# चित् (cit)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/chit

चित् (cit) is a Sanskrit word meaning piling up, forming a layer or stratum, knowing, giving heed to or revenging guilt, conscious, thinking, attentive, thought, intellect, spirit, soul. Its 47 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Mental Faculty (Thought, Intellect, Consciousness), Verbal Root (to perceive, know, think), Adjective: Knowing/Thinking.

- **Roots:** 1. २ (1. 2), 2. चि (2. ci), कित् (kit), चित् (cit), 3. चि (3. ci), चिन्त् (cint)
- **SLP1:** `cit`  **IAST:** cit  **Devanagari:** चित्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chit_%28consciousness%29
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/chit/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** चीत् (cīt), चिट् (ciṭ)

## Meanings by context

### Mental Faculty (Thought, Intellect, Consciousness) (13 definitions)
- Thought, intellect, spirit, soul  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चित् (cit) f. thought, intellect, spirit, soul, Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) iv, 19; Kapila’sSāṃkhya-pravacana (Title); Bhartṛhari (Author); Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=73519 ]
- Thought, perception  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 0492-c ] चित् (cit) f. [ चित् (cit)- संपदा (cit-saṃpadā) ° भावे क्विप् (° bhāve kvip) ] 1 Thought, preception
- Intelligence, intellect, understanding  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 0492-c ] चित् (cit) f. [ चित् (cit)- संपदा (cit-saṃpadā) ° भावे क्विप् (° bhāve kvip) ] 2 Intelligence, intellect, understanding; Bhartṛhari’s three Śatakas (the figures 1., 2., 3. after Bh. denoting Śṛṅgāraº, Nītiº, and Vairāgyaº) 2. 1; 3. 1
- The heart or mind  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 0492-c ] चित् (cit) f. [ चित् (cit)- संपदा (cit-saṃpadā) ° भावे क्विप् (° bhāve kvip) ] 3 The heart, mind
- 1. Consisting of intelligence. 2. Wise or intelligent. 3. Amiable or good-hearted.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रूप (rūpa) a. 1 consisting of intelligence. 2 wise, intelligent, of a liberal mind. 3 amiable, good-hearted. (
- mental power, intellectual capacity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) f. mental power, intellectual capacity
- intellect, mind  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 094-2 ] चित् (cit) 2. cít, f. intellect, mind. [ ID=7566 ]
- 1. Intellect or understanding. 2. A particle that gives an indefinite meaning to words.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 325 ] चित् (cit) f. ( चित् (cit) ) Intellect, understanding. ind. A particle and affix to words giving them an indefinite signification, as कश्चित् (cit) (kaścit) some one, कस्यचित् (cit) (kasyacit) of some one, &c. see चन (cana). E. चित् (cit) to remember, affix क्विप् (kvip). [ ID=15116 ]
- 1. Intellect. 2. A particle meaning "some one."  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) ( त् ) ((t)) 5. f. Intellect. A particle, as कश्चित् (cit) (kaścit) some one. [ ID=14573 ]
- 1. Perception and knowledge. 2. The mind. 3. The principle of life and vitality. 4. Brahman.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 272-21 ] चित् (cit) (I) f. 1. Perception, knowledge; 2. the mind; 3. life, i.e. the principle of vitality, चिन्मात्रमूर्तये (cinmātramūrtaye) Bhartr. ii.1; 4. Brahman (n.). [ ID=13642 ]
- 1. Intellect or understanding. 2. A particle added to words to give them an indefinite meaning.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 268-a ] चित् (cit) f. ( - चित् (cit) (-cit) ) Intellect, understanding. ind. A particle and affix to words giving them an indefinite signification, as कश्चित् (cit) (kaścit) some one, कस्यचित् (cit) (kasyacit) of some one, &c. see चन (cana). E. चित् (cit) to remember, affix भावे क्विप् (bhāve kvip) [ ID=15108 ]
- thought, mind, intelligence  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 चित् (cit) f. thought, mind, intelligence. [ ID=10505 ]
- Thought, intelligence, intellect, mind, soul, or heart.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0323-b ] 5. cit, t, f. thought, intelligence, intellect, under- standing, mind; the soul, heart. —Cic-candrikā, f. title of a commentary on the Prabodha-candrodaya by Gaṇeśa. —Cic-chakti (cit+śakti), is, f. mental power, intellectual capacity. —Cic-chuka (cit-śu°), as, m., N. of a scholiast on the Bhāgavata-Purāṇa; ( ī ), f. or cit-sukhī, f. the commentary written by this scholiast. —Cit-pati, is, m., Ved. the lord of thought. —Cit-pravṛtti, is, f. thinking, reflection. —Cit-svarūpa, am, n. pure intelligence, an epithet of the Supreme. —Cid-acicchakti-yukta (-acit- śa°), as, ā, am, having power over matter and spirit. —Cid-ambara, as, m., N. of the author of a law-book. —Cid-asthi-mālā, f. title of a commen- tary on a grammatical work. —Cid-ātmaka, am, n. consciousness, perception. —Cid-ātman, ā, m. the thinking principle, pure intelligence, spirit. —Cid- ullāsa, as, ā, am, gladdening the mind or heart. —Cid-gagana-candrikā, f. title of a literary work. —Cid-rūpa, as, ā, am, consisting of intelligence; wise, intelligent, of liberal or expansive mind; amiable, good-hearted; ( am ), n. pure intelligence, the Supreme Being as identified with intellect or intelligence. —Cid-vilāsa, as, m. a pupil of Śaṅ- karācārya. —Cin-maya, as, ī, am, spiritual, ‘all intelligence,’ as an epithet of the Deity; ( am ), n. pure intelligence. —Cin-mātra, am, n. pure in- telligence. [ ID=18569 ]

