# चन्द्र (candra)

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चन्द्र (candra) is a Sanskrit word meaning glittering or shining, the moon, the most excellent among, the number one, a lovely or agreeable phenomenon of any kind, the eye in a peacock's tail. Its 54 recorded definitions are grouped into 18 contexts, among them Proper Name of Individuals, The Moon, Moon God, Mythology, Specific Plants or Plant Products.

- **Etymology:** E. चदि to shine, Uṇādi affix रक् — E. cadi to shine, Uṇādi affix rak
- **SLP1:** `candra`  **IAST:** candra  **Devanagari:** चन्द्र
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/chandra/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Proper Name of Individuals (15 definitions)
- an epithet of a Daitya and king of the Kambojas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Daitya (= - वर्मन् (-varman), king of the Kāmbojas), Mahābhārata (Title) i, 2667 [ ID=71594 ]
- a son of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Kṛṣṇa, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) x, 61, 13 [ ID=71595 ]
- name of a son of Vishvagandhi and father of Yuvashva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Viśva-gandhi and father of Yuvanāśva, ix, 6, 20 [ ID=71596 ]
- of a grammarian  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a grammarian (= - गोमिन् (-gomin) ), Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) i, 176 [ ID=71597 ]
- of a king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king, Pañcatantra (Title) v, 9, 2 and 10, 0/1 [ ID=71598 ]
- an ancestor of the Gauda Brahmans  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the ancestors of the Gauḍa Brāhmans [ ID=71599 ]
- of several other men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of several other men, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) vi f. [ ID=71600 ]
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 172-1 ] Candra 1 = Śiva (1000 names 2 ). [ ID=1956 ]
- an Asura  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Candra 3, an Asura. § 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2666 (incarnate as Candravarman, king of the Kāmbojas). Cf. Candramas. [ ID=1958 ]
- the son of Vishvasandhi and father of Yuvashva  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candra (II) — the son of Viśvasandhi and father of Yuva- nāśva. Bhā. IX. 6. 20. [ ID=4596 ]
- a son of Krishna and Satya  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candra (III) — a son of Kṛṣṇa and Satyā. Bhā. X. 61. 13. [ ID=4597 ]
- a son of Bali  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candra (IV) — a son of Bali. M. 6. 11. [ ID=4598 ]
- one of Danu's sons  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-582 ] Candra (V) — one of Danu's sons. Vā. 68. 8. [ ID=4599 ]
- the son of Nara and father of Kevala  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candra (VI) — the son of Nara and father of Kevala. Vi. IV. 1. 41-2. [ ID=4600 ]
- the son of Hemacandra, and father of Dhumraksha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candra (VII) — the son of Hemacandra, and father of Dhūmrākṣa. Vi. IV. 1. 51-2. [ ID=4601 ]

