sexual intercourse
  4. perplexion, puzzlement, bewilderment
  5. any means employed for bewildering others
  6. temptation, seduction
  7. a magical charm used to bewilder an enemy
  8. the formula used in that process (esp. the hymns AV. iii, 1, 2)
  9. name of a town

Descendants

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  • Tamil: மோகனம் (mōkaṉam)
  • Telugu: మోహనము (mōhanamu)

References

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  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.
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