### Verbal Root (to perceive, know, think) (9 definitions)
- to perceive, fix the mind upon, observe, take notice of, aim at, intend, be anxious about, care for, resolve, understand, comprehend, know, and treat medically or cure  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Whitney Roots links: चि (ci) त् (cit) & Westergaard Dhatupatha links: 23.24 4. चि (ci) त् (cit) cl. 1. चेतति (cetati) ( impf. अचेतत् (cetat) (acetat), Ṛg-veda (Title) vii, 95, 2; p. चेतत् (cetat), Ṛg-veda (Title) ) cl. 2. ( Ā. Pass. 3. sg. चि (ci) ते (cite), x, 143, 4; p. f. instr. चि (ci) तन्त्या (citantyā), i, 129, 7; Ā. चि (ci) तान (citāna), ix, 101, 11; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) x, 1 ) cl. 3. irreg. चि (ci) केत (ciketa) ति (ciketati) ( Ṛg-veda (Title); Subj. चि (ci) केत (ciketa) त् (ciketat), Ṛg-veda (Title); Impv. 2. sg. चि (ci) किद्धि (cikiddhi), Ṛg-veda (Title); p. चि (ci) कितान (cikitāna), Ṛg-veda (Title); perf. चि (ci) केत (ciketa), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. चि (ci) चेत (ciceta), Vopadeva (Author) viii, 37; 3. du. चेततुर् (cetatur), Atharva-veda (Title) iii, 22, 2; Ā. and Pass. चि (ci) किते (cikite), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. 3. pl. ° त्रे (°tre), Ṛg-veda (Title); for p. चि (ci) कित् (kit) वस् (cikitvas) See s.v.; Ā. Pass. चि (ci) चि (ci) ते (cite) (cicite), Bhaṭṭi-kāvya (Title) ii, 29; aor. अचेतीत् (acetīt), Vopadeva (Author) viii, 35; Ā. Pass. अचेति (ceti) (aceti) and चेति (ceti), Ṛg-veda (Title); for अचैत् (acait) See √ 2. चि (ci); fut. 1st चेत्ता (cettā), i, 22, 5 ) to perceive, fix the mind upon, attend to, be attentive, observe, take notice of ( acc. or gen. ), Ṛg-veda (Title); Sāma-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title); Bhaṭṭi-kāvya (Title); to aim at, intend, design (with dat. ), Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 131, 6; x, 38, 3; to be anxious about, care for ( acc. or gen. ), i, ix f.; to resolve, iii, 53, 24; x, 55, 6; to understand, comprehend, know ( perf. often in the sense of pr. ), Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title) vii, 2, 1 and 5, 5; Ā. P. to become perceptible, appear, be regarded as, be known, Ṛg-veda (Title); Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) x, xv : Caus. चेतयति (cetayati), ° ते (°te) (2. pl. चेतयध्वम् (cetayadhvam) Subj. चेतयत् (cetayat) Impv. 2. du. चेतयेथाम् (cetayethām) impf. अचेतयत् (cetayat) (acetayat), Ṛg-veda (Title); 3. pl. चि (ci) तयन्ते (citayante), Ṛg-veda (Title); p. चि (ci) तयत् (citayat), Ṛg-veda (Title) (eleven times); चेतयत् (cetayat), x, 110, 8, &c. Ā. चेतयान (cetayāna) See s.v. ) to cause to attend, make attentive, remind of i, 131, 2 and iv, 51, 3; to cause to comprehend, instruct, teach, Ṛg-veda (Title); to observe, perceive, be intent upon, Ṛg-veda (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) xii, 9890; Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) xiii, 10; Ā. (once P. Mahābhārata (Title) xviii, 74 ) to form an idea in the mind, be conscious of, understand, comprehend, think, reflect upon, Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) vi; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Chāndogya-upaniṣad (Title) vii, 5, 1; Mahābhārata (Title); Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) viii, 1, 9; Prabodha-candrodaya (Title); P. to have a right notion of, know, Mahābhārata (Title) iii, 14877; P. ‘to recover consciousness’, awake, Bhaṭṭi-kāvya (Title) viii, 123; Ā. to remember, have consciousness of ( acc. ), Pāṇini (Author) iii, 2, 112, Kāśikā-vṛtti (Title); Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahma-sūtra (Title) ii, 3, 18, Sch.; to appear, be conspicuous, shine, Ṛg-veda (Title); Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) iii : Desid. चि (ci) कित् (kit) सति (cikitsati) ( fr. √ कित् (kit), Pāṇini (Author) iii, 1, 5; Westergaard Dhātupāṭha (Title) xxiii, 24; exceptionally Ā. Mahābhārata (Title) xii, 12544; Impv. ° त्सतु (°tsatu) Subj. ° त्सात् (°tsāt) aor. 2. sg. अचि (ci) कित् (kit) सीस् (acikitsīs), Atharva-veda (Title); Pass. p. चि (ci) कित् (kit) स्यमान (cikitsyamāna), Suśruta (Title); Pañcatantra (Title) ) to have in view, aim at, be desirous, Atharva-veda (Title) v, 11, 1; ix, 2, 3; to care for, be anxious about, vi, x; ( Pāṇini (Author) iii, 1, 5; Siddhānta-kaumudī (Title) ) to treat medically, cure, Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) xxv; Mahābhārata (Title) i, xii; Suśruta (Title); Pañcatantra (Title); Bhartṛhari (Author); to wish to appear, Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 123, 1 : Caus. of Desid. ( fut. चि (ci) कित् (kit) सयिष्यति (cikitsayiṣyati) ) to cure, Mālavikāgnimitra (Title) iv, 4/5, 6 f. : Intens. चेकिते (cekite) ( fr. √ 2. चि (ci) ?, or for ° त्ते (°tte), Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 53, 3 and 119, 3; ii, 34, 10; p. चेकितत् (cekitat), ix, 111, 3; Ā. चेकितान (cekitāna), Ṛg-veda (Title) eight times) to appear, be conspicuous, shine, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=73474 ]
- 1. Perceive, observe, and understand. 2. Intend and desire. 3. Shine or appear.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 094-1 ] चित् (cit) 1. CIT, Ⅰ. céta, ( V. ) perceive, observe, mark ( ac., g. ); intend ( d. ); desire; understand, know; appear; pf. ciketa, has understood, knows; cs. cetáya, P. Ā. citáya, P. Page94-2 remind (of, d. ); instruct; notice, observe; attend; Ā. reflect, meditate; understand; remember, be conscious of ( ac. ); appear, be conspicuous, shine; des. cikitsa m intend; provide for ( d. ); treat medically, cure; cs. of des. cikitsaya, cure; intv. céki(t)te, appear, shine forth: pt. cékit-at, cékit-āna, ā, observe, mark; understand, know. pra, cs. make known; Ā. appear. vi, perceive; discern; comprehend; Ā. be visible, appear; des. doubt, be uncertain about; hesitate. sam, survey; perceive; agree, be at one. [ ID=7565 ]
- To think  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 284-b ] चित् (cit) ( ई ) चेतति ( क, ञ ) चेतयति ते ((ī) cetati (ka, ña) cetayati te) 10. c. To think. ( क, इ ) चिन्तयति ((ka, i) cintayati). [ ID=14572 ]
