Names of Persons

23 definitions

Name of a king

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Jabala-grihapati

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

belonging to a king

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Dhritarashtra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Dravida king

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Gandharva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Born under the asterism Citra. 2. The name of Arjuna's wife, Subhadra.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of a daughter of Gada or Krishna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an Apsaras

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A kind of snake. 2. An epithet of Arjuna.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

name of a wife of Arjuna and mother of Babhruvahana

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A portrait or picture. 2. The name of a friend and companion of Usha, daughter of Bana.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

headword not provided

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

son of Dhritarashtra

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a Pandava warrior

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

brother of Citrasena, the Abhisara king

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a Pancala warrior

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Vasudeva and Madira

— The Purana Index

a son of Agavata

— The Purana Index

a commander of Bhanda killed by Citra

— The Purana Index

a son of Citrasena

— The Purana Index

a daughter of Madira

— The Purana Index

the name of several persons including a prince, a contemporary of Aruni and Shvetaketu, and a teacher

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Manner of Action/State (e.g., Agitated, Amusing)

9 definitions

agitated

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

having different varieties of tortures

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

leaping to and fro

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

so as to be bright

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

in different ways

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

with different tortures

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Amusing, interesting, or agreeable

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rough, agitated

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Visible, clear, shining, variegated, spotted, various, fluctuating, wonderful, surprised, uncommon, or rigorous. 2. A lunar mansion or Spica virginis. 3. A surprising appearance, wonder, spot, picture, or painting.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Names of Plants

8 definitions

Plumbago zeylanica

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Ricinus communis

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Ashoka

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of various plants, including Salvinia cucullata, Cucumis maderaspatanus, castor oil plant, and myrobalan

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Ashoka tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a medicinal plant said to possess anthelmintic virtues

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the Bhurja tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Variegated color. 2. The Ashoka tree.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Strange, Wonderful, Extraordinary

8 definitions

strange, wonderful

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A bright or extraordinary appearance, or wonder.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

strange, curious

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

strange

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Surprising, wonderful, strange

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An extraordinary appearance, wonder.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Oh!, how strange!, what a wonder!

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Variegated or spotted. 2. Various or manifold. 3. Wonderful or surprising.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bright, Clear, Excellent, Perceptible

7 definitions

conspicuous, excellent, or distinguished

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

bright and clear

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

clear

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Bright, clear

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Perceptible, visible

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Conspicuous, excellent, distinguished

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Clear, loud, or perceptible

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brilliant Object, Ornament, Jewel

7 definitions

anything bright or colored that strikes the eyes

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a brilliant ornament

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A brilliant ornament

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anything bright that strikes the eye.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

decked with brilliant bracelets

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Manifest, clear, bright, or audible. 2. Variegated, speckled, or manifold. 3. Punished with torture. 4. Wonderful or surprising. 5. A bright-colored object, jewel, picture, or wonder.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Noticeable or excellent. 2. Bright, clear, or loud. 3. Variegated or varied. 4. A bright-colored thing or picture.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Grammatical, Etymological & Referential Entries

7 definitions

containing the word citra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Compare a-, su-citra, danu-, and vi-.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Caitra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See root 4 cit

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. fire 2. the sun 3. a name of Bhairava 4. the Arka plant 5. Shiva 6. an epithet of the Ashvins 7. the first year of the first cycle of Jupiter

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Variegated, spotted, or speckled. 2. Wonderful or surprising. 3. A name of Yama. 4. A plant. 5. A kind of cucumber. 6. The plant Danti. 7. A name of Subhadra. 8. A star in Virgo. 9. A kind of snake. 10. A name of a river. 11. Illusion or worldly unreality. 12. A nymph of heaven. 13. A form of metre. 14. Wonder or surprise. 15. Painting, delineation, or writing. 16. The sky or heaven. 17. A circular ornament or sectarial mark on the forehead. 18. White or spotted leprosy. 19. Facetious conversation, conundrums, or riddles. 20. The arrangement of verses in mathematical or fanciful figures. 21. Variegated color.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

See page 323, column 3.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Citrā (Lunar Mansion/Star)

6 definitions

Spica virginis, the twelfth lunar mansion

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the asterism Citra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Wonder, a painting, the sky, or a sectarial mark. 2. Yama. 3. Variegated color. 4. A plant, a star in Virgo, or a nymph. 5. Variegated or wonderful.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Conspicuous, bright, variegated, manifold, excellent, extraordinary, or wonderful. 2. A specific lunar mansion. 3. A jewel, ornament, picture, or wonder.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a Nakshatra

