# चित्र (citra)

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

चित्र (citra) is a Sanskrit word meaning conspicuous, excellent, or distinguished, bright and clear, variegated, spotted, or speckled, agitated, various, different, manifold, having different varieties of tortures. Its 125 recorded definitions are grouped into 25 contexts, among them Names of Persons, Manner of Action/State (e.g., Agitated, Amusing), Names of Plants.

- **Roots:** 4. चित् (4. cit), चित् (cit)
- **SLP1:** `citra`  **IAST:** citra  **Devanagari:** चित्र
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitra_%28art%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/chitra/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** चित्रा (citrā)

## Meanings by context

### Names of Persons (23 definitions)
- Name of a king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a king, Ṛg-veda (Title) viii, 21, 18 ( चित्र (citra) ) [ ID=73650 ]
- of a Jabala-grihapati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Jābāla-gṛhapati (with the patr. Gauśrāyaṇi), Kauṣītaki-brāhmaṇa [Cologne Addition] (Title) xxiii, 5 [ ID=73651 ]
- belonging to a king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king (with the patr. Gāṅgyāyani), Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad (Title) i [ ID=73652 ]
- a son of Dhritarashtra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Mahābhārata (Title) i, vii [ ID=73653 ]
- of a Dravida king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Draviḍa king, Padma-purāṇa (Title) v, 20, 1 ( v.l. ° त्रा (°trā) क्ष (kṣa) ) [ ID=73654 ]
- of a Gandharva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Gandharva, Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes (Title) [ ID=73655 ]
- 1. Born under the asterism Citra. 2. The name of Arjuna's wife, Subhadra.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘born under the asterism Citrā ( Pāṇini (Author) iv, 3, 34, Vārtt. 1)’, N. of Arjuna's wife (sister of Kṛṣṇa = सुभद्रा (subhadrā), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ), Harivaṃśa (Title) 1952 [ ID=73665 ]
- the name of a daughter of Gada or Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a daughter of Gada (or Kṛṣṇa v.l. ), 9194 [ ID=73666 ]
- an Apsaras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of an Apsaras, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73667 ]
- 1. A kind of snake. 2. An epithet of Arjuna.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गः (gaḥ) ) 1 a kind of snake. 2 N. of Arjuna. (
- name of a wife of Arjuna and mother of Babhruvahana  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — दा (dā) ) N. of a wife of Arjuna and mother of Babhruvāhana
- 1. A portrait or picture. 2. The name of a friend and companion of Usha, daughter of Bana.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — खा (khā) ) 1 a portrait, picture. 2 N. of a friend and companion of Uṣā, daughter of Bāṇa. [When Uṣā related to her her dream, she suggested the idea of taking the portraits of all young princes in the neighbourhood; and on Uṣā's recognising Aniruddha, Chitralekhā, by means of her magical power, conveyed him to her palace]
- headword not provided  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शिरस् (śiras) m
- son of Dhritarashtra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 176-1 ] Citra 1, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. § 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2730.—§ 182 (Dhṛtarāṣṭraputranāmak.): I, 117, 4543.— § 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 136 χχ, 5594 (among seven sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra slain by Bhīmasena); 137 ααα, 5644 (the same?, among seven sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra slain by Bhīmasena). [ ID=2089 ]
- a Pandava warrior  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Citra 3, a Pāṇḍava warrior. § 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23 ο, 1013 (proceeded against Droṇa, description of his horses, etc.). [ ID=2091 ]
- brother of Citrasena, the Abhisara king  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Citra 4, brother of Citrasena, the Abhisāra king. § 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 11 ϕ, 420 ( C°ś ca Citrasenaś ca, in the makaravyūha of the Kurus); 13, 493; 14, 545, 546, 551, 553, 554, 557, 559 (slain by Prativindhya). [ ID=2092 ]
- a Pancala warrior  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Citra 5, a Pāñcāla warrior. § 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 56 νν, 2735, 2740 (slain by Karṇa). [ ID=2093 ]
- a son of Vasudeva and Madira  
  *The Purana Index*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 1-600 ] Citra (I) — a son of Vasudeva and Madirā. Br. III. 71. 172. [ ID=4772 ]
- a son of Agavata  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Citra (II) — a son of Agāvata. Br. III. 71. 257. [ ID=4773 ]
- a commander of Bhanda killed by Citra  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-601 ] Citra (III) — a commander of Bhaṇḍa killed by Citrā. Br. IV. 25. 99. [ ID=4774 ]
- a son of Citrasena  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Citra (IV) — a son of Citrasena. Vā. 96. 248. [ ID=4775 ]
- a daughter of Madira  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Citra (IV) — a daughter of Madirā. Vā. 96. 170. [ ID=4834 ]
- the name of several persons including a prince, a contemporary of Aruni and Shvetaketu, and a teacher  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 1-261 ] Citra is the name of several persons. ( a ) The Rigveda 1 con- tains a Dānastuti (‘Praise of Gifts’) of a prince Citra. The later legend 2 attributes this panegyric to Sobhari, and describes Citra as king of the rats. ( b ) Citra Gāṅgyāyani or Gārgyāyaṃ is mentioned in the Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad 1 as a contemporary of Āruṇi and Śvetaketu. ( c ) Citra Gauśrāyaṇi is mentioned as a teacher in the Kauṣī- taki Brāhmaṇa. 1 [ Footnote: 1) viii. 21, 18.] [ Footnote: 2) Bṛhaddevatā, vii. 58 et. seq., with Macdonell's notes.] [ Footnote: 1) i. 1. Cf. Weber, Indische Studien, 1, 395; Keith, Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka, 16, n. 1.] [ Footnote: 1) xxiii. 5. Cf. Weber, loc. cit. ] [ ID=974 ]