- 1. To perceive or notice. 2. To understand or know. 3. To recover consciousness.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 272-20 ] चित् (cit) (I) vt. 1P, 10A (pres. चेतति (cetati), चेतयते (cetayate) ) 1. To perceive, to notice, नेषूनचेतन्नस्यंतम् (neṣūnacetannasyaṃtam) Bt. xvii.16, xv.38; 2. to understand, to know; 3. to recover consciousness. [ ID=13640 ]
- 1. To think, consider, or ponder. 2. To bring to mind or remember. 3. To discover or hit upon. 4. To discuss or treat of. 5. To weigh or discriminate.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) (II) vt. 10U (pp. चिंतित (ciṃtita); pres. चिंतयति (ciṃtayati) - ते (te) ) 1. To think, to consider, to ponder over, to think out, चिंतय तावत्केनापदेशेन सकृदप्याश्रमे वसामः (ciṃtaya tāvatkenāpadeśena sakṛdapyāśrame vasāmaḥ) Sak. ii.; 2. to think of, to bring before the mind, तस्मासस्य वधं राजा मनसाऽपि न चिंतयेत् (tasmāsasya vadhaṃ rājā manasā'pi na ciṃtayet) M. viii.381, iv.258; 3. to remember, e.g. सुते (te) षु दारेषु धनेषु चिंतयन् (suteṣu dāreṣu dhaneṣu ciṃtayan); 4. to hit upon, to discover, प्रतीकारश्चिंत्यताम् (pratīkāraściṃtyatām) Hit. i.; 5. to discuss, to treat of; 6. to weigh, to discriminate. With अनु (anu) -, to think over or about, to ponder over, Bg. viii.8. With परि (pari) -, 1. to think, to consider, त्वमेव तावत्परि (pari) चिंतय स्वयं कदाचिदेते (te) यदि योगमर्हतः (tvameva tāvatpariciṃtaya svayaṃ kadācidete yadi yogamarhataḥ) K.S. v.67; 2. to remember, to think of; 3. to hit upon, to discover. With वि (vi) -, 1. to think, to consider; 2. to ponder over, to remember; 3. to intend, to determine; 4. to regard, to have regard to, अस्मान् साधु वि (vi) चिंत्य संयमधनानुच्चैःकुलं चात्मनः (asmān sādhu viciṃtya saṃyamadhanānuccaiḥkulaṃ cātmanaḥ) Sak. iv.; 5. to hit upon, to discover. With सम् (sam) -, 1. to consider, to think, to think over; 2. to diseriminate, to weigh. [ ID=13641 ]
- 1. To perceive. 2. To get consciousness. 3. To think. 4. To cause to think. 5. To know.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 0303-b ] 1. चित् (cit) CIT (akin to 2. ci ), i. 1. Par. To perceive. Chr. 295, 12 = Rigv. i. 92, 12. — Caus. and i. 10, Atm. ce- taya, 1. To perceive, MBh. 12, 9890 ( Ātm. ). 2. To get consciousness, MBh. Page0304-a+ 42 1, 3616 ( Ātm. ). 3. To think, MBh. 18, 74 ( Par. ); Bhāg. P. 1, 8, 9 ( Ātm. ). 4. To cause to think, Bhāg. P. 8, 1, 9 ( Ātm. ). 5. To know, MBh. 3, 14877 ( Par. ). Anomalous ptcple. of the pres. Ātm. cetayāna, Sensible, Rām. 2, 109, 7. [ ID=4979 ]
- 1. Perceive, understand, or know. 2. Aim at, desire, or strive after. 3. Take care of or attend to. 4. Appear or be conspicuous.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 172 ] 1 चित् (cit) चेत (ceta) ति (cetati) चेत (ceta) ° ते (°te) pp. चित् (cit) त (citta) ( q.v. ) perceive, observe, attend to ( gen. or acc. ), aim at, intend ( dat. ), strive after, desire ( acc. ), take care of ( acc. ); conceive, understand, know; intr. appear, be conspicuous or known. C. चेत (ceta) यति, (cetayati, ) ° ते (°te) & चितयति (citayati) make attentive, remind, instruct, teach; notice, put to mind, attend to; M. ( A. ) be conscious or sensible, think, reflect, conceive, understand, remember; appear, be conspicuous, shine. D. चिकित्सति ( (cikitsati () ° ते (°te) ) intend, aim at, care for; treat medically, heal. I. चेकिते (cekite) appear, shine. — आ (ā) attend to, call to mind, understand, know, find out, invent; intr. appear, shine, excel. प्र (pra) become visible, appear, also = C. perceive, understand, announce, proclaim. वि (vi) observe, discern conceive, know (also C. ); M. be perceptible, appear. D. wish to discern, deliberate, doubt, hesitate. सम् (sam) perceive (together), survey, notice; be unanimous, agree. — Cf. चिकित्वंस्, चेकितान, वि (vi) चित् (cit) त (citta) (cikitvaṃs, cekitāna, vicitta). [ ID=10504 ]
- 1. Look at, notice, observe, or consider. 2. Be intent upon or intend. 3. Understand or know.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 155-b ] √cit ( cétati, -te; cikéta, cikité; ácait; cittá; cetáyati, -te ). —1. look at, notice; observe; consider; —2. be intent upon, intend; —3. understand, know; perfect, cikéta, has understood, knows; cikitvā́ṃs, Page156-a+ 50 wise; — caus. make to know, instruct. [extension of √3ci: the √cit shows an intrans. aspect, ‘be noticeable or bright,’ in ketu: cf. √cint. ] + pra, know. [ ID=1508 ]
- 1. To perceive, observe, or notice. 2. To intend, aim at, or desire. 3. To understand or know. 4. To become conscious. 5. To appear or be known.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > चित् (cit) 4. cit ( = kit, which is by some regarded as a separate root; cf. keta, &c. cf. also rt. cint ), cl. 1. 3. P. cetati, ciketti, ciceta or ciketa, cikite or cekite or cicite (Ved. 3rd pl. ci- kitre or cikitrire; Part. cikitāna or cekitāna ), ceti- ṣyati, acetīt; Leṭ, ciketati or ciketat; cettum or cetitum, to perceive, fix the mind upon, attend to, be attentive, observe, notice, take notice of (with gen. or acc., e. g. yajñasya or yajñaṃ cetati, he takes notice of the sacrifice); to aim at, intend, design (with dat., e. g. yudhaye ciketati, he intends fighting), to desire, long for (with acc.); to be anxious about, to care for; to resolve; to understand, com- prehend, know, make known; to recover conscious- ness, become conscious; P. and A. to become per- ceptible, to appear; to be regarded as: to be known; Pass. Aor. aceti: Caus. P. A. citayati Ved., and ceta- yati, -te, -yitum, ketayati, -yitum (see keta, p. 252), to cause to attend, to make attentive, remind of; to cause to comprehend or understand, instruct, teach; to observe, perceive, be intent upon; to form an idea in the mind, be conscious of, understand, compre- hend, think, reflect upon; to form a conception, have a right notion; to appear, be conspicuous, shine: Desid. P. A cicitiṣati, cicetiṣati, cikit- sati, -te; Inf. cikitsitum, to intend, have in view, aim at, desire, long for; to care for, be anxious about; to treat medically, heal, cure, attend as a physician (in these senses the form cikitsati is usual); to wish to appear; to remove, destroy; to keep down, press down; to doubt: Caus. of the Desid. cikitsayati, to cure, to heal; Intens. cecityate, cecetti; [cf. Lith. kettu.] [ ID=18553 ]

