[mā-yaḥ bāº netvam] 1 Deceit, fraud, trick, trickery; a device, an artifice; Pt. 1. 359.

2 Jugglery, witchcraft, enchantment, an illusion of magic; svapno nu māyā nu matibhramo nu S. 6. 9.

3 (Hence) An unreal or illusory image, a phantom, illusion, unreal apparition; māyāṃ mayodbhāvya pa- rīkṣito'si R. 2. 62; vikṛtiḥ kinnu bha- vediyaṃ nu māyā Ki. 13. 4, R. 12. 74; oft. as the first member of comp. in the sense...