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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 चित्त

  1. चित्तcittap. p.Observed, perceived.

    [चित्-क्त]

    1. Observed, perceived.
    2. Considered, reflected or meditated upon.
    3. Resolved
    4. Intended, wished, desired.
    5. Visible, perceptible.
    6. 'heart-stealing', attractive, captivating.
    7. pleasing, agreeable, beautiful.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अर्पित Adjective preserved in the heart; चित्तार्पितनैषधेश्वरा Name9.31.

    • -आभोगः attention of the mind to its own feelings, exclusive attachment to one thing.

    • -आसङ्गः attachment, love.

    • -उद्रेकः pride, arrogance.

    • -ऐक्यम् agreement, unanimity.

    • -उन्नतिः, -समुन्नतिः

      1. Feminine
      2. noble-mindedness.
      3. pride, arrogance.
    • -कलित Adjective anticipated, expected, calculated.

    • -खेदः grief -चारिन् Adjective acting according to the will of another.

    • -जः, -जन्मन् Masculine,

    • -त्तम्

      1. Observing, attending.
      2. (a) Thought, thinking, attention; (b) desire, intention, aim; मच्चित्तः सततं भव Bg.18.57; अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्त 16.16.
      3. The mind; यदासौ दुर्वारः प्रसरति मदश्चित्तकरिणः Śānti.1.22; so चलचित्त and comps. below.
      4. The heart (considered as the seat of intellect).
      5. Reason, intellect, reasoning faculty.
      6. Knowledge; चित्तं चित्तादुपागम्य मुनिरासीत संयतः । यच्चित्तं तन्मयो वश्यं गुह्यमेतत्सनातनम् ॥ Mb.14.51.27.
    • -अनुवर्तिन् Adjective acting according to one's will, humouring.

    • -अपहारक, -अपहारिन्, -आकर्षिन्, -हारिन्

      1. Adjective
      2. disposition or state of the mind, inclination, feeling; एवमात्माभिप्रायसंभावितेष्टजन- चित्तवृत्तिः प्रार्थयिता विडम्ब्यते Ś.2.
      3. thinking, imagining.
      4. inward purpose, emotion.
      5. (in Yoga Philosophy) inward working of the mind, mental vision; योगश्चित्तवृत्ति- निरोधः Yoga S.
    • -वेदना affliction, anxiety.

    • -वैकल्यम् bewilderment of the mind, distraction.

    • -सङ्ख्य Adjective pervading the heart, penetrating the soul.

    • -हारिन् Adjective fascinating, attractive, agreeable.

    • -भेदः

      1. difference of view.
      2. inconsistency, inconstancy.
    • -मोहः infatuation of the mind.

    • -रक्षिन् Adjective (Equivalent to -चारिन्); शुश्रूषुर्निरभीमाना पतीनां चित्तरक्षिणी Mb.3.233.2.

    • -रागः affection, passion, desire.

    • -विकारः change of thought or feeling -विक्षेपः distraction of the mind.

    • -विप्लवः, -विभ्रंशः, -विभ्रमः aberration, disturbance or derangement of mind, madness, insanity; स्वप्नोऽयं चित्तविभ्रंश उताहो सत्यमेव तु Mb.13.54.15.

    • -विश्लेषः breach of friendship.

    • -वृत्तिः

      1. Feminine भूः, योनिः love, passion.
      2. Cupid, the god of love; चित्तयोनिरभवत्पुनर्नवः R.19.46; सोऽयं प्रसिद्धविभवः खलु चित्तजन्मा Māl.1.2.
    • -ज्ञ Adjective knowing the mind of another; ते बहुज्ञस्य चित्तज्ञे पत्न्यै, पत्नौ पत्युर्महीक्षितः R.1.56.

    • -नाथः lord of the heart; चित्तनाथमभिशङ्कितवत्या Śi.1.28.

    • -नाशः loss of conscience.

    • -निर्वृत्तिः Feminine contentment, happiness.

    • -प्रमाथिन् Adjective moving or touching the heart, exciting passion or love.

    • -प्रशम Adjective composed, tranquil. (-मः) tranquility of heart.

    • -प्रसन्नता joy, pleasure.

    In the Gita6·186·2012·9

    यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते ।

    yadā viniyataṁ cittamātmanyevāvatiṣṭhate, — When all the mental consciousness is perfectly controlled and liberated from desire and remains still in the self, then it is said, “He is in Yoga.” 6·18
    • चित्तम्cittamnominative or accusative singular of the neuter noun citta (the mental consciousness).

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Headwords under च

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