अचिरaciraa.Brief, transitory, of short duration; ˚द्युति, ˚भास्, ˚प्रभा &c. q. v.
[न. त.]
- 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
- 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
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- Adverb (also अचिरेण, अचिराय, अचिरात्, अचिरस्य in the same senses)
- Not long since, not long ago.
- Recently, lately.
- Soon, quickly, not long hence.
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-अंशु, -आभा, -द्युतिः, -प्रभा, -भास्, -रोचिस्
- 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.
- (कर्म.) transitory lustre, short gleam.
Source: Apte
