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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 चेष्ट्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चेष्ट्ceṣṭ1 Ā. (चेष्टते, चेष्टित)
    1. 1 Ā. (चेष्टते, चेष्टित)
    2. To move about, stir, be active, show signs of life; यदा स देवो जागर्ति तदेदं चेष्टते जगत् Ms.1.52; Māl.8.8; Ś.6.27.
    3. To make effort, endeavour, exert oneself, struggle.
    4. To perform, do (anything).
    5. To frequent.
    6. To behave, act. With वि
    7. to stir, move, be in motion, move about.
    8. to act, behave.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चेष्ट्ceṣṭcl.1. च्/एष्टति, ˚ते (inf ˚टितुम्) to move the limbs, move, stir MBh. R. BhP. S3ak.; to make effort, exert…

    class1. च्/एष्टति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते (inf that the rest of a word is to be suppliedटितुम्) to move the limbs, move, stir MBh. R. BhP. S3ak.; to make effort, exert one's self, struggle, strive, be active AV. xi, 4, 23 feminine S3Br. iii La1t2y. Kaus3. Mn. MBh.; to be busy or occupied with (accusative); to act, do, perform, care for Gobh. i, 6, 19 MBh. R. S3ak. Ra1jat. iii, 493; to prepare S3Br. xiv, 9, 4, 18 (indeclinablepage and participle चेष्टित्व्/आ): Causal टयति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते (Aorist अचिचेष्टत् [Bhat2t2. xv, 60] or अचच्that the rest of a word is to be supplied Pa1n2. 7-4, 96) to cause to move, set in motion, impel, drive S3a1n3khS3r. viii, 9, 3 Mn. xii, 15 MBh. R. Sus3r. iv, 32, 17.

Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit
  1. चेष्ट्ceṣṭ

    चेष्ट्अ चेष्टायाम्

    1A, seṭ, sak

    to act, endeavor

Analysis (Beta) · चेष्ट्

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