### Adjective: Knowing/Thinking (7 definitions)
- knowing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 394,3] 2. चित् (cit) mfn. ifc. ‘knowing’, see ऋत - चित् (cit) (ṛta-cit) [ ID=73363 ]
- giving heed to or revenging guilt  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘giving heed to’ or ‘revenging [guilt, ऋण - (ṛṇa-) ]’, see ऋण - (ṛṇa-). [ ID=73364 ]
- conscious, thinking, attentive  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 394,3] 3. चित् (cit) mfn. ifc. ‘ id. ’, see 2. चित् (cit). [ ID=73368 ]
- thinking  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 395,3] 5. चित् (cit) mfn. ifc. ‘thinking’, see अ - (a-), दुश् - (duś-), मनश् - (manaś-), विपश् - (vipaś-), and हुरश् - चित् (cit) (huraś-cit) [ ID=73517 ]
- knowing  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > [Printed book page 156-a ] cít, vbl. knowing. [ √cit, 383a.] [ ID=1509 ]
- observing, knowing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 2. cit, t, t, t, observing, knowing (in ṛta-cit ). [ ID=18504 ]
- punishing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 3. cit, t, t, t, punishing (in ṛṇa-cit ). [ ID=18509 ]

### Cross-references/Grammatical Notes (6 definitions)
- See root 1, 2, or 3 ci.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 395,2] चि (ci) त् (cit) a 1. 2. 3. चि (ci) त् (cit). See √ 1. 2. 3. चि (ci). [ ID=73473 ]
- See also apachit.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > cf. also अप - चित् (apa-cit) [ ID=73518 ]
- Compare sa- and a cit.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > cf. स - (sa-) and आ चित् (ā cit) [ ID=73520 ]
- used only in compounds  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 398,1] 6. चित् (cit) ind. only in comp. [ ID=74089 ]
- see cid  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 3. चित् (cit) cit, see cid. [ ID=4981 ]
- See under root ci.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0323-a ] चित् (cit) 1. 2. 3. cit. See under rt. 1. 2. 3. ci. [ ID=18552 ]

