1. mithyā
mithyā ind. (contracted from mithūyā) invertedly, contrarily, incorrectly, wrongly, improperly, ŚBr. &c. &c. (with Caus. , of √ kṛ, to pronounce a word wrongly ‘once’ [ P. ] or ‘repeatedly’ [ Ā. ] Pāṇ. i, 3, 71 ; with pracar, to act wrongly, Mn. ix, 284 ; with pravṛt, to behave improperly, MBh. iii, 2414 ); falsely, deceitfully, untruly, Mn. ; MBh. &c. (often with √ brū, vac or vad, to speak falsely, utter a lie; with √ kṛ, to deny, MBh. ; to break one's word, with nakṛ, to keep it), R. ; with √ bhū, to turn out or prove false, MBh. ; not in reality, only apparently, Madhus. ; to no purpose, fruitlessly, in vain, MaitrUp. ; MBh. &c. ( ibc. often = false, untrue, sham; Mithyā is personified as the wife of A-dharma , KalkiP. )