मोहन
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মোহন (Assamese script)
- ᬫᭀᬳᬦ (Balinese script)
- মোহন (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰺𑰮𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁄𑀳𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- မောဟန (Burmese script)
- મોહન (Gujarati script)
- ਮੋਹਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦺꦴꦲꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂷𑂯𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೋಹನ (Kannada script)
- មោហន (Khmer script)
- ໂມຫນ (Lao script)
- മോഹന (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠣᡥᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘻𑘮𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠣᠸᠠᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧜𑧎𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑑀𑐴𑐣 (Newa script)
- ମୋହନ (Odia script)
- ꢪꣂꢲꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆾𑆲𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖺𑖮𑖡 (Siddham script)
- මොහන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩕𑪂𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚴𑚩𑚝 (Takri script)
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- โมหน (Thai script)
- མོ་ཧ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒼𑒯𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨆𑨱𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root मुह् (muh) + -अन (-ana).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐw.ɦɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /moː.ɦɐ.n̪ɐ/
Adjective
मोहन • (mohana) stem
- depriving of consciousness, bewildering, confusing, perplexing, leading astray, infatuating
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मोहनः (mohanaḥ) | मोहनौ (mohanau) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
मोहनाः (mohanāḥ) मोहनासः¹ (mohanāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मोहनम् (mohanam) | मोहनौ (mohanau) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
मोहनान् (mohanān) |
| instrumental | मोहनेन (mohanena) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनैः (mohanaiḥ) मोहनेभिः¹ (mohanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मोहनाय (mohanāya) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनेभ्यः (mohanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मोहनात् (mohanāt) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनेभ्यः (mohanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मोहनस्य (mohanasya) | मोहनयोः (mohanayoḥ) | मोहनानाम् (mohanānām) |
| locative | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनयोः (mohanayoḥ) | मोहनेषु (mohaneṣu) |
| vocative | मोहन (mohana) | मोहनौ (mohanau) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
मोहनाः (mohanāḥ) मोहनासः¹ (mohanāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मोहनी (mohanī) | मोहन्यौ (mohanyau) मोहनी¹ (mohanī¹) |
मोहन्यः (mohanyaḥ) मोहनीः¹ (mohanīḥ¹) |
| accusative | मोहनीम् (mohanīm) | मोहन्यौ (mohanyau) मोहनी¹ (mohanī¹) |
मोहनीः (mohanīḥ) |
| instrumental | मोहन्या (mohanyā) | मोहनीभ्याम् (mohanībhyām) | मोहनीभिः (mohanībhiḥ) |
| dative | मोहन्यै (mohanyai) | मोहनीभ्याम् (mohanībhyām) | मोहनीभ्यः (mohanībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मोहन्याः (mohanyāḥ) मोहन्यै² (mohanyai²) |
मोहनीभ्याम् (mohanībhyām) | मोहनीभ्यः (mohanībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मोहन्याः (mohanyāḥ) मोहन्यै² (mohanyai²) |
मोहन्योः (mohanyoḥ) | मोहनीनाम् (mohanīnām) |
| locative | मोहन्याम् (mohanyām) | मोहन्योः (mohanyoḥ) | मोहनीषु (mohanīṣu) |
| vocative | मोहनि (mohani) | मोहन्यौ (mohanyau) मोहनी¹ (mohanī¹) |
मोहन्यः (mohanyaḥ) मोहनीः¹ (mohanīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मोहनम् (mohanam) | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनानि (mohanāni) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
| accusative | मोहनम् (mohanam) | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनानि (mohanāni) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
| instrumental | मोहनेन (mohanena) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनैः (mohanaiḥ) मोहनेभिः¹ (mohanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मोहनाय (mohanāya) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनेभ्यः (mohanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मोहनात् (mohanāt) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनेभ्यः (mohanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मोहनस्य (mohanasya) | मोहनयोः (mohanayoḥ) | मोहनानाम् (mohanānām) |
| locative | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनयोः (mohanayoḥ) | मोहनेषु (mohaneṣu) |
| vocative | मोहन (mohana) | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनानि (mohanāni) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
मोहन • (mohana) stem, m
- the thorn apple L.
- name of Shiva
- name of one of the 5 arrows of the god of love
- name of various other authors and men
- cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella corniculata L.)
- a particular illusion or delusion
- a particular incantation
- name of an अप्सरस्
- name of a female demon (daughter of गर्भ-हन्तृ)
- name of one of the nine शक्तिs of विष्णु
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मोहनः (mohanaḥ) | मोहनौ (mohanau) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
मोहनाः (mohanāḥ) मोहनासः¹ (mohanāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मोहनम् (mohanam) | मोहनौ (mohanau) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
मोहनान् (mohanān) |
| instrumental | मोहनेन (mohanena) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनैः (mohanaiḥ) मोहनेभिः¹ (mohanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मोहनाय (mohanāya) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनेभ्यः (mohanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मोहनात् (mohanāt) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनेभ्यः (mohanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मोहनस्य (mohanasya) | मोहनयोः (mohanayoḥ) | मोहनानाम् (mohanānām) |
| locative | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनयोः (mohanayoḥ) | मोहनेषु (mohaneṣu) |
| vocative | मोहन (mohana) | मोहनौ (mohanau) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
मोहनाः (mohanāḥ) मोहनासः¹ (mohanāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
मोहन • (mohana) stem, n
- delusion, infatuation, embarrassment, mistake
- stupor
- sexual intercourse
- perplexion, puzzlement, bewilderment
- any means employed for bewildering others
- temptation, seduction
- a magical charm used to bewilder an enemy
- the formula used in that process (esp. the hymns AV. iii, 1, 2)
- name of a town
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मोहनम् (mohanam) | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनानि (mohanāni) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
| accusative | मोहनम् (mohanam) | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनानि (mohanāni) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
| instrumental | मोहनेन (mohanena) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनैः (mohanaiḥ) मोहनेभिः¹ (mohanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मोहनाय (mohanāya) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनेभ्यः (mohanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मोहनात् (mohanāt) | मोहनाभ्याम् (mohanābhyām) | मोहनेभ्यः (mohanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मोहनस्य (mohanasya) | मोहनयोः (mohanayoḥ) | मोहनानाम् (mohanānām) |
| locative | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनयोः (mohanayoḥ) | मोहनेषु (mohaneṣu) |
| vocative | मोहन (mohana) | मोहने (mohane) | मोहनानि (mohanāni) मोहना¹ (mohanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मोहन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 836, column 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mōhana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 598