### The Moon, Moon God, Mythology (13 definitions)
- the moon  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चन्द्र (candra) m. the moon (also personified as a deity, Mn. &c.), VS.; ŚBr. &c. ( ifc. f( आ (ā) )., Mahābhārata (Title) ix; R. &c.) [ ID=71582 ]
- 1. Shining, bright, or lovely. 2. The moon. 3. Gold.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 091-3 ] चन्द्र (candra) cand-rá, a. shining, bright; lovely; m. moon ( also as a deity ); —° = chief among —; N.; n. gold: a-ka, m. ( —° a. ikā ) moon; eye in a peacockʼs tail; N.; -kalā, f. sixteenth part of the moonʼs disc (as seen on the day before or after new moon); -kānta, a. lovely as the moon; m. moon-stone ( a fabulous gem formed of the congealed rays of the moon, glittering & exuding cool moisture in moonlight only ): -maṇi-maya, a. made of moonstone, -maya, a. id.. [ ID=7414 ]
- 1. The moon. 2. Camphor. 3. Water. 4. Gold. 5. A plant. 6. Pre-eminent. 7. The eye in a peacock tail. 8. A minor division of the known continent. 9. The mark of the soft aspirate. 10. A red-tinged pearl. 11. Anything giving pleasure. 12. An awning or canopy. 13. Small cardamoms.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 316 ] चन्द्र (candra) m. ( - न्द्रः (-ndraḥ) ) 1 The moon considered as a planet or a deity. 2 Camphor. 3 Water. 4 Gold. 5 A plant, (Crinum:) see रोचनी (rocanī). 6 (In composition) Pre-eminent, (as पुरुषचन्द्र (candra) (puruṣacandra) an eminent man, a chief, a moon of men.) 7 The eye in the peacock's tail. 8 One of the eighteen minor Dvīpas or divisions of the known continent. 9 The mark of the soft aspirate. 10 A pearl with a red tinge. 11 Any thing giving pleasure. f. ( - न्द्रा (-ndrā) ) 1 An awning, a canopy. 2 Small cardamoms: see एला (elā). E. चदि (cadi) to shine, Uṇādi affix रक् (rak). [ ID=14749 ]
- 1. The moon, camphor, water, gold, the eye of a peacock's tail, a pearl, or a chief. 2. An awning or cardamoms.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 276-b ] चन्द्र (candra) ( न्द्रः ) ((ndraḥ)) 1. m. The moon consider- Page277-a+ 38 ed as a planet or a deity; camphor; water; gold; eye of the peacock's tail; a pearl; a chief. f. ( न्द्रा (ndrā) ) An awning; cardamoms. [ ID=14203 ]
- 1. The moon. 2. Camphor. 3. Water. 4. Gold. 5. A plant. 6. Pre-eminent or chief. 7. The edge in a peacock's tail. 8. A minor division of the known continent. 9. The mark of the soft aspirate. 10. A pearl with a red tinge. 11. Anything giving pleasure. 12. An awning or canopy. 13. Small cardamoms.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 261-a ] चन्द्र (candra) m. ( - न्द्रः (-ndraḥ) ) 1. The moon considered as a planet or a deity. 2. Camphor. 3. Water. 4. Gold. 5. A plant, (Crinum:) see रोचनी (rocanī). 6. (In composition) Pre-eminent, (as पुरुषचन्द्र (candra) (puruṣacandra) an eminent man, a chief, a moon of men.) 7. The edge in the peacock's tail. 8. One of the eighteen minor Dwipas or divisions of the known continent. 9. The mark of the soft aspirate. 10. A pearl with a red tinge. 11. Any thing giving pleasure. f. ( - न्द्रा (-ndrā) ) 1. An awning, a canopy. 2. Small cardamoms: see एला (elā). E. चदि (cadi) to shine Unadi affix णिच् रक् (ṇic rak). [ ID=14741 ]
- 1. The moon. 2. A moon-like spot. 3. A proper name. 4. The name of a mountain.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 0292-b ] चन्द्र (candra) cand + ra, m. 1. The moon, MBh. 11, 220. 2. A moon-like spot, Bhāg. P. 4, 15, 7. 3. A proper name, MBh. 1, 2667. 4. The name of a mountain, Rām. 6, 26, 6. — Comp. Ar- dha-, see separately. Pūrṇa-, m. the full of the moon, Rām. 3, 53, 44. Rāma-, Page0293-a+ 40 m. the second of the three renowned Rāmas, the son of Daśaratha, and hero of the Rāmāyaṇa. Śaraccandra, i. e. śarad-, m. the autumnal moon. [ ID=4856 ]
- 1. Shining or brilliant. 2. The moon.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 167 ] चन्द्र (candra) a. shining, glittering, brilliant, bright. — m. the moon (often personif.), moon i.e. chief among (—°). [ ID=10286 ]
- 1. Shining or shimmering. 2. The moon or moon-god.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 154-b ] candrá, a. shining, shimmering; as m. the moon; the moon-god. [for ścandrá, q. v. ] [ ID=1476 ]
- 1. glittering or shining 2. the moon 3. any eminent person 4. a lovely or agreeable phenomenon 5. a spot similar to the moon 6. the eye in a peacock's tail 7. the symbol of the Visarga 8. gold 9. a reddish kind of pearl 10. water 11. camphor 12. a particular plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 0315-b ] Candra, as, ā, am (originally ścandra; cf. aśva- ścandra, puru-śc°, &c.), Ved. glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light; ( as ), m. the moon (regarded as a planet), the moon personified or regarded as a deity; any eminent or illustrious person (at end of comp., e. g. puruṣa- candra, a moon of men, an excellent or eminent man, the moon being regarded as the most beautiful of the planets); a lovely or agreeable phenomenon of any kind, anything which gives pleasure; a spot similar to the moon; the eye in a peacock's tail; the symbol or mark of the Visarga; gold; a reddish kind of pearl; water; camphor; a particular plant, = kāmpilla; N. of a metre consisting of four lines of nineteen syllables each; N. of a Daitya, = Can- dra-varman, king of the Kāmbojas; also of a son of Viśva-gandhi and father of Yuvanāśva; N. of a grammarian; of a