Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

indrajāla इन्द्रजाल – magic; sorcery

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

magic; sorcery

Derived from

  1. indra इन्द्र substantive masculine — lord; king; foremost one
  2. jāla जाल substantive neuter — network; net; snare
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

—Indra-jāla, am, n., Ved. the net of Indra; a weapon employed by Arjuna, stratagem or trick in war; deception, cheating; conjuring, juggling.

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

indrajālá (i˚ + jā˚) n. 1〉 Indraʼs Netz: a̱yaṃ lo̱ko jālàmāsīccha̱krasyà maha̱to ma̱hān . tenā̱hamìndrajā̱lenā̱mūntamàsā̱bhi dàdhāmi̱ sarvā̀n AV. 8,8,8. eine Waffe, die Arjuna anwendet MBH. 3,14995. — 2〉 Zauber H. 738. H. 926. taṃ ca dohadametasyā devyā yaugaṃdharāyaṇaḥ . mantrayantrendrajālādiprayogaiḥ samapūrayat .. KATHĀS. 22,12. tadvidhātrā mama dhruvam . kenāpi kāraṇenedamindrajālaṃ vitanyate .. KATHĀS. 26,82. PRAB. 112,3. VEDĀNTAS. 27,14. SĀH. D. 77,19. SĀH. D. 169,7. Verz. d. B. H. 191. Verz. d. B. H. No. 904.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

indrajāla 2〉 Spr. 4170. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 354,b,1. ˚vidyā Verz. d. Oxf. H. 109,a,19. ˚jña Gaukler VARĀH. BṚH. S. 16,19.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

indrajāla n. — 1〉 Indraʼs Netz. — 2〉 eine best. mythische Waffe Arjunaʼs. — 3〉 Blendwerk, Zauber Chr. 288,2. Chr. 322,17. Chr. 326,21. ˚jña m. Zauberer, Gaukler. ˚vidyā f. Zauberkunde. — 4〉 Titel eines Werkes über Zauberei.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

indrajālá , so zu accentuiren. [Nachtrag, Band 3]

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

indrajālá I. 3. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

indrajālá n. Indra's Natz, eine bes. mystische Waffe, Blendwerk, Zauber.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

indrajāla n. ruse; tromperie; stratagème de guerre.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

VBT 2 occurrences
VBT 130–138: Name and Fourfoldness 2 occurrences

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