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Entry चित्

  1. चित्cit1 P., 1 Ā. (चेतति, चेतयते, चेतित)
    1. 1 Parasmaipada, 1 Ā. (चेतति, चेतयते, चेतित)
    2. To perceive, see, notice, observe; नेषूनचेतन्नस्यन्तम् Bk.17.16; चिचेत सामस्तत्कृच्छ्रम् 14.62;15.38;2.29.
    3. To know, understand, be aware or conscious of; परैरध्यारुह्य- माणमात्मनं न चेतयते Dk.154; कादम्बरीरसभरेण समस्त एव मत्तो न किंचिदपि चेतयते जनोऽयम् K.24.
    4. To regain consciousness.
    5. To aim at, intend, design (with Dative).
    6. To desire or long for.
    7. To be anxious about, care for, be intent upon, be engaged in.
    8. To resolve upon.
    9. To appear, shine.
    10. To be regarded as.
    11. To make attentive, remind of.
    12. To teach, instruct.
    13. To form an idea, be conscious of, understand, comprehend think, reflect upon.
    14. To be awake; जगत्येकः स चेतति Latin D. B.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • चित् cit, Feminine

      1. चित्-संपदाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied भावे क्विप्
      2. Thought, preception.
      3. Intelligence, intellect, understanding; Bh.2.1;3.1.
      4. The heart, mind; मुक्ताफलैश्चिदुल्लासैः Bhāg.9.11.33.
      5. The soul, spirit, the animating principle of life.
      6. Brahman.
    • -आत्मन्

      1. Masculine
      2. A particle added to किम् and its derivatives (such as कद्, कथम्, क्व, कदा, कुत्र, कुतः etc.) to impart to them an indefinite sense; कुत्रचित् somewhere; केचित् some etc.
      3. The sound चित्.
      4. the thinking principle or faculty.
      5. pure intelligence, the Supreme Spirit.
    • -आत्मकम् consciousness.

    • -आभासः the individual soul (जीव) (which still sticks to worldly defilements).

    • -उल्लासः gladdening the heart or spirit.

    • -घनः the Supreme Spirit or Brahman.

    • -प्रवृत्तिः Feminine reflection, thinking.

    • -रूप

      1. Adjective
      2. consisting of intelligence.
      3. wise, intelligent, of a liberal mind.
      4. amiable, good-hearted. (-पम्) pure intelligence, the Supreme Being.
    • -शक्तिः Feminine mental power, intellectual capacity.

    • -स्वरूपम् the Supreme Spirit. -Indeclinable

    In the Gita2·172·293·53·186·407·318·694·205·86·25+4

    विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥

    vināśamavyayasyāsya na kaścitkartumarhati. — Know that to be imperishable by which all this is extended. Who can slay the immortal spirit? 2·17
    • कश्चित्kaścitnominative singular of the masculine form of the pronoun kim (what, which, who) with the suffix cit intended to give it an emphasis (anybody).
    • किञ्चित्kiñcitnominative or accusative singular of the neuter form of the pronoun kim (what, which, who) with the suffix cit emphasising the idea conveyed by it (anything).
    • कस्यचित्kasyacitgenitive singular of the masculine form of the pronoun kim (what, which, who) with the suffix cit denoting an emphasis (of anybody).
    • येन केनचित्‌yena kenacitinstrumental singular of the relative pronoun yad (that, which) and the interrogative Pronoun kim (who, what, which) joined together and the suffix cit added thereto with a view to put an emphasis (with anything and everything, by any means).

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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