king; of one of the ancestors of the Gauḍa Brāhmans, and of several other men; one of the eighteen minor Dvīpas or divisions of the known continent; N. of one of the principal branches of the river Candra-bhāgā; N. of a mountain; ( ā ), f. a hall covered only at the top; an awning, a canopy; small cardamoms; Cocculus Cordifolius, = guḍūcī; (ī), f. Serratula Anthelmintica, = vākucī; (am), n. gold; a kind of sour rice-gruel, = cukra; N. of a Sāman; [cf. ardha-candra. ] —Candra- kalā, f. a digit or one-sixteenth of the moon's disc, (each digit is personified as a female divinity, and worshipped in Tantrika ceremonies); the crescent before or after the new moon; a kind of fish, = vācā or bācā, Pimelodus Vacha; title of a drama. —Candra-kavi, is, m., N. of a poet. —Candra- kāṭuki, is, m., N. of a man. —Candra-kānta, as, ā, am, lovely as the moon; ( as ), m. a fabulous gem, the moon-stone, supposed to be formed from the congelation of the rays of the moon and to dissolve under the influence of its light; a kind of crystal or jasper may perhaps be meant; ( am, as ), n. m. the white eatable water-lily, blossoming during the night; ( am ), n. sandal-wood; ( ā ), f. the wife of the moon; the night. —Candra-kānti, is, f. the brilliancy or lus- tre of the moon, moonlight. —Candra-kālānala (°la- an°), am, n. a kind of diagram. —Candra-kīrtti, is, m., N. of an author. —Candra-kula, am, n., N. of a town. —Candra-kulyā, f., N. of a river in Kaś- mīra. —Candra-ketu, us, m., N. of a man; also of a son of Lakṣmaṇa. —Candra-koṣa, as, m. title of a lexicon. —Candra-garbha, as, m. title of a Buddhist Sūtra work. —Candra-giri, is, m., N. of a mountain; also of a prince. —Candra-gupta, as, m. ‘moon-protected,’ N. of a renowned king, the Σανδο-κυπτος or Σανδρο-κοττος of the Greeks, who is supposed to have reigned at Pāṭali-putra, or the mo- dern Patna, about 315 B. C., (he was installed by the Brāhman Cāṇakya after causing the death of Nanda, and was the founder of a new dynasty); N. of two kings of the Gupta dynasty; the registrar of Yama's court (in the latter sense a wrong form for citra-gupta ). —Candra-gomin, ī, m., N. of a grammarian. —Can- dra-gola, as, m. the lunar orb or sphere. —Candra- gola-stha, as, m. ‘dwelling in the lunar sphere,’ a deceased progenitor, the manes. —Candra-golikā, f. moonlight. —Candra-grahaṇa, am, n. an eclipse of the moon. —Candra-cañcala, as, ā, m. f. a small fish called Chanda, = candraka. —Candra- cūḍa, as, m. an epithet of Śiva (whose diadem is a crescent), [cf. candra-mauli, candra-śekhara, &c.]; N. of an author. —Candra-cūḍāmaṇi, is, m. title of a literary work. —Candra-cūḍāṣṭaka (°ḍa- aṣ°), am, n., N. of a hymn. —Candra-ja, as, m. the son of the moon, an epithet of Budha (Mercury). —Candra-tāpana, as, m., N. of a Dānava. —Candra-dakṣiṇa, as, ā, am, Ved. offering anything bright (as gold &c.) in sacrifice. —Candra- Page0315-c+ 81 datta, as, m., N. of an author. —Candra-dāra, ās, m. pl. the twenty-seven lunar mansions, which, in mythology, are so many nymphs, daughters of Dakṣa, and wedded to Candra or the moon. —Candra-deva, as, m., N. of a warrior; N. of a Brāhman of Kaśyapa's family; N. of a poet. —Candra-dyuti, is, m. sandal-wood; [cf. canda- na. ] —Candra-dhvaja-ketu, us, m., N. of a Samā- dhi. —Candra-nābha, as, m., N. of a Dānava. —Candra-nibha, as, ā, am, like the moon, bright, handsome. —Candra-nirṇij, k, k, k, Ved. one who has a brilliant garment or appearance; (Sāy.) having a shape like the moon or whose form causes delight. —Candra-pañcaṅga, am, n. the luni-solar calendar. —Candra-pāda, as, m. a moon-beam. a ray of the moon. —Candra-putra, as, m. ‘son of the moon,’ a N. of Budha or Mercury. —Candra-pura, as, m., N. of a town; [cf. cāndrapura. ] —Candra-puṣpā, f. a kind of solanum; [cf. śveta-kaṇṭakārī. ] —Candra-prakāśa, as, m. title of a work. —Can- dra-prabha, as, m., N. of the Arhat of the present Ava-sarpiṇī; N. of a king; N. of several persons; ( ā ), f. moonlight; the plant Serratula Anthelmintica, = vākucī; a compound of various drugs used in jaundice, piles, &c. N. of a woman. —Candra- prabhāva, as, ā, am, splendid as the moon. —Candra-prabhāsvara-rāja, as, m., N. of several Buddhas. —Candra-priya, as, m., N. of a prince. —Candra-bālā, f. large cardamoms. —Candra- bāhu, us, m., N. of an Asura. —Candra-budhna, as, ā, am, Ved. having a bright standing-ground; (Sāy.) the ground or cause of joy to all creatures. —Candra-bha, as, m., N. of an attendant of Skanda. —Candra-bhāgā, f., N. of a river, the Chenab, one of the five streams of the Pañjāb. —Candra-bhāsa, as, m. a sword; [cf. candra- hāsa. ] —Candra-bhūti, i, n. silver. —Candra- maṇi, is, m. = candra-kānta, the moon-gem. —Candra-maṇḍala, am, n. the orb or disc of the moon; the lunar sphere; a halo round the moon. —Candra-manas, ās, m., N. of one of the ten horses of the moon. —Candra-mas, ās, m. (fr. candra+mas, derived fr. rt. mā ), the moon, the deity of the moon; a month. —Candra-mā, f., N. of a river. —Candra-mālā, f., N. of a metre; N. of a river. —Candra-mukha, as, m. ‘moon-faced,’ N. of a man; ( ī ), f. a metre consisting of four lines of ten syllables each; a lovely woman, whose face is fair as the moon. —Candra-mauli, is, m. ‘moon- crested,’ an epithet of Śiva, (this deity being repre- sented with a crescent on his forehead); [cf. candra- cūḍa ] —Candra-ratha, as, ā, am, Ved. having a brilliant carriage. —Candra-rāja, as, m., N. of