### Adjective: Piling Up/Arranging (4 definitions)
- piling up  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 394,2] 1. चित् (cit) mfn. ifc. ‘piling up’, see अग्नि - (agni-), ऊर्ध्व - (ūrdhva-), and पूर्व - चित् (cit) (pūrva-cit) [ ID=73309 ]
- forming a layer or stratum  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( Pāṇini (Author) iii, 2, 92 ) forming a layer or stratum, piled up, Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) i, xii; Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) i ( cf. कङ्क - (kaṅka-), कर्म - (karma-), चक्षुश् - (cakṣuś-), द्रोण - (ṇa-) (droṇa-), प्रा (prā) ण - (ṇa-), मनश् - (manaś-), रथचक्र - (rathacakra-), वाक् - (vāk-), श्येन - (śyena-), and श्रोत्र - चित् (śrotra-cit).) [ ID=73310 ]
- 1. Piling 2. Piled, forming a pile  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित् (cit) 3. ci-t, a. piling ( —° ); piled, forming a pile. [ ID=7567 ]
- piling up or forming a layer  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > चित् (cit) [Printed book page 0322-b ] 1. cit, t, t, t, (at the end of compounds) piling up (e. g. agni-cit, q. v.); forming a layer or stratum, piled up. [ ID=18493 ]

