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mūḷhenāti

mūḷha

masc

1. foolish person; deluded man; madman; lit. confused
2. who is lost; who is disoriented; (comm) who has lost one's bearings; lit. confused
3. foolish; deluded; insane; lit. confused
4. gone wrong; gone astray; erred; lit. confused
5. forgotten; lit. confused

Analysis. mūḷhena + iti

Etymology. √muh + ta > mūḍha > mūḷha; from √muh 'be deluded, be confused'; Sanskrit mūḍha [muh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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