# चन्द्रहास (candrahāsa)

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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 — E. candra the moon, and hāsa what derides; outvieing the moon in brightness
- **SLP1:** `candrahAsa`  **IAST:** candrahāsa  **Devanagari:** चन्द्रहास
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrahasa
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/chandrahasa/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** चंद्रहास (caṃdrahāsa), चन्द्रहासा (candrahāsā)

## Meanings by context

### A scimitar / glittering sword (4 definitions)
- a glittering scimitar  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 387,3] चन्द्र (candra) — हास (—hāsa) m. (= - भास (-bhāsa) ), ‘moon-derider’, a glittering scimitar, Sāhitya-darpaṇa (Title) vi, 27/28 [ ID=71881 ]
- 1. A scimitar or the sword of Ravana. 2. The moon plant. 3. Silver.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) हास (hāsa) (candrahāsa) [Printed book page 317 ] चन्द्र (candra) हास (hāsa) (candrahāsa) m. ( - सः (-saḥ) ) 1 A scimitar. 2 The sword of RĀVAṆA. f. ( - सा (-sā) ) Moon plant, ( Menispermum glabrum.) n. ( - सं (-saṃ) ) Silver. E. चन्द्र (candra) the moon, and हास (hāsa) what derides; outvieing the moon in brightness. [ ID=14786 ]
- 1. A scimitar. 2. Moon-plant. 3. Silver.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्रहास (candrahāsa) [Printed book page 277-b ] चन्द्र - हास (candra-hāsa) ( सः ) ((saḥ)) 1. m. A scimitar. f. Moon-plant. n. Silver. [ ID=14240 ]
- 1. A scimitar. 2. The sword of Ravana. 3. The moon plant. 4. Silver.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चन्द्र (candra) हास (hāsa) (candrahāsa) [Printed book page 261-b ] चन्द्र (candra) हास (hāsa) (candrahāsa) m. ( - सः (-saḥ) ) 1. A scimitar. 2. the sword of RAVANA. f. ( - सा (-sā) ) Moon plant, (Menispermum glabrum.) n. ( - सं (-saṃ) ) Silver. E. चन्द्र (candra) the moon, and हास (hāsa) what derides: outvieing the moon in brightness. [ ID=14778 ]

### A type of plant (2 definitions)
- a kind of plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 387,3] चन्द्र (candra) — हासा (—hāsā) f. = - पुष्पा (-puṣpā), Bhpr. [ ID=71886 ]
- Cocculus cordifolius  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Cocculus cordifolius, L. [ ID=71887 ]

### Male mythological figure (Prince/Hero) (2 definitions)
- the name of a prince  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a prince, Jaimini-bhārata, Āśvamedhika-parvan (subtitle) lxv - lxxv [ ID=71883 ]
- a hero of Kalika  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a hero of Kālikā, Vīracarita (Title) xxx [ ID=71884 ]

### Name of a Yoginī (1 definition)
- The name of a Yogini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Yoginī, Hcat. [ ID=71888 ]

### Rāvaṇa's legendary sword (1 definition)
- Ravanas sword  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Rāvaṇa's sword, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) vii, 16, 43 [ ID=71882 ]

### The metal silver (1 definition)
- silver  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चन्द्र (candra) — हास (—hāsa) n. silver, L. [ ID=71885 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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