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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चोदनcodanaa.Driving, impelling.

    [चुद्-भावे ल्युट्]

    Driving, impelling.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम्

      1. The act of driving.
      2. Invitation.
      3. Order, rule, precept.
  2. अचोदनम्acodanamNon-injunction, a more statement (of something already known); देशकालानामचोदनं प्रयोगे नित्य- समवायात्…

    Non-injunction, a more statement (of something already known); देशकालानामचोदनं प्रयोगे नित्य- समवायात् MS.4.2.23.

  3. चोदनाcodanā1 Sending, directing, throwing.
    1. 1 Sending, directing, throwing.
    2. Urging or driving onward; ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना Bg.
    3. Prompting, inciting, encouraging, inspiration.
    4. A precept, sacred commandment, scriptural injunction.
    5. The category called अपूर्व (in पूर्वमीमांसा); चोदनेत्यपूर्वं बूमः ŚB. on MS.7.1.7.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गुडः a ball for playing with.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. चोदनcodana[kód-ana] a. urging, impelling; n., â, f. incitement, invitation; command; precept, prescription; -ayi-tavya…

    [kód-ana] adjective urging, impelling; neuter, â, feminine; also equal for incitement, invitation; command; precept, prescription; -ayi-tavya, causal future participle passive to be cen sured or criticised; -ayitri, masculine, trî, feminine; also equal for inciter, stimulator, promoter; -i-tri, masculine inciter, stimulator, promoter; -ya, future participle passive to be urged; -censured; -called in question; na kodya, not to be insisted on=matter of course.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चोदनcodanamfn. impelling AV. vii, 116, 1 (cf. ऋषि-, एक-, कीरि-, ब्रह्म-, रध्र-च्/ओद्˚)
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective impelling AV. vii, 116, 1 (confer, compare ऋषि-, एक-, कीरि-, ब्रह्म-, रध्र-च्/ओद्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    2. fn. impelling, invitation, direction, rule, precept VS. xxix, 7 RPra1t. S3a1n3khS3r. Ka1tyS3r. La1t2y. Mn. ii, etc.
  2. ऋषिचोदनṛṣicodanamfn. animating or inspiring the R2ishis ऋषि s RV. viii, 51, 3.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective animating or inspiring the R2ishis ऋषि s fg-veda viii, 51, 3.

  3. एकचोदनekacodanan. a rule concerning one act only Ka1tyS3r. iv, 3, 11; v, 6, 8
    1. neuter gender a rule concerning one act only Ka1tyS3r. iv, 3, 11; v, 6, 8
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having one and the same rule Ka1tyS3r.
  4. कर्मचोदनाkarmacodanāf. the motive impelling to ritual acts W.

    feminine the motive impelling to ritual acts W.

  5. कीरिचोदनkīricodanamfn. exciting the praiser RV. vi, 45. 19.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective exciting the praiser fg-veda vi, 45. 19.

  6. चोदनाcodanāf. reproof (as in Pa1li पालि) DivyA7v. i, 54

    feminine reproof (as in Pa1li पालि) DivyA7v. i, 54