1. ಮಾಯ

    ♪ māya
      noun
    1. the art of producing (by sleight of hand, optical illusion, etc.) apparently inexplicable phenomena; magic.
    2. the supposed art of influencing the course of events and of producing supernatural phenomena by the occult control of nature or of spirits; sorcery, witchcraft.
    3. The fact or condition of being deceived or deluded by appearances; a deception, a delusion; an illusion.
    4. an act or instance of deception; a dishonest artifice or trick; a fraud.
    5. the fact of being not seen; disappearance.
    6. the attachment caused by love; infatuation.
    7. an expert in producing baffling effects by tricks and sleight of hand; a magician.
    8. Lakṣmi, the Goddess of Wealth.
    9. Pārvati, the principal energy of nature.