मोहनmohanaa.(-नी f.) [मुह्-णिच्-ल्यु ल्युट् वा]
- (-नी Feminine) मुह्-णिच्-ल्यु ल्युट् वा
- Stupefying.
- Bewildering, perplexing, puzzling; तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् Bg.14.8.
- Deluding, infatuating.
- Fascinating, enrapturing; सकलेन्द्रियमोहनानि Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.36; Māl.6.8.
Derived forms and compounds
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-नः
- An epithet of Śiva.
- Name of one of the five arrows of Cupid.
- The Thorn-apple (धत्तूर).
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-नी
- A particular illusion.
- A particular incantation.
- One of the nine शक्तिs of Viṣṇu.
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-नम्
- Stupefying.
- Bewildering, perplexing, puzzling.
- Stupor; loss of sensation.
- Infatuation, delusion, mistake.
- A seduction, temptation.
- Sexual intercourse; योषितः पतितकाञ्चनकाञ्चौ मोहनातिरभसेन नितम्बे Śi. 1.85; Māl.4.
- A means employed in perplexing others.
- A magical charm employed to bewilder an enemy.
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-अस्त्रम् a missile which fascinates or bewitches the person against whom it is used.
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-गृहम् *** a delusive chamber; गूढभित्तिसंचारं मोहनगृहं तन्मध्ये वा वासगृहम् Kau. Atmanepada 1.2.
Source: Apte