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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 छन्द

  1. छन्दchandaa.Pleasing, fascinating, inviting, alluring.

    [छन्द्-अच्]

    1. Pleasing, fascinating, inviting, alluring.
    2. Private, solitary, secret.
    3. Praising.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -दः

      1. Masculine
      2. Wish, desire, fancy, liking, will; विज्ञाप्यतां देवी यस्ते छन्द इति V.3 just as you like; Pt.1.69. एते ते मृत्युना ये चिरमनवसिता ... श्छन्दं मृगयता Pratimā.3.7.
      3. Free will, one's own choice, whim, free or wilful conduct; षष्ठे काले त्वमपि दिवसस्यात्मनश्छन्दवर्ती V.2.1; Gīt.1; Y.2.195; स्वच्छन्दम् according to one's free will, independently.
      4. (Hence) subjection, control.
      5. Meaning, intention, purport.
      6. Poison.
      7. Appearance, look, shape.
      8. Pleasure, delight.
    • -अनुवृत्तम्, -त्तिः indulgence of whims, humouring, compliance.

    • -पातनः A religious hypocrite. Latin D. B.

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Headwords under छ

Part 1 of 2 छ – छोटिन्All parts
  1. छ – छोटिन्
  2. छोरणम् – छ्यु