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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चिरciraa.Long, lasting a long time, existing from a long time, old; चिरविरहः चिरकालः चिरमित्रम् &c.

    [चि-रक्]

    Long, lasting a long time, existing from a long time, old; चिरविरहः चिरकालः चिरमित्रम् etc.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -रम् A long time. Note. The singular of any of the oblique cases of चिर may be used adverbially in the sense of 'long', 'for a long time', 'after a long time', 'long since', 'at last', 'finally'; न चिरं पर्वते वसेत् Ms. 4.6; ततः प्रजानां चिरमात्मना धृताम् R.3.35,62; Amaru.79; कियच्चिरेणार्यपुत्रः प्रत्तिपत्तिं दास्यति Ś6; R.5.64; प्रीतास्मि ते सौम्य चिराय जीव R.14.59; Ku.5.47; Amaru. 3; चिरात्सुतस्पर्शरसज्ञतां ययौ R.3.26;11.63;12.87; चिरस्य वाच्यं न गतः प्रजापतिः Ś.5.15; चिरे कुर्यात् Śat. Br.

    • -आयुस् Adjective long-lived. (-Masculine) a god.

    • -आरोधः a protracted siege, blockade.

    • -उत्थ Adjective existing for a long time.

    • -कार, -कारिक, -कारिन्, -क्रिय Adjective acting slowly, delaying, tarrying, dilatory.

    • -कालः a long time.

    • -कालिक, -कालीन

      1. Adjective
      2. of long standing, old, long-continued.
      3. chronic (as a disease).

    • -जात Adjective born long ago, old.

    • -जीविन्

      1. Adjective long-lived (-Masculine)
      2. an epithet of seven persons who are considered to be 'deathless'; अश्वत्थामा बलिर्व्यासो हनुमांश्च विभीषणः । कृपः परशुरामश्च सप्तैते चिरजीविनः ॥
      3. Name of Viṣṇu.
      4. Name of Mārkaṇḍeya; वर्जयित्वा महात्मानं चिरजीविनमुत्तमम् Mb. 13.125.35.
      5. a crow.
      6. Name of two plants जीवक and शाल्मलि.

    • -पाकिन् Adjective ripening late.

    • -पुष्पः the Bakula tree.

    • -मित्रम् an old friend.

    • -मेहिन् Masculine an ass.

    • -रात्रम्, -रात्राय a period of many nights, a long time; प्रयाते तु महारण्यं चिररात्राय राघवे Rām.2.4.18; चिररात्राय पित्रेव येनायं परिपालितः Śiva. B.15.8. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउषित Adjective having lodged for a long time.

    • -विप्रोषित Adjective long banished, a long sojourner.

    • -सूता, -सूतिका a cow that has borne many calves.

    • -सेवकः an old servant.

    • -स्थ, -स्थायिन्, -स्थित Adjective lasting, long, enduring, continuing, durable; तटिनि तटद्रुमपातनपातकमेकं चिरस्थायि Udb.

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  2. अचिरaciraa.Brief, transitory, of short duration; ˚द्युति, ˚भास्, ˚प्रभा &c. q. v.

    [न. त.]

    1. Brief, transitory, of short duration; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedद्युति, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभास्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedप्रभा etc. quod vide, which see
    2. Recent, late, new; अकरोदचिरेश्वरः क्षितौ R.8.2 the new lord. In compounds अचिर may be rendered by 'recently', 'just', `not long ago'; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedप्रवृत्तं ग्रीष्मसमयमधिकृत्य Ś.1, just set in. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedप्रसूता; अचिरप्रसूतया जनन्या विना विवर्धित एव Ś.4; having recently brought forth (who died not long after delivery, said of a doe) or a cow that has recently calved.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -रम्

      1. Adverb (also अचिरेण, अचिराय, अचिरात्, अचिरस्य in the same senses)
      2. Not long since, not long ago.
      3. Recently, lately.
      4. Soon, quickly, not long hence.

    • -अंशु, -आभा, -द्युतिः, -प्रभा, -भास्, -रोचिस्

      1. Feminine [अचिराः अंशवः, अचिरा आभा-प्रभा etc. यस्याः सा] lightning; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedशुविलासचञ्चला लक्ष्मीः Ki.2.19; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभासां तेजसा चानुलिप्तैः S.7.7., Ki.4.24, अचिरद्युतितेजसा 5.6. समुत्पफाल गगने मेघादचिरभा इव Parṇāl.5.98.
      2. (कर्म.) transitory lustre, short gleam.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. चिरcira[ki-rá] a. long (time); of long standing; old (friend); belonging to the olden time: -m, ad. long, for a long…

    [ki-rá] adjective long (time); of long standing; old (friend); belonging to the olden time: -m, adverb, -ial, -ially long, for a long time; slowly; long ago; too long; -m kri, be long, delay; ˚--, instrumental, dative, ablative, genitive, locative after a long time; for a long time, long; dative, ablative, genitive also at last, too late; only now; neuter delay.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चिरciramfn. (√1. चि ?) long, lasting along time, existing from ancient times MBh. xii, 9538 S3ak. Megh. Katha1s.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√1. चि ?) long, lasting along time, existing from ancient times MBh. xii, 9538 S3ak. Megh. Katha1s.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective that the rest of a word is to be suppliedरं कालम्, during a long time Hariv. 9942
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective that the rest of a word is to be suppliedरात् कालात्, after a long time R. iii, 49, 50
    4. neuter gender (Pa1n2. 6-2, 6) delay (exempli gratia, 'for example' गमन-, "delay in going" Ka1s3.; किं चिरेण, "wherefore delay?" R. iv feminine Ma1rkP. xvi, 80; पुर्/आ चिर्/आत्, "to avoid delay" S3Br. ix)
    5. (in compound)
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  2. अचिरaciramfn. not of long duration, brief
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not of long duration, brief
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective instantaneous, recent
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not long ago
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective soon, speedily
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  3. अचिरद्युतिaciradyutif. lightning.

    feminine lightning.

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  4. अचिरप्रभाaciraprabhāf. lightning.

    feminine lightning.

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  5. अचिरप्रसूताaciraprasūtāf. "having recently brought forth", a cow that has recently calved.

    feminine "having recently brought forth", a cow that has recently calved.

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  6. अचिरभास्acirabhāsf. lightning S3a1k.

    feminine lightning S3a1k.

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  7. अचिरमृतaciramṛtamfn. recently deceased.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective recently deceased.

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