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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 चेष्ट्

  1. चेष्ट्ceṣṭto stir, move, be in motion, move about.
    1. to stir, move, be in motion, move about.
    2. to act, behave.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • चेष्ट् cēṣṭ

      1. 1 Ā. (चेष्टते, चेष्टित)
      2. To move about, stir, be active, show signs of life; यदा स देवो जागर्ति तदेदं चेष्टते जगत् Ms.1.52; Māl.8.8; Ś.6.27.
      3. To make effort, endeavour, exert oneself, struggle.
      4. To perform, do (anything).
      5. To frequent.
      6. To behave, act. With वि

    In the Gita3·33

    सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि ।

    sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛterjñānavānapi, — All existences follow their nature and what shall coercing it avail? Even the man of knowledge acts according to his own nature. 3·33
    • चेष्टतेceṣṭatepresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root ceṣṭ (to act or make 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