a minister of king Harṣa. —Candra-rekhā, f. a digit of the moon. —Candra-reṇu, us, m. a plagiarist, a poetical thief (who has only the dust of the moon). —Candra-lekha, as, m., N. of a Rākṣasa; ( ā ), f. a digit of the moon; the plant Serratula Anthel- mintica, = vākucī; N. of a metre consisting of four lines of thirteen syllables each; N. of another metre of four lines of fifteen syllables each; N. of a daughter of the Nāga Su-śravas; also of the wife of Kṣema- gupta; N. of the daughter of king Vīra-siṃha, also called Śaśi-kalā. —Candra-loka, am, n. the sphere or heaven of the moon. —Candra-locana, as, m., N. of a Dānava. —Candra-lohaka or candra-lauha or candra-lauhaka, am, n. silver. —Candra- vaṃśa, as, m. the race of the moon, the lunar race of kings or the second great line of Kṣatriya or royal dynasties in India. (The progenitor of the lunar race of kings who reigned at ancient Delhi or Hāstina-pura was Soma the Moon, the child of the Ṛṣi Atri and father of Budha. The latter married Iḷā, daughter of the solar king Ikṣavāku, and had by her a son, Aila or Purūravas. This last had a son by Urvaśī, named Āyus, from whom came Nahuṣa, father of Yayāti. The latter had two sons, Puru and Yadu, from whom proceeded the two branches of the lunar line. In the line of Yadu was born Kṛṣṇa and Bala-rāma; in that of Puru came Dushyanta, the hero of the Śakuntalā and father of the great Page0316-a+ 81 Bharata. Ninth from Bharata came Kuru, and fourteenth from him Śāntanu, who had a son Vicitra-vīrya and a step-son Vyāsa. The latter married the two widows of his half-brother, and had by them Dhṛta-rāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu, the wars of whose sons form the subject of the Mahā-bhārata); [cf. sūrya-vaṃśa. ] —Candravaṃśin, ī, m. one of the lunar dynasty. —Candra-vaktrā, f., N. of a town. —Candra-vat, ān, atī, at, Ved. brilliant, golden, abounding in gold; illuminated by the moon; ( tī ), f., N. of a daughter of Su-nābha and wife of Gada; N. of a princess; the wife of a potter; N. of a town or district. —Candra-vatsa, ās, m., N. of a people. —Candra-vadana, as, ā, am, moon- faced, having a face fair as the moon. —Candra- varṇa, as, ā, am, Ved. of brilliant or bright colour. —Candra-vartman, a, n., N. of a metre consisting of four lines of twelve syllables each. —Candra- varman, ā, m., N. of a king of the Kāmbojas; also of a prince conquered by Samudra-gupta. —Candra- vallarī, f. a kind of Asclepias, = soma-vallarī or brahmī-śāka. —Candra-vallī, f., N. of several plants, = pra-sāraṇī, mādhavī, and soma-latā. —Candra-vasā, f., N. of a river. —Candra-vindu, us, m. the sign for the nasal Z (Z). —Candra-vimala, as, m., N. of a Samādhi (pure as the moon). —Candra-vimala-sūrya-prabhāsa-śrī, īs, m., N. of a Buddha (the beauty of whom is spotless like the moon and brilliant as the sun). —Candra-vihaṅ- gama, as, m. a kind of crane, Ardea Nivea. —Candra-vrata, am, n. a kind of vow or penance [cf. cāndrāyaṇa ]; a regal property or virtue. —Candra-śarman, ā, m., N. of a Brāhman. —Can- dra-śālā, f. an upper room, an apartment on the house-top; moonlight. —Candra-śālikā, f. a room on the top of a house. —Candra-śilā, f. a kind of gem, moon-stone [cf. candra-kānta ]; N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda. —Candra-śukla, as, m., N. of one of the eight Upa-dvīpas in Jambu- dvīpa. —Candra-śūra, am, n. a kind of fruit, = candrikā, kāravī, &c., commonly hālim, Lepidium Sativum. —Candra-śekhara, as, m. an epithet of Śiva [cf. candra-mauli ]; N. of a prince whose minister was the father of Viśva-nātha, the author of the Sāhitya-darpaṇa; or N. of that minister; N. of a commentator on Kālidāsa's Śakuntalā (perhaps identical with the minister of the same name); N. of the author of the play Madhurā-niruddha; N. of a mountain. —Candraśekhara-campū-prabandha, as, m. title of a work. —Candra-śrī, īs, m., N. of a prince. —Candra-sañjña, as, m. ‘having any name of the moon,’ camphor. —Candra-sambhava, as, m. son of the moon, i. e. Budha, the planet Mercury; ( ā ), f. small cardamoms. —Candra-saras, as, n. ‘moon-lake,’ N. of a lake. —Candra-sālokya, am, n. attainment of the lunar heaven. —Candra-siṃha, as, m., N. of a king, son of Darpa-nārāyaṇa. —Candra- suta, as, m. = candra-ja. —Candra-surasa, as, m. the plant Vitex Negundo. —Candra-sūrya, au, m. du. moon and sun. —Candra-sūrya-jihmīkara- prabha, as, m., N. of a Buddha (whose splendor obscures moon and sun). —Candra-sūrya-pradīpa, as, m., N. of a Buddha (illuminating moon and sun). —Candra-sena, as, m., N. of a prince, son of Samudra-sena. —Candra-han, ā, m., N. of a Dānava. —Candra-hanu, us, and candra-hantṛ, tā, m., N. of a Dānava. —Candra-hāsa, as, m. a glittering scimitar [‘deriding the moon;’ cf. candra- bhāsa ]; the sword of Rāvaṇa; N. of a prince; ( ā ), f. the plant Cocculus Cordifolius [cf. guḍūcī ]; ( am ), n. silver. —Candrākara (°ra-āk°), as, m., N. of a man. —Candrākṛti (°ra-āk°), is, is, i, moon-shaped; like the moon (in roundness, &c.). —Candrāgra (°ra- ag°), as, ā, am, Ved. having a brilliant beginning; (Sāy.) having joy or gold at the head or as the chief subject. —Candrāṅgada (°ra-aṅ°), as, m., N. of a son of king Indra-sena. —Candrātapa (°ra-āt°), as, m. moonlight; an open hall, one only furnished with a roof; an awning. —Candrātmaja (°ra-āt°), as, m. the son of the moon, the planet Mercury. —Candrā- nana (°ra-ān°), as, ā, am, moon-faced; ( as ), m. Page0316-b+ 78 an epithet of Skanda. —Candrāpīḍa (°ra-āp°), as, m. an epithet of Śiva; N. of a son of Janamejaya; of a king of Kaśmīra, the brother of Tārā-pīḍa; of a son of king Tārā-pīḍa. —Candrābha-vaktra (°ra-ābh°), as, ā, am, whose face is moon-like. —Candrābhāsa (°ra-ābh°), as, m. a false moon, an appearance in the sky like the real moon. —Candrārka (°ra-ar°), au, m. du. moon and sun; ( ī ), f. title of an astronomical work by Dina-kara. —Candrārka-dīpa, as, m., N. of a Buddha, = candra-sūrya-pradīpa. —Candrārdha (°ra-ar°), as, m. a half-moon. —Candrārdha-kṛtaśekhara, as, m. an ascetic who imitates the appearance of Śiva. —Candrārdha-cūdāmaṇi, is, m. or candrārdha- mauli, is, m. an epithet of Śiva. —Candrāloka (°ra-āl°), as, m. title of a work on rhetoric by Jaya-deva. —Candrāvatī, f., N. of a place of pilgrimage; N. of the wife of king Dharma-sena. —Candrāvartā (°ra-āv°), f. a metre consisting of four lines of fifteen syllables each. —Candrāvalī (°ra-āv°), f., N. of one of Kṛṣṇa's female com- panions. —Candrāvaloka (°ra-av°), as, m., N. of a prince. —Candrāśva (°ra-aś°), as, m., N. of a son of Dhundhu-māra. —Candrāspadā (°ra-ās°), f., N. of a plant. —Candrāhvaya (°ra-āh°), as, m. camphor. —Candreṣṭā (°ra-iṣ°), f. an assemblage of lotuses blossoming during the night (lit. ‘loved by the moon’). —Candrodaya (°ra-ud°), as, m. moon-rise; an awning, a cloth or sheet spread over the large open courts of Hindū houses upon festive occasions; a mercurial preparation used in medicine; N. of a warrior on the side of the Pāṇḍavas; ( ā ), f. a medicine for the eyes. —Candronmīlana (°ra- un°), am, n. title of a work. —Candropala (°ra- up°), as, m. the moon-gem; [cf. candra-kānta. ] [ ID=18214 ]
- the Moon  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Candra 2 (the Moon), v. Soma. [ ID=1957 ]
- pointed out to Hari that Rahu was drinking nectar in the guise of a deva, and fought with Rahu in a Devasura war  
  *The Purana Index*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 1-581 ] Candra (I) (personified) — pointed out, in the Amṛtama- thana, to Hari, Rāhu drinking nectar in the guise of a deva. Hence Rāhu is said to chase the moon in parvas. Fought with Rāhu in a Devāsura war. Bhā. VIII. 9. 24-26; 10. 31. [ ID=4595 ]
- The moon  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candra (VIII) — the moon who completes in two fort- nights the circuit which the sun makes in a year. He is the life of all living beings and occupies each of the twenty-eight con- stellations for thirty muhūrtas (a day). 1 Lord of plants, yajñas, vratas and tapas; not going near Rohini, a bad omen; 2 the whitish dark spot in it appears like a śara; 3 its maṇḍalam made of clouds and waters as of Sūrya; here is the sthāna of all deities, planets, etc., the size of the moon is twice that of the sun; is reckoned as Vasu in the Vaivasvata epoch; 4 grows through the effulgence of the sun and is known as Idvatsara; has 15 kalas and not 16. 5 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. II. 10. 30; V. 22. 8-10.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 8. 2; 163. 41; 246. 57.] [ Footnote: 3) Vā. 47. 77.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. 53. 55-62, 80.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. 56. 30-31.] [ ID=4602 ]
- The moon  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > चन्द्र (candra) [Printed book page 1-254 ] 1. Candra, 1 Candra-mas, 2 are the names of the ‘moon,’ the latter occurring from the Rigveda onwards, but the former being first used in this sense by the Atharvaveda. Very little is said about the moon in Vedic literature, except as identified with Soma, 3 both alike being described as waxing and waning. Reference is, however, made to the regular changes of the moon, and to its alternation with the sun, 5 to which it, as Soma, is declared in the Rigveda to be married. 6 Mention is also made of its disappearance at the time of new moon, 7 and of its birth from the light of the sun. 8 In the Atharvaveda 9 reference is made to demons eclipsing the moon ( grahāś cāndramāsāḥ ). For the phases of the moon, and the month as a measure of time, see Māsa. For the moon and its mansions, see Nakṣatra. ^4) Rv. x. 55, 5. Cf. Av. x. 8, 32. [ Footnote: 1) Av. ii. 15, 2; 22, 1; iii. 31, 6, etc.; Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, xxii. 28; xxxix. 2; Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, vi. 2, 2, 16, etc.] [ Footnote: 2) Rv. i. 105, 1; viii. 82, 8; x. 64, 3; 85, 19; Av. xi. 6, 7; Vājasaneyi Saṃ- hitā, i. 28; xxiii. 10. 59, etc.] [ Footnote: 3) See Macdonell, Vedic Mythology, pp. 112, 113. The identification is clearly found in the later parts of the Rigveda.] [ Footnote: 5) Rv. x. 68, 10. Cf. i. 62, 8; 72, 10.] [ Footnote: 6) x. 85, 18. 19.] [ Footnote: 7) Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, i. 6, 4, 18; iv. 6, 7, 12; xi. 1, 6, 19; xiv. 4, 2, 13; Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, viii. 28, 8; perhaps Rv. x. 138, 4.] [ Footnote: 8) Rv. ix. 71, 9; 76, 4; 86, 32; Sāmaveda, ii. 9, 2, 12, 1; Hillebrandt, Vedische Mythologie, 1, 463 et seq. Cf. Sūrya.] [ Footnote: 9) xix. 9, 10. Av. vi. 128 is also regarded by the Kauśika Sūtra, c. 3, as referring to an eclipse of the moon. See Bloomfield, Hymns of the Athar- vaveda, 533. Cf. Zimmer, Altindisches Leben, 349, 350, 352.] [ ID=953 ]

