मोष्टृ मोहन

मोह

मोह [मुह्-घञ्]
1 Loss of consciousness, fainting, a swoon, insensibility; मोहेनांतर्वरतनुरियं लक्ष्यते मुच्य- माना V. 1. 8; मोहादभूत्कष्टतरः प्रबोधः R. 14. 56; Ku. 3. 73.
2 Perplexity, delusion, embarrassment, confusion; यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहपेवं यास्यसि पांडव Bg. 4. 35.
3 Folly, ignorance, infatuation तितीर्षुर्दुस्तरं मोहादुडुपेनास्मि सागरं R. 1. 2; Ś. 7. 25.
4 Error, mistake.
5 Wonder, astonishment.
6 Affliction, pain.
7 A magical art employed to confound an enemy.
8 (In phil.) Delusion of mind which prevents one from discerning the truth (makes one believe in the reality of worldly objects and to be addicted to the gratification of sensual pleasures).
9 Illusion of attachment or love; Pt. 2. 166.
−Comp.
−उपमा (In Rhet.) a figure of speech in which the उपमान and उपमेय are confounded; see Kāv. 2. 25.
−कलिलं the thick net or snare of delusion.
−निद्रा over-weening confidence.
−मंत्रः a deluding spell.
−रात्रिः f. the night when the whole universe will be destroyed.
−शास्त्रं a false doctrine or precept.

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