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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  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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  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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  3. अतिच्छन्दaticchandaदस् [das], दस् a. [अतिक्रान्तः छन्दः-न्दं वा]
    1. दस् das, दस् Adjective अतिक्रान्तः छन्दः-न्दं वा
    2. Free from worldly desires.
    3. Exceedingly thought or will.
    4. One who violates Vedic traditions of conduct.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -स्

      1. Feminine Neuter
      2. Name of two classes 4of metres (अतिक्रान्ता छन्दः वृत्तानुसारि- वर्णविन्यासभेदम्)
      3. Fondness, inclination.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. छन्दchanda[khánd-a or khand-á] a. pleasing, alluring; m. appearance, form; pleasure, will: in. or -tas, independently…

    [khánd-a or khand-á] adjective pleasing, alluring; masculine appearance, form; pleasure, will: instrumental or -tas, independently, according to one's own pleasure, at one's will; instrumental, ablative, or -tas, according to the will of (--˚, genitive).

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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. छन्दchandamfn. pleasing, alluring, inviting RV. i, 92, 6; viii, 7, 36
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective pleasing, alluring, inviting fg-veda i, 92, 6; viii, 7, 36
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective praising (छ्/अन्द Naigh. iii, 16) fg-veda vi, 11, 3
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective confer, compare मधु-च्छ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied
    4. masculine gender appearance, look, shape Hariv. 8359 ff.
    5. masculine gender confer, compare प्रति and वि-च्छ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied
    6. masculine gender pleasure, delight, appetite, liking, predilection, desire, will Ya1jn5. ii, 195 MBh. etc.
    7. masculine gender according to the wish of (genitive case) MBh. iii, 7096 Hariv. 7097
    8. masculine gender (अ-च्छ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied negative "against the wish of") 7098 and 8557
    9. masculine gender (अ-च्छ्that the rest of a word is to be supplied negative "involuntarily" R. iii, 5, 2)
    10. masculine gender poison Lexicographers
    11. masculine gender Name of S3a1kya-muni शाक्य-मुनि 's charioteer (छन्दक) Lalit. xv DivyA7v. xxvii, 159
    12. masculine gender of a prince W.
    13. masculine gender confer, compare स्व-
    14. masculine gender इन्द्र-, कला*प-, देव and विजय-, various kinds of pearl-ornaments.
    15. in compound for that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदस्
    16. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्न Lexicographers Scholiast or Commentator
    17. and 2 see √1. and √3. छद् .
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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. अतिच्छन्दaticchandam. (prob.) too much wilfulness or criticism, MBh. (B. - च्छेद).

    masculine gender (probably) too much wilfulness or criticism, MBh. (Bombay edition - च्छेद).

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  5. 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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