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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 चेष्टा

  1. चेष्टाceṣṭāMotion, movement; संरुद्धचेष्टस्य R. 2.43; किमस्माकं स्वामिचेष्टानिरूपणेन H.3; Māl.5.7.

    [चेष्ट्-अङ्]

    1. Motion, movement; संरुद्धचेष्टस्य R. 2.43; किमस्माकं स्वामिचेष्टानिरूपणेन H.3; Māl.5.7.
    2. Gesture, action; चेष्टया भाषणेन च नेत्रवक्त्रविकारैश्च लक्ष्यतेऽ न्तर्गतं मनः Ms.8.26.
    3. Effort, exertion.
    4. Behaviour Pt.1.15.
    5. Action, deed, performing.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नाशः destruction of the world.

    • -निरूपणम् observing a person's movements.

    In the Gita18·14

    अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम् ।

    adhiṣṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ ca pṛthagvidham, — These five are the body, the doer, the various instruments, the many kinds of efforts, and last, the Fate. 18·14
    • चेष्टःceṣṭaḥnominative plural of the feminine noun ceṣṭā (effort).
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Headwords under च

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