— The Purana Index

a name of a constellation

— The Purana Index

Geographical Locations & Named Structures

5 definitions

name of a river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The name of a rock

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a forest of variegated appearance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Variegated, spotted, or speckled. 2. Wonderful or surprising. 3. An epithet of Yama. 4. Specific plants including a kind of cucumber and Danti. 5. An epithet of Subhadra. 6. A star in the constellation Virgo. 7. A kind of snake. 8. A river name. 9. Illusion or worldly unreality. 10. A nymph of Svarga. 11. A poetic metre. 12. Wonder or surprise. 13. Painting, delineation, or writing. 14. The sky or heaven. 15. A circular ornament or sectarian mark on the forehead. 16. White or spotted leprosy. 17. Facetious conversation, conundrums, or riddles. 18. Visual arrangement of verses in figures. 19. Variegated colour.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Perceptible, visible, conspicuous 2. Excellent, distinguished 3. Bright, clear, colorful 4. Variegated, spotted, speckled 5. Rough, agitated 6. Various, different, manifold 7. Strange, wonderful, surprising 8. Variety of color 9. Worldly illusion, unreality 10. A brilliant ornament 11. The sky, heaven 12. A spot 13. A circular ornament or sectarial mark on the forehead 14. White or spotted leprosy 15. A picture, painting, or sketch

चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0323-c]
Citra, as, ā, am, perceptible, visible, conspicuous,

excellent, distinguished; bright, clear, bright-coloured;

variegated, spotted, speckled; rough, agitated (as the

sea, opposed to sama); clear, loud, perceptible (as

a sound); various, different, manifold; strange,

wonderful, surprising, (kim atra citram, what is

there surprising in that? there is nothing strange in

that); containing the word citra; (as), m. variety

of colour; N. of several plants, viz. Plumbago Zey-

lanica, Ricinus Communis, Jonesia Aśoka; a form

of Yama; N. of a king; of a descendant of Gaṅga

and of Gauśra; of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra; of a king

of Draviḍa; (ā), f. Spica Virginis, a star in the

virgin's spike, a constellation; (according to the

more ancient reckoning the twelfth, according to the

new the fourteenth lunar mansion); a kind of snake;

N. of several plants, viz. Anthericum Tuberosum or

Salvinia Cucculata, Cucumis Maderaspatanus, a kind

of cucumber; also = dantī; Ricinus Communis; the

Myrobalan tree; also = mṛgervāru and gaṇḍa-

dūrvā; Rubia Munjista; N. of a metre, a kind of

Mātrāsamaka, containing 4 × 16 syllabic instants;

another metre consisting of four lines of fifteen

syllables each; another metre consisting of four lines

of sixteen syllables each; worldly illusion, unreality;

N. of an Apsaras; also of a sister of Kṛṣṇa and

wife of Arjuṇa, = su-bhadrā; also of a daughter of

Gada, or (according to a various reading) of Kṛṣṇa;

also of a river; (am), n. anything bright or coloured

which strikes the eyes; a brilliant ornament, an

ornament; a bright or extraordinary appearance, a

wonder; the ether, sky, heaven; a spot; a circular

ornament, a sectarial mark on the forehead; white

or spotted leprosy; a picture, painting, sketch, de-

lineation: variety of colour; various modes of writing

or arranging verses in the shape of mathematical or

other fanciful figures, (this is done either by leaving

out syllables which occur repeatedly, or by represent-

ing words in a shortened form); playing upon words,

punning in the form of question and answer, facetious
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conversation, conundrums, riddles, &c. [cf. a-citra,

dānu-c°, vi-c°, caitra; cf. also Lith. kytras.]

—Citra-kaṇṭha, as, m. ‘having a speckled throat,’

a pigeon. —Citra-kathālāpa-sukha (°thā-āl°), as,

ā, am, happy in telling charming stories. —Citra-

kambala, as, m. a variegated carpet; a painted cloth

used as an elephant's housing. —Citra-kara, as, m.

a painter; [cf. citra-kāra and citra-kṛt.] —Citra-

karṇa, as, m. ‘strange-ear,’ N. of a camel. —Citra-

karman, a, n. any extraordinary act, a wonderful deed;

magic; ornamenting, decorating; painting, a paint-

ing, picture; (ā), m. working wonders, a magician;

a painter; the tree Dalbergia Ougeinensis; [cf. citra-

kṛt.] —Citrakarma-vid, t, m. skilled in the art of

painting; a painter, a magician. —Citra-kāya, as, m.

