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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. छन्दस्chandasn.Wish, desire, fancy, will, pleasure; (गृह्णीयात्) मूर्खं छन्दोऽनुवृत्तेन याथातथ्येन पण्डितम् Chāṇ.33.

    [छन्दयति असुन्]

    1. Wish, desire, fancy, will, pleasure; (गृह्णीयात्) मूर्खं छन्दोऽनुवृत्तेन याथातथ्येन पण्डितम् Chāṇ.33.
    2. Free will, free or wilful conduct.
    3. Meaning, intention.
    4. Fraud, trick, deceit.
    5. The Vedas, the sacred text of the Vedic hymns; स च कुल- पतिराद्यश्छन्दसां यः प्रयोक्ता Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.48; बहुलं छन्दसि frequently used by Pāṇini; प्रणवश्छन्दसामिव R.1.11; Y.1.143; Ms.4.95.
    6. A metre; ऋक्छन्दसा आशास्ते &Sacute.4; गायत्री छन्दसामहम् Bg.1.35;13.4.
    7. Metrical science, prosody; (regarded as one of the six Vedāṅgas or auxiliaries to the Vedas, the other five being शिक्षा, कल्प, व्याकरण, निरुक्त and ज्योतिष).
    8. A metrical composition. ... मया काव्यानि तन्वता छन्दो विनिर्मितं तस्मिन् कृतः सर्वस्य संग्रहः Parṇāl.1.23.
    9. A festival; वेदे वाक्ये वृत्तभेदे उत्सवेऽपि नपुंसकम् । Nm.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कृतम् any metrical part of the Vedas or other sacred compositions; यथो- दितेन विधिना नित्यं छन्दस्कृतं पठेत् Ms.4.1.

    • -गः

      1. (छन्दोगः) a reciter in metre.
      2. a student or chanter of the Sāmaveda; Ms.3.145; (छन्दोगः सामवेदाध्यायी)
      3. The Sāmaveda; साम्नां जैमिनये प्राह तथा छन्दोगसंहिताम् Bhāg. 12.6.53.

    • -भङ्गः a violation of the laws of metre.

    • -विचितिः Feminine 'examination of metres', Name of a work on metres, sometimes ascribed to Daṇḍin; छन्दोविचित्यां सकलस्तत्प्रपञ्चो निदर्शितः Kāv.1.12.

    • -वृत्तम् a metre in general.

    • -स्तुभ् Masculine Name of Aruṇa.

    In the Gita10·3513·515·1

    बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् ।

    bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chandasāmaham, — I am also the great Sama among mantras, the Gayatri among metres; among the months I am Margasirsha, first of the months; I am spring, the fairest of… 10·35
    • छन्दसाम्chandasāmgenitive plural of the neuter noun chandas (metre).
    • छन्दोभिःchandobhiḥinstrumental plural of the neuter noun chandas (verse, metre).
    • छन्दांसिchandāṁsinominative plural of the neuter noun chandas (the hymns of the Veda). Here the word means 'the Vedas'
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  2. अच्छन्दस्acchandasa.Not studying the Vedas (as a boy before the मुञ़्ज ceremony), or not entitled to that study (as a Śūdra).

    [न. ब.]

    1. Not studying the Vedas (as a boy before the मुञ़्ज ceremony), or not entitled to that study (as a Śūdra).
    2. Not metrical, not of the nature of metres, id est, that is prose.
    3. Without fancy or whim.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. छन्दस्chandas[khánd-as] n. pleasure, desire, will; magical or sacred hymn; hymn which is not Rik, Sâman, or Yagus; Vedic…

    [khánd-as] neuter pleasure, desire, will; magical or sacred hymn; hymn which is not Rik, Sâman, or Yagus; Vedic text, Veda; metre, prosody: (h)-sâstra, neuter manual of prosody (especially Piṅgala's); (s)-krita, perfect passive participle composed in metre; (h)-sûtra, neuter (Piṅgala's) sûtra on prosody.

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  2. अतिच्छन्दस्aticchandas[ati-kkhandas] f. N. of certain (14) metres.

    [ati-kkhandas] feminine; also equal for noun of certain (14) metres.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. छन्दस्chandas&c. see ib.
    1. etc. see ibidem
    2. neuter gender "roof" see बृह्/अच्-
    3. neuter gender deceit Un2.
    4. neuter gender desire, longing for, will MBh. xii, 7376 Pa1n2. 4-4, 93 Ka1s3.
    5. neuter gender intention, purport W.
    6. neuter gender a sacred hymn (of AV.; as distinguished from those of fg-veda SV. and YajurV.), incantation-hymn fg-veda x AV. S3Br. viii MBh. v, 1224 Ragh. i, 11
    7. neuter gender the sacred text of the Vedic hymns S3Br. xi, 5, 7, 3 A1s3vGr2. Kaus3. Gobh. VPra1t. Pa1n2. Mn. etc.
    8. neuter gender metre (in general, supposed to consist of 3 or 7 typical forms [AV. VS. etc.] to which Vira1j विराज् is added as the 8th [S3Br. viii, 3, 3, 6]; छ्/अन्दस् opposed to गायत्र्/इ and त्रिष्ट्/उभ् fg-veda x, 14, 16)
    9. neuter gender metrical science Mun2d2Up. i, 1, 5 MBh. i, 2887 Pan5cat. S3rut.
    10. neuter gender Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदो-ग्रन्थ Nya1yam. ix, 2, 6 Scholiast or Commentator; ([confer, compare Latin scando, "to step, scan."])
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  2. अक्षरछन्दस्akṣarachandasn. metre regulated by the number and quality of syllables.

    neuter gender metre regulated by the number and quality of syllables.

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  3. अच्छन्दस्कacchandaskamfn. having no metre, MaitrS.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having no metre, MaitrS.

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  4. अतिच्छन्दस्aticchandasmfn. past worldly desires free from them S3Br. xiv
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective past worldly desires free from them S3Br. xiv
    2. fn. (आस्, अस्) Name of two large classes of metres
    3. neuter gender (अस्) Name of a particular brick in the sacrificial fire-place.
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  5. अनुष्टुप्छन्दस्anuṣṭupchandasmfn. having अनुष्टुभ् for metre MaitrS.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having अनुष्टुभ् for metre MaitrS.

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  6. अन्तःस्थाछन्दस्antaḥsthāchandasn. N. of a class of metres.

    neuter gender Name of a class of metres.

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