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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for चिर

3 dictionaries · exact headword

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.

    Source: Apte

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)
    Source: Monier-Williams

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.

    Source: Macdonell

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