भ्रान्ति

{ bhrāntiḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : भ्रम, ग़लतफ़हमी, संशय

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : भ्रम

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

भ्रान्ति  f.  f. wandering or roaming about, moving to and fro, driving (of clouds), quivering (of lightning), staggering, reeling, [Kāv.]; [Kām.]
turning round, rolling (of wheels), [Vikr.]
( ifc.) moving round, circumambulating, [Ratnâv.]
perplexity, confusion, doubt, error, false opinion ( ifc., false impression of, mistaking something for, supposing anything to be or to exist), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Pur. &c.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

भ्रान्तिः [bhrāntiḥ]   [भ्रम्-क्तिन्] f.
Moving or wandering about.
Turning round, rolling.
A revolution, circular or rotatory movement; चक्रभ्रान्तिररान्तरेषु वितनोत्यन्यामिवारा- बलीम् [V.1.5.]
An error, a mistake, delusion, wrong notion, false idea impression; श्रितासि चन्दनभ्रान्त्या दुर्विपाकं विषद्रुमम् [U.1.47;] षाण्मासिके तु संप्राप्ते भ्रान्तिः संजायते नृणाम् । धात्राक्षराणि सृष्टानि पत्रारूढान्यतः पुरा ॥ Jyotistattvam.
Confusion, perplexity.
Doubt, uncertainty, suspense.
Unsteadiness. -Comp.
-कर a.  a. confounding, causing delusion.
-नाशनः   an epithet of Śiva.-हर a. removing doubt or error. (-रः) a counsellor, minister.

Shabda-Sagara

भ्रान्ति  f.  ( -न्तिः)
1. Error, mistake, ignorance.
2. Going round, whirl- ing, revolving.
3. Unsteadiness, locomotion.
4. Going about, wan- dering.
5. Confusion.
6. Delusion.
7. Doubt.
E. भ्रम् to go round, aff. क्तिन्, and the vowel made long.

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भ्रम् क्तिन्