Pāli Dictionary

māyākāra

māyāstemkārasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

māyāvī

general

  • magician; illusionist; conjurer

  • SN 22.95

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, māyākāro vā māyākār'antevāsī vā cātummahāpathe māyaṃ vidaṃseyya.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

māyakārā
  1. māya

    deceitful; dishonest; fraudulent

  2. kārā

    prison; jail; confinement

māyoakārā
  1. māyomā

    the moon (especially in compounds like puṇṇamā)

  2. akārāakāra

    innocent, blameless (lit. ‘not-doing’, i.e. one who does no wrong)

māyaakārā
  1. māya

    deceitful; dishonest; fraudulent

  2. akārāakāra

    innocent, blameless (lit. ‘not-doing’, i.e. one who does no wrong)

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