‘having a striped or speckled body,’ a tiger, a leopard,

panther. —Citra-kāra, as, m. a painter; [cf. citra-

kara.] —Citra-kuṇḍala, as, m., N. of a son of

Dhṛta-rāṣṭra. —Citra-kūṭa, as, m. ‘wonderful peak,’

N. of a hill and district, the modern Chitrakote or

Chatarcot (near Kampta), situated on the river Pai-

suni (Piśunī) about fifty miles S. E. of the town of

Bandah in Bundelkhund, lat. 25. 12, long. 80. 47.

It was the first habitation of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

in their exile after leaving Ayodhyā, and as the holiest

spot of the worshippers of Rāma is crowded with

temples and shrines; N. of a town. —Citra-kṛt, t,

t, t, astonishing, surprising; (t), m. a painter; the

tree Dalbergia Ougeinensis; [cf. citra-karman.]

—Citra-ketu, us, m., N. of a son of Garuḍa; also

of Vasiṣṭha; also of Lakṣmaṇa; also of Deva-

bhāga; also of a king of the Śūra-senas. —Citra-kola,

as, m. a kind of lizard. —Citra-kriyā, f. painting.

—Citra-kṣatra, as, ā, am, Ved. one whose do-

minion is brilliant (as Agni); (Sāy.) having various

power or one whose wealth is visible. —Citra-ga,

as, ā, am, represented in a picture, painted. —Citra-

gata, as, ā, am, coloured, variegated; represented

in a picture, painted, delineated. —Citra-gandha,

am, n. yellow orpiment. —Citra-gupta, as, m., N.

of one of the beings recording the vices and virtues

of mankind in Yama's world; N. of a mixed caste, a

secretary or writer of a man of rank; a form of Yama;

N. of the sixteenth Arhat of the future Utsarpiṇī.

—Citra-gṛha, as, m. a painted room, or one

ornamented with pictures; [cf. citra-śālā.] —Citra-

go, aus, aus, u, having a brindled cow. —Citra-

grīva, as, m. ‘speckled-neck,’ N. of a pigeon-king.

—Citra-cāpa, as, m., N. of a son of Dhṛta-

rāṣṭra. —Citra-jalpa, as, m. talking on various

things, talking incoherently. —Citra-taṇḍula, am,

ā, n. f. a medicinal plant said to possess anthelmintic

virtues; [cf. viḍ-aṅga.] —Citra-tala, as, ā, am,

painted or variegated on the surface. —Citra-tvac,

k, m. ‘having curious bark,’ the birch or bhūrja tree.

—Citra-daṇḍaka, as, m. the cotton plant, Arum

Campanulatum; [cf. ola.] —Citra-darśana, as, m.,

N. of a Brāhman changed into a bird (‘having varie-

gated eyes’). —Citra-dīpa, as, m. title of a philo-

sophical work. —Citra-dṛśīka, as, ā, am, Ved.

looking brilliant or shining. —Citra-deva, as, m.,

N. of one of the attendants of Skanda; (ī), f., N. of

a plant, = mahendra-vāruṇī. —Citra-dharman, ā,

m., N. of a prince identified with the Asura Virū-

pākṣa. —Citra-dhā, ind. in a manifold way.

—Citra-dhrajati, is, is, i, Ved. making a bright

line, an epithet of Agni; (Sāy.) having a wonderful

course. —Citra-dhvaja, as, m., N. of a man.

—Citra-netrā, f. a small bird called Maina, =

sārikā; [cf. citra-locanā and citrākṣī.] —Citra-

nyasta, as, ā, am, represented in a picture, painted.

