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इन्द्रजालindrajāla

इन्द्रजाल (indrajāla) is a Sanskrit word meaning the net of Indra, a weapon employed by Arjuna, illusion or delusion, magic or sorcery, the art of magic, conjuring or juggling. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Magic, Illusion, Deception, and Trickery, A Specific Weapon or Missile, The Net of Indra (Mythological Concept).

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Magic, Illusion, Deception, and Trickery

6 definitions
1. Illusion or delusion. 2. Magic or sorcery.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the art of magic

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Conjuring or juggling. 2. Deception or cheating. 3. A trick or stratagem in war.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Deception or trick.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A military stratagem or trick. 2. Juggling.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Conjuring or juggling. 2. Deception or cheating. 3. A trick or stratagem in war.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Specific Weapon or Missile

2 definitions
a weapon employed by Arjuna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a celestial weapon

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The Net of Indra (Mythological Concept)

2 definitions
the net of Indra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Indra's net. 2. A mystic weapon. 3. Juggling or magic.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.