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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 चि

  1. चिciTo observe, see, perceive.
    1. To observe, see, perceive.
    2. To look steadfastly upon.
    3. To be intent upon.
    4. To seek for, search, investigate, make inquiries, search through. -III. 1 Ā. (चयते)
    5. To detest, hate.
    6. To revenge, take vengeance on. -IV. 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (चायति-ते)
    7. To fear, dread, be afraid of (with Accusative)
    8. To respect, honour.
    9. To observe; Compare चाय्.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • चि ci

      1. I. 5 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (चिनोति, चिनुते, चिका-चा-य, चिच्ये-क्ये, अचैषीत्- अचेष्ट, चेतुम्, -चित; caus. चाययति, चापयति, also चययति, चप- यति Desiderative चिचीषति, -चिकीषति)
      2. To collect, gather, accumulate (said to govern two accusatives being a द्विकर्मक root, but this use is very rare in classical literature), वृक्षं पुष्पाणि चिन्वती.
      3. To gather for oneself, acquire, gain; चिचीषतां चन्मवतामलध्वीं भूतिम् Ki.3.11; 2.19; Mv.3.4.
      4. To search, look out for; Bh.3.46.
      5. To pile or heap up, place in a line; पर्वतानिव ते भूमा- वचैषुर्वानरोत्तमान् Bk.15.76.
      6. To set, inlay, cover or fill with, see चित. Passive To bear fruit, grow, increase, thrive, prosper; सिच्यते चीयते चैव लता पुष्पफलप्रदा Pt.1.222 bears fruit; चीयते बालिशस्यापि सत्क्षेत्रपतिता कृषिः Mu.1.3; गजहंस तव सैव शुभ्रता जीयते न च न चापचीयते K. Parasmaipada1. -II. 3 Parasmaipada (चिकेति) Vedic

    In the Gita3·2

    तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम् ॥

    tadekaṁ vada niścitya yena śreyo'hamāpnuyām. — Thou seemest to bewilder my intelligence with a confused and mingled speech; tell me then decisively that one thing by which I may attain to my soul’s… 3·2
    • निश्चित्यniścityaindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root ci (to collect, gather, heap up) with the prefix ni (to ascertain, decide).
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Headwords under च

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