—Citra-pakṣa, as, ā, am, having variegated wings;

(as), m. the francoline partridge; N. of a demon

causing head-ache. —Citra-paṭa or citra-paṭṭa, as

or am, m. or n. (?), a painting, a picture. —Citra-

paṭṭa-gata, as, ā, am, ‘committed to a picture,’

painted. —Citra-pattrikā, f., N. of a plant, =

kapittha-parṇī and droṇa-puṣpī. —Citra-pattrī,

f., N. of an aquatic plant; [cf. jala-pippalī.] —Citra-

pada, as, ā, am, divided into various parts; full of

graceful words or expressions; (ā), f., N. of the plant
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Cissus Pedata [cf. godhāpadī]; N. of a metre con-

sisting of four lines of eight syllables each; (am),

n., N. of a metre consisting of four lines of twenty-

three syllables each. —Citrapada-kramam, ind. at

a good or brisk pace. —Citra-parṇikā, f., N. of a

plant, commonly Cākulīya, Hemionites Cordifolia;

Bengal madder, Rubia Munjista, = ati-guhā, ghṛṣ-

ṭhilā, tri-parṇī, dīrgha-pattrā, &c. —Citra-parṇī,

f., N. of several plants, = pṛśni-parṇī, karṇa-

sphoṭā, jala-pippalī, droṇa-puṣpī; also = Rubia

Munjista. —Citra-pāṭala, as or am, m. or n. (?),

N. of a plant. —Citra-pādā, f. a small bird com-

monly called Maina; [cf. sārikā.] —Citra-picchaka,

as, m. ‘having a variegated tail,’ a peacock. —Citra-

puṅkha, as, m. ‘having variegated feathers,’ an

arrow. —Citra-pura, am, n., N. of a town. —Citra-

puṣpī, f., N. of a shrub, = ambaṣṭhā. —Citra-

pṛṣṭha, as, m. ‘speckled-back,’ a sparrow. —Citra-

pratikṛti, is, f. a representation in colours, a paint-

ing, a picture. —Citra-priya-katha, as, ā, am,

speaking very kindly. —Citra-phala, as, m. a kind

of fish, commonly Chitala, Mystus Chitala; a kind of

cucumber, Cucumis Sativus; (ā), f. a kind of fish,

commonly Phalaï, = phalakin, mahonmada, rāja-

grīva, Mystus Karpirat; N. of several plants, =

cirbhiṭā, mṛgervāru, mahendra-vāruṇī, vārtākī,

kaṇṭakārī; (ī), f. the above fish. —Citra-pha-

laka, am, n. a tablet for painting, a picture, a

painting; (as), m. a kind of fish; see above.

—Citra-barha, as, m. ‘having a variegated tail,’

a peacock; N. of a son of Garuḍa. —Citra-barhin,

ī, iṇī, i, having a variegated tail. —Citra-barhis,

is, is, is, Ved. having a brilliant or shining litter

(i. e. bed of stars), an epithet of Pūṣan and the

moon; (Sāy.) strewed with various grasses (as the

ground). —Citra-bāhu, us, m., N. of a son of

Dhṛta-rāṣṭra. —Citra-bhānu, us, us, u, of varie-

gated lustre, shining with light; epithet of Agni,

Savitṛ, the Aśvins, &c. (us), m. a N. of fire; of Śiva;

the plant Plumbago Zeylanica; the sun; N. of the

Calotropis Gigantea (= arka); the first year of the

first cycle of Jupiter; an epithet of Bhairava, a form of

Śiva; N. of the father of Vāṇa-bhaṭṭa, the author of

the Kādambarī. —Citra-bhūta, as, ā, am, made

into a picture, painted. —Citra-bheṣajā, f. the tree

Ficus Oppositifolia; [cf. kākoḍumbara.] —Citra-

maṇḍala, as, m. a kind of snake. —Citra-mahas,

ās, ās, as, Ved. having extraordinary abundance;

(Sāy.) having conspicuous brightness or splendor.

—Citra-mṛga, as, m. the spotted antelope. —Citra-

mekhala, as, m. ‘girdled with spots,’ a peacock.

—Citra-yajña, as, m. title of a comedy by Vaidya-

nātha. —Citra-yāna, as, m., N. of a prince. —Citra-

yāma, as, ā, am, Ved. having a splendid or brilliant

course (as Agni). —Citra-yodhin, ī, inī, i, fighting

in a wonderful manner or in various ways; (ī), m.

an epithet of Arjuna; the tree Terminalia Arjuna.