### Manner of Action/State (e.g., Agitated, Amusing) (9 definitions)
- agitated  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > agitated (as the sea, opposed to सम (sama) ), Rāmāyaṇa (Title) iii, 39, 12 [ ID=73637 ]
- having different varieties of tortures  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (execution) having different varieties (of tortures), Manu-smṛti (Title) ix, 248; Daśakumāra-carita (Title) vii, 281 [ ID=73639 ]
- leaping to and fro  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1327,1] leaping to and fro, Jātakamālā (Title) [ ID=73641.1 ]
- so as to be bright  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2C) [Printed book page 396,1] चित्रम् (citram) ( अम् (am) ), ind. so as to be bright, Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 71, 1; vi, 65, 2 [ ID=73642 ]
- in different ways  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > in different ways, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) i, 9, 14 [ ID=73643 ]
- with different tortures  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (to execute) with different tortures, Daśakumāra-carita (Title) vii, 380 [ ID=73644 ]
- Amusing, interesting, or agreeable  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 3 Amusing, interesting, agreeable; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1. 4
- Rough, agitated  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 8 Rough, agitated (as the sea, opp. सम (sama) )
- 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*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0304-b ] चित्र (citra) 1. cit + ra, I. adj. 1. Visible ( ved. ). 2. Clear, shining, Chr. 293, 2 = Rigv. i. 88, 2. 3. Variegated, Chr. 2, 21. 4. Spotted, Rām. 3, 48, 12. 5. Various, Man. 9, 248. 6. Fluctuating, Rām. 3, 52, 15. 7. Wonderful, Rām. 3, 35, 4. 8. Surprised, Rājat. 5, 2. 9. Uncom- mon, rigorous, Daśak. in Chr. 193, 4; adv. in a rigorous manner, ib. 198, 3. II. f. trā, The name of a lunar man- sion, Spica virginis, Rām. 3, 23, 11. III. n. 1. A surprising appearance, Śāk. 110, 17; wonder, Rām. 3, 51, 26. 2. A spot, MBh. 13, 2605. 3. A pic- ture, MBh. 13, 7692. 4. Painting, Rām. 2, 90, 23 Gorr. — Comp. Vi-, I. adj. 1. variegated, spotted. 2. painted. 3. handsome. 4. surprising. II. n. 1. variegated (the colour). 2. surprise. 3. speech implying apparently the re- verse of the intended object. Sa-, adj. 1. painted, Hariv. 4532. 2. con- taining pictures, Megh. 65. [ ID=4991 ]

### Names of Plants (8 definitions)
- Plumbago zeylanica  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Plumbago zeylanica, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73646 ]
- Ricinus communis  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Ricinus communis, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73647 ]
- Ashoka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Jonesia Aśoka, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73648 ]
- the name of various plants, including Salvinia cucullata, Cucumis maderaspatanus, castor oil plant, and myrobalan  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a plant ( Salvinia cucullata, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); Cucumis maderaspatanus, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); a kind of cucumber, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); Ricinus communis, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); Croton polyandrum or Tiglium, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); the Myrobalan tree, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); Rubia Munjista, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); the grass Gaṇḍadūrvā, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ), Carakasaṃhitā (Title) vii, 12 (= द्रवन्ति (dravanti) ), Suśruta (Title) [ ID=73658 ]
- The Ashoka tree  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रः (traḥ) 3 The Aśoka tree
- a medicinal plant said to possess anthelmintic virtues  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तंडुंल (taṃḍuṃla) a medicinal plant said to possess anthelmintic virtues
- the Bhurja tree  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्वच् (tvac) m. the Bhūrja tree
- 1. Variegated color. 2. The Ashoka tree.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) (II) m. 1. The variegated colour; 2. the Aśoka tree. [ ID=13691 ]

