cl.4 P. () m/uhyati- (rarely A1.te-; perfect tensemumoha- etc.; mumuhe-; Aoristamuhat-; futuremohitā-, mogdhā-, moḍhā-grammar; mohiṣy/ati-; mokṣyati-grammar; infinitive moodmuh/e-; ind.p.mohitvā-, muhiśvā-; mugdhvā-, mūḍhvā-grammar; -m/oham-grammar), to become stupefied or unconscious, be bewildered or perplexed, err, be mistaken, go astray etc., etc. ; to become confused, fail, miscarry (opp. tokḷp-) etc. etc.: Causalmohayati- (mc. also te-; Aorist, amūmuhat-; Passive voice, mohyate-), to stupefy, bewilder, confound, perplex, cause to err or fail etc. ; (A1.,with adhvānam-) to cause to go the wrong way : Desiderativemumohiṣati-, mumuhiṣati-, mumukṣati-grammar : Intensivemomuhyate- (), momogdhi- and momoḍhi- (grammar), to be greatly bewildered or perplexed.
P.-muhyati- (perfect tense-mumoha-,or -mumuhs-), to become quite stupefied or bewildered or unconscious ; to become confused or unrecognizable (as the quarters of the sky) : Causal-mohayati-, to stupefy, make unconscious, perplex, bewilder, lead astray
P. A1.-muhyati-, te- to become completely stupefied or embarrassed, be perplexed or unconscious ; to be obscured or darkened : Causal-mohayati-, to completely perplex, confuse, embarrass
P.A1. ; -muhyati-, te-, to be confused, become bewildered or stupefied, faint away etc. : Causal-mohayati-, to confuse, bewilder, infatuate etc. ; to confound, efface
A1.-muhyate-, to become stupefied or bewildered, become confused in (locative case) : Causal-mohayati-, to stupefy, bewilder, confuse, infatuate, bewitch
मुह् 4 P. (मुह्यति, मुग्ध or मूढ) 1 To faint, swoon, lose consciousness, become senseless; इहाहं द्रष्टुमाह्वं तां स्मरन्नेवं मुमोह सः Bk.6.21;1.2;15.16. -2 To be perplexed or bewildered, to be disturbed in mind, be at a loss; आपत्स्वपि न मुह्यन्ति नराः पण्डितबुद्धयः H.1.145; Ki. 18.9. -3 To be foolish, stupid, or infatuated. -4 To fail. -5 To err, mistake. -Caus. (मोहयति-ते) 1 To stupefy, infatuate; मा मूमुहत् खलु भवन्तमनन्यजन्मा Māl.1. 32. -2 To confound, bewilder, perplex; व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे Bg.3.2;4.16. -3 To throw into confusion. -4 To cause to err or mistake.
मुहूर्तः र्तम् [हुर्छ्-क्त धातोः पूर्वं मुट् च Tv.] 1 A moment, any short portion of time, an instant; नवाम्बुदानीकमुहूर्त- लाञ्छने R.3.53; संध्याभ्ररेखेव मुहूर्तरागाः Pt.1.194; Me.19; Ku.7.5. -2 A period, time (auspicious or otherwise). -3 A period of 48 minutes. -र्तः An astrologer.
मुहुस् ind. 1 Often, constantly, repeatedly, frequently; ग्रीवाभङ्गाभिरामं मुहुरनुपतति स्यन्दने दत्तदृष्टिः Ś.1.7; 2.6; generally repeated in this sense; मुहुर्मुहुः over and over again, often and often; अवेक्षमाणं महतीं मुहुर्मुहुः Śi.1.1; गुरूणां सन्निधाने$पि कः कूजति मुहुर्मुहुः. -2 For a time or moment, awhile; अस्रैस्तावन्मुहुरुपचितैर्दृष्टिरालुप्यते मे Me.17; generally used with successive clauses in the sense of 'now now', 'at one time-at another time'; मुहुरुत्पतते बाला मुहुः पतति विह्वला । मुहुरालीयते भीता मुहुः क्रोशति रोदिति ॥ Subhāṣ Mu.5.3; मुहुर्मुहुः 'again and again, repeatedly'. -Comp. -चारिन् a. recurring, -प्रोक्त a. Often told. -भाषा, -वचस् n. repetition, tautology. -भुज् m. a horse.
परिमुह् 4 U. To be bewildered or perplexed. -Caus. (Ātm.) 1 To entice, beguile, allure; परिमोहयमाणाभी राक्षसीभिः समावृताः (बन्धाः) Bk.8.63. -2 (P.) To perplex.
विमुह् 4 P. 1 To be confused, bewildered, or perplexed, be embarrassed; एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति Bg.2.72;3.6,27. -2 To be foolish or infatuated. -Caus. 1 To infatuate, bewilder. -2 To allure, tempt, seduce.
ad. [in a bewildering man ner], suddenly, in a moment (frequently with a following &asharp;; V.); for a moment, for a while (RV.); on the contrary (C.); every moment, repeatedly, incessantly(C.): rep. id.; muhur -muhur, now -now, at one time -at another.
m. n. [den. pp. fr. muhur, past in a trice], moment, instant; hour of forty-eight minutes (one-thirtieth of a day): °ree;--, in a moment; for a moment; in. in a moment, presently; ab. after a moment, in stantly: -ka, m. or n. (?) moment; hour; -kovida, m. (skilled in auspicious moments), astrologer; -râga, a. red or attached for a moment.
Denotes a division of time, one-thirtieth of a day, or an hour of forty-eight minutes, in the Brāhmaṇas. In the Rigveda the sense of ‘moment' only is found. Cf. Ahan.
verb (class 4 ātmanepada) to be bewildered or perplexed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to be mistaken (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to become confused (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to become stupefied or unconscious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to err (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to fail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to go astray (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to miscarry (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable a while (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
at every moment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
at once (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
constantly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
for a moment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in a moment (often with a following ) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
incessantly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
on the contrary (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
on the other hand (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
suddenly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) a moment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular division of time (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a period of 48 minutes (in personified as the children of Muhūrta) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any short space of time (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
instant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the 30th part of a day (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) a group of grandsons of Dakṣa; sons of Muhūrtā
a moment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an hour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
instant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 4 parasmaipada) to be troubled about or after another (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to feel distressed at (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 4 parasmaipada) to be bewildered or perplexed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to fail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to go astray (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 4 ātmanepada) to become bewildered or infatuated (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to faint (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to swoon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) a particular period of the day (that included between the 4th Ghaṭikā and the 2nd before sunrise) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dawn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 4 parasmaipada) to be obscured or darkened
to be perplexed or unconscious
to become completely stupefied or embarrassed Frequency rank 15289/72933
verb (class 4 parasmaipada) to become confused or unrecognizable (as the quarters of the sky)
to become quite stupefied or bewildered or unconscious Frequency rank 6556/72933
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