—Citra-ratha, as, ā, am, having a bright or splen-

did chariot (as Agni); (as), m. ‘having a variegated

car,’ the sun; the king of the Gandharvas; N. of a

snake-demon; of a Vidyā-dhara; of a son of Gada

or (according to a various reading) of Kṛṣṇa; of a

king; of a king of the Aṅgas; of a descendant of

Aṅga and son of Dharma-ratha; of a son of Ushadgu;

of Vṛṣṇi; of Gaya; of Su-pārśvaka; of Ukta; of

a prince of Mṛttikāvatī; of a Sūta; and of others;

(ā), f., N. of a river; [cf. caitraratha.] —Citra-

raśmi, is, m., N. of a Marut (‘having variegated

rays’). —Citra-rāti, is, is, i, Ved. granting wonderful

or excellent gifts, epithet of the Aśvins. —Citra-

rādhas, ās, ās, as, Ved. bestowing excellent favour;

(Sāy.) having wonderful wealth. —Citra-repha, as,

m., N. of a son of Medhātithi, king of Śāka-dvīpa.

—Citra-latā, f. the plant Rubia Munjista; [cf.

citra-parṇī.] —Citra-likhana, am, n. ‘variegated

drawing,’ paining. —Citra-likhita, as, ā, am, repre-

sented, delineated (as in a picture), painted; motion-

less, dumb (as a picture or statue). —Citra-lekhaka,

as, m. a painter. —Citra-lekhanikā, f. a painter's

brush. —Citra-lekhā, f. a picture, a portrait; N. of

a metre of four lines of seventeen syllables each;
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another metre of the same sort; N. of a metre of

four lines of eighteen syllables each; N. of an Apsaras

born from Brahmā's hand, (she was a friend of Ūṣā

and skilful in painting); N. of a daughter of Kum-

bhāṇḍa, minister of king Vāṇa, also a friend of

Ūṣā. —Citralekhā-dvitīyā, f. having Citralekhā

as a second, accompanied by Citralekhā. —Citra-

locanā, f. ‘having variegated eyes,’ a small bird,

commonly called Maina, = sārikā; [cf. citra-netrā

and citrākṣī.] —Citra-vat, ān, atī, at, decorated

with paintings or ornaments; containing the word

citra; (tī), f., N. of a metre of four lines of thirteen

syllables each; N. of a daughter of Gada or (accord-

ing to others) of Kṛṣṇa. —Citra-vadāla, as, m.

the sheat-fish, Silurus Pelorius, = pāṭhīna. —Citra-

vana, am, n. wonderful wood,’ N. of a wood

near the Gaṇḍakī; [cf. citraka.] —Citra-varman,

ā, m. ‘having variegated arrows,’ N. of a son of

Dhṛta-rāṣṭra; also of a king of the Kulūtas; N. of

a king of Mathura and Campāvatī. —Citra-varṣin,

ī, iṇī, i, raining in an unusual manner. —Citra-

vallika, as, m. a kind of sheat-fish, Silurus Boalis;

[cf. citra-vadāla.] —Citra-vallī, f., N. of two

plants, = mṛgervāru and mahendra-vāruṇī. —Ci-

tra-vahā, f., N. of a river. —Citra-vāja, as, ā, am,

decorated with variegated feathers; possessed of ex-

cellent power; (Sāy.) making wonderful progress or

having wonderful riches or strength; (as), m. a cock.

—Citra-vāṇa, as, m., N. of a son of Dhṛta-

rāṣṭra. —Citra-vāhana, as, m., N. of a king of

Maṇi-pūra. —Citra-vicitra, as, ā, am, variously

coloured, variegated, multiform. —Citra-vidyā, f. the

art of painting. —Citra-vīrya, as, m. a kind of

Ricinus, = raktairaṇḍa. —Citra-vṛtti, is, f. any

astonishing act or practice. —Citra-vegika, as, m.

‘having wonderful velocity,’ N. of a Nāga. —Citra-

veśa, as, m. ‘having a variegated dress,’ an epithet

of Śiva. —Citra-śālā, f. a painted room, or one

decorated with pictures [cf. citra-gṛha]; N. of a

metre consisting of four lines of eighteen syllables

each. —Citraśikhaṇḍi-ja or citraśikhaṇḍi-pra-

sūta, as, m. epithet of Bṛhaspati or the planet

Jupiter (regarded as the son of the Citraśikhaṇḍinas,

but more properly of Aṅgiras). —Citra-śikhaṇḍin,

inas, m. pl. ‘having bright crests,’ an epithet of the

seven Ṛṣis, Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha,

Kratu, and Vasiṣṭha, as represented in the seven

principal stars of the Great Bear. —Citra-śiras, ās,

m. ‘having a variegated head,’ a kind of venomous

insect [cf. citra-śīrṣaka]; N. of a Gandharva.