### Strange, Wonderful, Extraordinary (8 definitions)
- strange, wonderful  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > strange, wonderful, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) vi, 227 [ ID=73640 ]
- A bright or extraordinary appearance, or wonder.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a bright or extraordinary appearance, wonder, ii; Śakuntalā (Title); Pañcatantra (Title); Bhartṛhari (Author) &c. [ ID=73673 ]
- strange, curious  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with यदि (yadi) [ Śakuntalā (Title) iii, 9/10 ] or यद् (yad) [ Harivaṃśa (Title) 9062; Śakuntalā (Title); Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) xviii, 359 ] or fut. [ Pāṇini (Author) iii, 3, 150 f. ]) strange, curious ( e.g. चित्रं बधिरो व्याकरणम् अध्येष्यते (citraṃ badhiro vyākaraṇam adhyeṣyate) ‘it would be strange if a deaf man should learn grammar’, Kāśikā-vṛtti (Title) ) [ ID=73674 ]
- strange  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 396,2] strange! Harivaṃśa (Title) 15652; Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) v, vii; Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) i, iv [ ID=73675 ]
- Surprising, wonderful, strange  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 5 Surprising, wonderful, strange; किमत्र चित्र (citra) ं (kimatra citraṃ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 5. 33; Śakuntalā (Bombay) 2. 15
- An extraordinary appearance, wonder.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 3 An extraordinary appearance, wonder
- Oh!, how strange!, what a wonder!  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) ind. Oh!, how strange!, what a wonder! चित्रं (traṃ) बधिरो नाम (citraṃ badhiro nāma) व्याकरणमध्येष्यते (vyākaraṇamadhyeṣyate) Sk
- 1. Variegated or spotted. 2. Various or manifold. 3. Wonderful or surprising.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 273-08 ] चित्र (citra) (I) a. (f. त्रा (trā) ) 1. Variegated, spotted; 2. various, different, manifold, Yaj. i.288, M. ix.248; 3. wonderful, surprising. [ ID=13690 ]

### Bright, Clear, Excellent, Perceptible (7 definitions)
- conspicuous, excellent, or distinguished  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 396,1] चित्र (citra) a mf( आ (ā) )n. conspicuous, excellent, distinguished, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=73633 ]
- bright and clear  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > bright, clear, bright-coloured, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=73634 ]
- clear  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > clear (a sound), Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=73635 ]
- Bright, clear  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 1 Bright, clear
- Perceptible, visible  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 6 Perceptible, visible
- Conspicuous, excellent, distinguished  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 7 Conspicuous, excellent, distinguished
- Clear, loud, or perceptible  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 9 Clear, loud, perceptible (as a sound)

### Brilliant Object, Ornament, Jewel (7 definitions)
- anything bright or colored that strikes the eyes  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 396,1] चित्र (citra) ( अम् (am) ), n. anything bright or coloured which strikes the eyes, Ṛg-veda (Title); Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title); Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title); Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa (Title) xviii, 9 [ ID=73671 ]
- a brilliant ornament  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a brilliant ornament, ornament, Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 92, 13; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ii, xiii [ ID=73672 ]
- A brilliant ornament  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 2 A brilliant ornament or ornament
- Anything bright that strikes the eye.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 9 Anything bright which strikes the eye
- decked with brilliant bracelets  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अंगद (aṃgada) a. decked with brilliant bracelets. (
- 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*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 094-2 ] चित्र (citra) cit-rá, a. manifest, visible, distinguished, clear, bright; distinct, audible ( sound ); variegated, speckled, dappled; various, manifold; qualified with torture ( punishment ); wonderful; n. bright-coloured object, glittering ornament; jewel; picture; surprising phenomenon, wonder. [ ID=7581 ]
- 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*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 156-a ] citrá, a. —1. noticeable, excellent; —2. clear; bright; bright-colored; of sounds, clear, i. e. loud; —3. variegated, 10 8; varied; —4. as n. a bright-colored thing, a picture. [ √cit, 1188. ] [ ID=1514 ]

