mṛṣā मृषा mṛ́ṣā ind. in vain, uselessly, to no purpose, [RV.] &c. &c. wrongly, falsely, feignedly, lyingly, [AV.] &c. &c. (with √ kṛ, to feign; with √ jñā or man, to consider false or untrue; mṛṣaiva tat, that is wrong; varanīyam mṛṣā budhaiḥ, untruthfulness is to be avoided by the wise) ‘Untruth’ personified as the wife of A-dharma, [BhP.] mṛṣāya मृषाय Nom. Ā. to °yate to err, be mistaken, hold a wrong notion or opinion, [BhP.] mṛṣārtha मृषार्थ mṛṣā°rtha mfn. (mṛṣār°) having a false sense meaning, untrue, absurd, [Pracaṇḍ.] mṛṣātva मृषात्व mṛṣā—tva n. incorrectness, falsity, [Śaṃk.] mṛṣāvāc मृषावाच् mṛṣā—vāc f. untrue speech, sarcasm, irony, [Kāv.] mṛṣādāna मृषादान mṛṣā—dāna n. ‘false gift’, feigned or insincere promise of a gift, [MBh.] mṛṣālaka मृषालक m. the mango tree, [L.] mṛṣāvāda मृषावाद mṛṣā—vāda m. id., [MBh.] lying (with Buddhists one of the 10 sins), [Dharmas. 56] mṛṣā—vāda mfn. = next, [R.] mṛṣābhāṣin मृषाभाषिन् mṛṣā—bhāṣin mfn. speaking falsely, a liar, [Rājat.] mṛṣādṛṣṭi मृषादृष्टि mṛṣā—dṛṣṭi mfn. having a false view or opinion, [BhP.] mṛṣājñāna मृषाज्ञान mṛṣā—jñāna n. false knowledge, ignorance, folly, [Kathās.] mṛṣārthaka मृषार्थक mṛṣā—°rtha—ka mfn. id., [L.] mṛṣā—°rtha—ka n. an impossibility, absurdity (e.g. horn on a rabbit &c.), [W.] mṛṣāvādin मृषावादिन् mṛṣā—vādin mfn. speaking falsely, a liar, [R.] mṛṣā—vādin m. a false accuser, [W.] mṛṣādhyānin मृषाध्यानिन् mṛṣā—dhyānin or mṛṣā—dhyāyin, m. ‘feignedly meditative’, Ardea Nivea (a species of crane compared to a religious hypocrite), [L.] mṛṣādhyāyin मृषाध्यायिन् mṛṣā—dhyānin or mṛṣā—dhyāyin, m. ‘feignedly meditative’, Ardea Nivea (a species of crane compared to a religious hypocrite), [L.] mṛṣāsākṣin मृषासाक्षिन् mṛṣā—sākṣin mfn. false witness, [L.] mṛṣāvacana मृषावचन mṛṣā—vacana n. mṛṣānuśāsin मृषानुशासिन् mṛṣā°nuśāsin (mṛṣān°) mfn. punishing unjustly, [MBh.]