—Citra-śīrṣaka, as, m. a kind of venomous insect.

—Citra-śocis, is, is, is, Ved. shining brilliantly;

epithet of Agni. —Citra-śravas, ās, ās, as, Ved.

uttering loud cries, songs, &c. worthy of loud praise;

(Sāy.) having wonderful fame. —Citra-śrī, īs, f.

great beauty, the beauty of variegated colours. —Citra-

saṃstha, as, ā, am, represented in a picture, deli-

neated, painted; [cf. citra-gata, citra-stha, &c.]

—Citra-saṅga, as or am, m. or n. (?), N. of a

metre of four lines of sixteen syllables each. —Citra-

sarpa, as, m. a kind of snake, the large speckled

snake (Mālu-dhāna). —Citra-sena, as, ā, am, Ved.

furnished with a brilliant spear; (Sāy.) having a

bright weapon; (as), m., N. of a snake-demon;

also of a leader of the Gandharvas who was a son of

Viśvā-vasu; one of the judges or recorders of hell;

N. of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra; of a son of Parīkṣit;

of a son of Sambara; of a son of Nariṣyanta; of a

son of the thirteenth Manu; of a son of Gada; N.

of an adversary of Kṛṣṇa; of Jarā-sandha's general

who is also called Ḍimbhaka; (ā), f., N. of an

Apsaras; also of one of the Mātṛs attending on

Skanda; N. of a river. —Citrasena-bhaṭṭa, as, m.,

N. of the author of a commentary entitled Piṅgala-

chando-grantha-ṭīkā. —Citra-stha, as, ā, am, repre-

sented in a picture, painted; [cf. citra-gata and

citra-saṃstha.] —Citra-hasta, am, n. a particular

position of the hands in fighting. —Citrākṛti (°ra-

āk°), is, f. a painted resemblance, portrait, picture.

—Citrākṣa (°ra-ak°), as, m. ‘having variegated

eyes,’ N. of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra; also of a
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descendant of Parīkṣit; also of a Nāga-rāja; (ī),

f. a kind of bird, commonly called Maina; [cf. sā-

rikā, citra-netrā, citra-locanā.] —Citrā-kṣupa,

as, m., N. of a plant, = droṇa-puṣpī. —Citrāṅga

(°ra-aṅ°), as, ā, am, having a variegated or spotted

body, striped, painted; (as), m. a kind of snake;

the plant Plumbago Zeylanica; another plant, =

rakta-citraka; N. of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra; an

epithet of Arjuna; N. given to various animals in

fables; (ī), f. a kind of worm or ear-wig, Julus Cor-

nifex; the plant Rubia Munjista; (am), n. vermilion;

yellow orpiment. —Citrāṅgada (°ra-aṅ°), as, ā,

am, decorated with brilliant or variegated bracelets;

(as), m., N. of a son of Śāntanu; of a king of the

Daśārṇas; of a Vidyā-dhara; of a Gandharva or

chief of the Gandharvas; a judge and recorder of the

deeds of men in Yama's kingdom or the lower

regions; a secretary of a person of rank (?); (ā),

f., N. of an Apsaras; a daughter of king Citra-

vāhana, wife of Arjuna and mother of Babhru-vāhana.

—Citrāṅgada-sū, ūs, f. the mother of Citrāṅgada,

an epithet of Satyavatī, the mother of Vyāsa. —Citrā-

ṭīra, as, m. (fr. citrā +?), the moon; the forehead

spotted with the blood of a goat slain in honour of

the demon Ghaṇṭā-karṇa. —Citrānna (°ra-an°),

am, n. variegated rice, rice dressed with coloured

condiments. —Citrāpūpa (°ra-ap°), as, m. a kind

of cake (lit. speckled cake, plum cake ?). —Citrā-

magha, as, ā, am, Ved. bestowing brilliant gifts,

an epithet of Uṣas; (Sāy.) having wonderful wealth.

—Citrāyasa (°ra-ay°), am, n. steel. —Citrāyudha

(°ra-āy°), as, m., N. of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra.

—Citrāyus (°ra-āy°), us, us, us, Ved. possessed of

excellent vital power; (Sāy.) making wonderful pro-

gress or having excellent food. —Citrārambha (°ra-

ār°), as, m. the outline of a picture, a sketch,

drawing; (as, ā, am), represented in a picture.