### Specific Plants or Plant Products (5 definitions)
- the Kampilla plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the Kāmpilla plant, L. [ ID=71592 ]
- cardamoms  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > cardamoms, L. [ ID=71607 ]
- Cocculus cordifolius  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Cocculus cordifolius ( गुडूची (guḍūcī) ) [ ID=71608 ]
- See drāspadā for the definition.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = ° द्रा (°drā) स्पदा (spadā), L. [ ID=71609 ]
- Serratula anthelminthica  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 386,3] चन्द्री (candrī) ( ई (ī) ), f. Serratula anthelminthica, L. ( cf. अर्ध - (ardha-).) [ ID=71611 ]

### Proper Name of Geographical Locations (4 definitions)
- one of the eighteen minor Dvipas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > one of the 18 minor Dvīpas, L. [ ID=71601 ]
- mountain  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = - पर्वत (-parvata), Rāmāyaṇa (Title) vi, 26, 6 [ ID=71602 ]
- name of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a river, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) ii, 4, 28 [ ID=71610 ]
- a mountain of Plakshadvipa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candra (IX) — a Mt. one of the seven mountains of Plak- ṣadvīpa touching the sea and medicinal plants gathered by the Aśvins for nectar. Br. II. 18. 76; 19. 8; Vā. 49. 7; Vi. II. 4. 7. [ ID=4603 ]