### Soul/Individual Spirit (3 definitions)
- The soul, spirit, or animating principle of life.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 0492-c ] चित् (cit) f. [ चित् (cit)- संपदा (cit-saṃpadā) ° भावे क्विप् (° bhāve kvip) ] 4 The soul, spirit, the animating principle of life
- the individual soul  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आभासः (ābhāsaḥ) the individual soul ( जीव (jīva) ) (which still sticks to worldly defilements)
- Soul  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 0304-a ] 2. चित् (cit) cit, f. Soul (as distinguished from citta ), Vedāntas. in Chr. 215, 6; Sāṅkhya Aph. 1, 146. [ ID=4980 ]

### Supreme Consciousness/Brahman (3 definitions)
- pure thought  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pure Thought (Brahma cf. Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) p. 34 ), Vedāntasāra (Title); Prabodha-candrodaya (Title) [ ID=73521 ]
- Brahman  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 0492-c ] चित् (cit) f. [ चित् (cit)- संपदा (cit-saṃpadā) ° भावे क्विप् (° bhāve kvip) ] 5 Brahman
- pure intelligence, the Supreme Being  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — पं (paṃ) ) pure intelligence, the Supreme Being

### Indeclinable Particle (Indefinite) (1 definition)
- a particle  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > चित् (cit) 7. cit, ind. a particle, = cid below. [ ID=18607 ]

### Sound or Interjection (1 definition)
- an interjection  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0325-b ] चित् (cit) 6. cit, an interjection. —Cit-kāra, as, m. or citkāra-śabda, as, m. a cry, scream, bray. —Citkāra-vat, ān, atī, at, accompanied by cries or noise. [ ID=18606 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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; Vaidya 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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