—Citrārpita (°ra-ar°), as, ā, am, committed to

a picture, painted. —Citrā-vasu, us, us, u, Ved.

rich in brilliant ornaments; decorated with shining

stars, an epithet of the night. —Citrāśva (°ra-aś°),

as, m. ‘having painted horses,’ epithet of Satyavat as

fond of painting horses. —Citreśa (°rā-īśa), as, m. lord

of Citrā, i. e. the moon. —Citrokti (°ra-uk°), is, f.

a marvellous voice or speech, a voice from heaven,

the voice of an invisible speaker; a surprising tale;

agreeable or eloquent discourse. —Citroti (°ra-ūti),

is, is, i, Ved. one who gives excellent proofs of his

love, one who bestows pleasure or happiness; (Sāy.)

granting wonderful assistance. —Citropalā (°ra-

up°), f., N. of a river. —Citraudana (°ra-od°),

am, n. boiled rice coloured with turmeric &c. [ID=18576]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Names of Animals

5 definitions

a kind of snake

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

eye

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a kind of bird commonly called Sarika

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a kind of venomous insect

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a serpent

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Rhetoric, Poetics, Verbal Art

5 definitions

various modes of writing or arranging verses in the shape of mathematical or fanciful figures

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A riddle or facetious conversation in the form of question and answer.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the last of the three main divisions of poetry

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Playing upon words, punning, or using riddles

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Eloquent discourse. 2. A voice from heaven. 3. A surprising tale.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Spot, Mark (including Sectarian Mark)

4 definitions

a spot

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a sectarial mark on the forehead

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A sectarial mark on the forehead.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A spot

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Variegated, Spotted, Multicolored

4 definitions

variegated, spotted, or speckled

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Variegated, spotted

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

striped, having a spotted body

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Variegated in color. 2. Shining with light.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Leprosy (Disease)

3 definitions

leprosy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The white or spotted leprosy.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A picture or painting. 2. A wonder or extraordinary appearance. 3. A sectarian mark on the forehead. 4. The sky. 5. A spot. 6. White or spotted leprosy. 7. A division of poetry where charm relies on figures of speech.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Metre (Prosody)

3 definitions

a metre of four by sixteen syllabic instants

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

another of four times fifteen syllables

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

another of four by sixteen syllables

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Names of Deities

3 definitions

a form of Yama

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A form of Yama

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Citragupta

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Picture, Painting, Visual Representation

3 definitions

a picture or sketch

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A picture, painting

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

of different kinds on the walls and pillars of houses

— The Purana Index

Variety of Color (Noun)

3 definitions

variety of colour

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

variety of colour

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The variegated color

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Verbal Root: To Paint, To Wonder

3 definitions

1. To paint or color with various colors. 2. To wonder or cause wonder. 3. To see a rare or wonderful sight.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. To paint. 2. To wonder. 3. To glance at.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. To paint or color with various hues. 2. To wonder or cause wonder. 3. To witness a wonderful sight.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Music (Instrument, Mode)

2 definitions

a kind of stringed instrument

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a kind of Murchana in music

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Sky, Ether, Heaven

2 definitions

ether, sky

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Heaven, sky

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Various, Different, Manifold (Qualities/Ways)

2 definitions

various, different, manifold

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Various, different, manifold

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Art of Painting & Related (Painter, Painted, Decorating)

1 definition

of beautiful outlines

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Illusion, Unreality

1 definition

illusion, unreality

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Specific Items/Materials/Food (Often compounds with 'citra')

1 definition

1. Vermilion. 2. Yellow orpiment.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

चित्रcitra

Meanings by context

Names of Persons

Manner of Action/State (e.g., Agitated, Amusing)

Names of Plants

Strange, Wonderful, Extraordinary

Bright, Clear, Excellent, Perceptible

Brilliant Object, Ornament, Jewel

Grammatical, Etymological & Referential Entries

Citrā (Lunar Mansion/Star)

Geographical Locations & Named Structures

Names of Animals

Rhetoric, Poetics, Verbal Art

Spot, Mark (including Sectarian Mark)

Variegated, Spotted, Multicolored

Leprosy (Disease)

Metre (Prosody)

Names of Deities

Picture, Painting, Visual Representation

Variety of Color (Noun)

Verbal Root: To Paint, To Wonder

Music (Instrument, Mode)

Sky, Ether, Heaven

Various, Different, Manifold (Qualities/Ways)

Illusion, Unreality

Specific Items/Materials/Food (Often compounds with 'citra')

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