### Moon-like Markings, Spots, Symbols (3 definitions)
- a spot similar to the moon  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a spot similar to the moon, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) iv, 15, 17 [ ID=71586 ]
- the eye in a peacock's tail  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the eye in a peacock's tail, L. [ ID=71587 ]
- the mark of the Visarga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the mark of the Visarga, Tantr. [ ID=71588 ]

### Gold (Substance) (2 definitions)
- gold  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चन्द्र (candra) n. ( Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) i, 2; also m., L. ) gold, Ṛg-veda (Title) ii, 2, 4; Atharva-veda (Title) xii, 2, 53; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) iv, xix; ŚBr.; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa (Title) vi, 6; KātyŚr. [ ID=71603 ]
- gold  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > 2. Candra appears to denote ‘gold’ in a certain number of passages from the Rigveda onwards. 1 [ Footnote: 1) Rv. ii. 2, 4; iii. 31, 5; Av. xii. 2, 53; Jaittirīya Saṃhitā, i. 2, 7, 1; Kāṭhaka Saṃhitā, ii. 6; Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, iv. 26; xix. 93; Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa, vi. 6; Śatapatha Brāh- maṇa, iii. 3, 3, 4, etc. Cf. the adjective candrin in Vājasaneyi Saṃ- hitā, xx. 37; xxxi. 31.] [ ID=954 ]

