སྒྱུ་མ་

སྒྱུ་མ། (Wyl. sgyu ma) n. Pron.: gyuma

• wizardry HVG
• Skt. māyā.
• Skt. माया, māyā, Pron.: maya. From Sanskrit: art, wisdom, extraordinary or supernatural power (only in the earlier language) | illusion, unreality, deception, fraud, trick, sorcery, witchcraft magic cf. RV. &c. | an unreal or illusory image, phantom, apparition cf. ib. (esp. ibc = false, unreal, illusory | cf. comp.) | duplicity (with Buddhists one of the 24 minor evil passions) cf. Dharmas. 69 (in phil.) Illusion (identified in the Sāṃkhya with Prakṛti or Pradhāna and in that system, as well as in the Vedānta, regarded as the source of the visible universe) cf. IW. 83 ; 108 | (with Śaivas) one of the 4 Pāśas or snares which entangle the soul cf. Sarvad. cf. MW. | (with Vaishṇavas) one of the 9 Śaktis or energies of Viṣṇu cf. L. | Illusion personified (sometimes identified with Durgā, sometimes regarded as a daughter of Anṛta and Nirṛti or Nikṛti and mother of Mṛtyu, or as a daughter of Adharma) cf. Pur. | compassion, sympathy cf. L. | Convolvulus Turpethum cf. L. | N. of the mother of Gautama Buddha cf. MWB. 24 | of Lakshmī cf. W. | of a city cf. Cat. | of 2 metres cf. Col. | du. ([ mAye indrasya ]) N. of 2 Sāmans cf. ArshBr. [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW