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चन्द्रहासcandrahāsa

चन्द्रहास (candrahāsa) is a Sanskrit word meaning a glittering scimitar, ravanas sword, the name of a prince, a hero of Kalika, silver, a kind of plant. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them A scimitar / glittering sword, A type of plant, Male mythological figure (Prince/Hero).

Etymology
E. चन्द्र the moon, and हास what derides; outvieing the moon in brightness
Definitions
11
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Meanings by context

A scimitar / glittering sword

4 definitions
a glittering scimitar

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A scimitar or the sword of Ravana. 2. The moon plant. 3. Silver.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A scimitar. 2. Moon-plant. 3. Silver.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A scimitar. 2. The sword of Ravana. 3. The moon plant. 4. Silver.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A type of plant

2 definitions
a kind of plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Cocculus cordifolius

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Male mythological figure (Prince/Hero)

2 definitions
the name of a prince

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a hero of Kalika

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Yoginī

1 definition
The name of a Yogini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Rāvaṇa's legendary sword

1 definition
Ravanas sword

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The metal silver

1 definition
silver

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.