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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry चञ्चल

  1. चञ्चलcañcalaThe wind.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लः

      1. The wind.
      2. A lover
      3. A libertine.

    • -ला

      1. Lightning.
      2. Lakṣmī, the goddess of wealth.

    • चञ्चल cañcala, Adjective

      1. [चञ्च-अलच, चञ्चं गतिं लाति ल-क वा Tv.]
      2. Moving, shaking, trembling, tremulous; श्रुत्वैव भीत- हरिणीशिशुचञ्चलाक्षीम् Ch. Parasmaipada27; चञ्चलकुण्डल Gīt.7; Amaru. 79.
      3. (Fig.) Inconstant, fickle, unsteady; भोगा मेघवितानमध्यविलसत्सौदामिनीचञ्चलाः Bh.3.54; Ki.2.19; मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् Bg.6.26.

    In the Gita6·266·34

    यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चंचलमस्थिरम् ।

    yato yato niścarati manaścaṁcalamasthiram, — Whenever the restless and unquiet mind goes forth, it should be controlled and brought into subjection in the Self. 6·26
    • चञ्चलम्cañcalamnominative sing of the neuter form of the adjective cañcala (restless).
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Headwords under च

Part 1 of 6 च – चपलायतेAll parts
  1. च – चपलायते
  2. चपेट – चाण्डम्
  3. चाण्डाल – चिति
  4. चितिका – चुल्
  5. चुलुक – च्यूत
  6. च्योतम् – च्यौत्न