### A Poetic Metre (1 definition)
- a metre of 4 by 19 syllables  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a metre of 4 × 19 syllables [ ID=71593 ]

### A Sāman (Vedic Chant) (1 definition)
- Name of a Saman  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Sāman, Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) xxvi; Lāṭy. [ ID=71605 ]

### A Type of Pearl (1 definition)
- a kind of reddish pearl  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of reddish pearl, L. [ ID=71589 ]

### Awning or Canopy (1 definition)
- an awning or canopy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 386,3] चन्द्रा (candrā) ( आ (ā) ), f. a hall covered only at the top, awning, canopy, L. [ ID=71606 ]

### Camphor (Substance) (1 definition)
- camphor  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > camphor, Agni-purāṇa (Title) xxxv, 15 [ ID=71590 ]

### Group of Nāḍis (Physiological/Esoteric) (1 definition)
- a group of nadis of the sun with enough light  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Candras — a group of nāḍis of sun (fire) with enough light. Br. II. 24. 29. [ ID=4604 ]

### Lovely or Agreeable Phenomenon (1 definition)
- a lovely or agreeable phenomenon of any kind  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a lovely or agreeable phenomenon of any kind, L. [ ID=71585 ]

### Most Excellent, Chief (Figurative) (1 definition)
- the most excellent among  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चन्द्र (candra) m. ifc. ‘the moon of’ i.e. the most excellent among ( e.g. पार्थिव - (pārthiva-) [ g. व्याघ्रा (vyāghrā) दि (di), Kāś. ] or नरे (nare) न्द्र - (ndra-) [ Ratnāvalī (Title) i, 4 ], ‘a most excellent king’) [ ID=71583 ]

### Shining, Bright (Adjective) (1 definition)
- glittering or shining  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 386,3] चन्द्र (candra) mf( आ (ā) )n. ( fr. श्चन्द्र (candra) (ścandra), q.v. ) glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water [ Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 121, 9; Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) vi ] and of Soma), Ṛg-veda (Title); VS.; Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) vi; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa (Title) i [ ID=71581 ]

### Sour Rice-Gruel (Food) (1 definition)
- a kind of sour rice gruel  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चन्द्र (candra) n. a kind of sour rice-gruel, L. [ ID=71604 ]

### The Number One (1 definition)
- the number one  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the number ‘one’, Sūryas. [ ID=71584 ]

### Water (Substance) (1 definition)
- water  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > water, L. [ ID=71591 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
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