WORDS STARTING WITH 'M'

MA

maam = me;
maanasa = minded.

MAD
Madam : Hyper activity because of strength and potence.

Madana : Cupid, God of love and sexual excitement.

Madira (n) = wine.

Madhusuudana : Krishna (slayer of a demon called 'Madhu')

MAH
mahaa (a) - giant, great.
Mahadeva (Mahaadeeva)(n) : The Great God, particularly Lord Siva.

MAI
mai = my;
maireya(maireeya) = liquor from "soma plant juice". Some say it is honey based.
It is intoxicating. See Mahabhagavata, canto 11.

MAM
mama = me, my.
mamaka = mine (possessive)


Man`i = 1. A precious stone, gem. 2. Water.

MAN

mana = mind
Manushya : Man.
Usage:

Karmanubandhini manushya looke. This world of humans is a prison with shackles of actions of past birth. Gita 15/2.

MAR

maran`am = death.

Usage: Punarapi jananam, punarapi maran`am, punarapi jananii jat`haree s`ayanam. S`ankaracharya in Bhaja Govinda verses. Meaning: Born again, dying again, sleeping in the womb of the mother again).

mat = my.

MAY
mayaa = by me;
Mayuri (pr: Mayuuri): A female pea-cock.


Maatanga = elephant.
maatula = maternal uncle.

ME

MER
Meru (Meeru)(n) : 1. Name of a mountain. Lord Shiva was said to have used it as a bow. Presumably in Himalaya Mountains.

MET
Metas (Meetas) (n) : Fat.
Metha(Meethaa) (fem.) : Intellect.

ML

MLA
Mlanam (pr: mlaanam): Anxiety.

Mn
mooham (n) = temptation.

Usage: "Naarii stana bhara naabhii dees`am, drisht`vaa maagaa mooha aavees`am" . Sankaracharya in his Bhaja Goovinda verses.

Moo (pronunciation: as in more, core, door, floor)
mooksham = deliverance (particularly from the cycle of birth, death and rebirths)
mrutyu = death.

MRI (pronounced between 'mri' and 'mru'
Mrigakshi : A deer-eyed girl.
Mrigam : 1. Any animal in general. 2. Deer in particular.

Mrigatrishna (pr: Mrugatrushn`a): A mirage.

Mrishaa (adv) = 1. in vain 2. feign.

Usage: Mrushaa krutvaa gotraskhalanamatha vailakshyanamitam
lalaat`ee bhartaaram caran`akamalee taad`aayati tee. (In Saundarya Lahari by S`ankaracaarya).

MU

MUD ('u' pronounced as in 'put, foot')
Mudam : 1. Joy 2. Happiness.

MUH
muhur muhur = again and again;

MUK
Mukta = relieved; delivered; discharged.
Muktaphala n) = pearl.

Mukti : Deliverance, liberation. In Hindu philosophy, the liberation refers to freedom from the cycle of births and deaths.

MUUD (long 'u')
Muud`ha = Fool;
Muurdhaha : head. (s`iraha, s`iirshaha)