### Grammatical, Etymological & Referential Entries (7 definitions)
- containing the word citra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > containing the word चित्र (citra), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) vii, 4, 1, 24; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) xvii [ ID=73641 ]
- Compare a-, su-citra, danu-, and vi-.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > cf. अ - (a-) and सु - चित्र (su-citra), दानु - (dānu-), वि - (vi-) [ ID=73685 ]
- Caitra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चैत्र (caitra). [ ID=73686 ]
- See root 4 cit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 398,1] चित् (cit) र (citra) b ° त्रक (°traka), ° त्रट (°traṭa), &c. See √ 4. चित् (cit). [ ID=74103 ]
- 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*
  > — नुः (nuḥ) ) 1 fire. 2 the sun; ( चित्रभानुर्विभातीति दिने रवौ रात्रौ वह्नौ (citrabhānurvibhātīti dine ravau rātrau vahnau) Kāvyaprakāśa 2 given as an instance of one of the modes of अंजन (aṃjana) ). 3 N. of Bhairava. 4 the Arka plant. 5 Śiva. 6 an epithet of the Aśvins. 7 the first year of the first cycle of Jupiter
- 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*
  > [Printed book page 269-a ] चि (ci) त (ta) ् (cit) र (citra) mfn. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ः (-traḥ)- त (ta) ्र (tra) ा (-trā)- त (ta) ्र (tra) ं (traṃ) (-traḥ-trā-traṃ) ) 1. Variegated, spotted, speckled. 2. Wonderful, surprising. m. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ः (-traḥ) ) A name of YAMA. f. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ा (-trā) ) 1. A plant: see मूषिक (ka)- (mūṣika-) पर्णी (parṇī). 2. A kind of cucumber: see गोडुम्बा (goḍumbā). 3. A plant, commonly Danti: see दन्त (ta) िक (ka) ा (dantikā). 4. A name of SUBHADRA, the sister of JAGANNATHA. 5. A star in the virgin's spike. 6. A kind of snake. 7. A name of river. 8. Illusion, wordly unreality. 9. The name of a nymph of Swarga. 10. A form of metre. ( त (ta) ्र (tra) ं (traṃ) ) 1. Wonder, surprise. 2. Painting, delineation, writting, &c. 3. Sky, heaven. 4. A circular ornament, a sectarial mark on the forehead. 5. White or spotted leprosy. 6. Facetious conversation, conundrums, riddles, &c. 7. Writing or arrangement of verses in mathematical or other fanciful figures. mn. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ः (-traḥ)- त (ta) ्र (tra) ं (traṃ) (-traḥ-traṃ) ) Variegated colour. E. चि (ci) to accumulate. Unadi affix क (ka) ्त (ta) ि, (kti,) or चि (ci) त (ta) ् (cit) the mind, and त (ta) ्र (tra) what preserves, from त (ta) ्र (tra) ै (trai) with क (ka) affix, and the duplicate त (ta) rejected, or चि (ci) त (ta) ् (cit) र (citra)- भावे अच्, चि (ci)- ष्ट्रन् वा । (citra-bhāve ac, ci-ṣṭran vā.) [ ID=15147 ]
- See page 323, column 3.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 0325-b ] चित्र (citra) citra. See p. 323, col. 3. [ ID=18613 ]

### Citrā (Lunar Mansion/Star) (6 definitions)
- Spica virginis, the twelfth lunar mansion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 396,1] चित्रा (citrā) ( आ (ā) ), f. Spica virginis, the 12th (in later reckoning the 14th) lunar mansion, Atharva-veda (Title) xix, 7, 3; Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) ii, iv, vii; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa (Title) i; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ii, &c. [ ID=73656 ]
- the asterism Citra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चित्रा (citrā) f. pl. the asterism Citrā, Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) xi, 57 [ ID=73670 ]
- 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*
  > चित्र (citra) ( त्रं ) ((traṃ)) 1. n. Wonder; painting; sky; sectarial mark. m. Yama. m. n. Variegated color. f. ( त्रा (trā) ) A plant; a star in Virgo; a nymph. a. Variegated; wonderful. [ ID=14613 ]
- 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*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 172 ] चित्र (citra) a. conspicuous, visible, bright, clear, loud, variegated, manifold, various, excellent, extraordinary, strange, wonderful. f. आ (ā) N. of a lunar mansion. n. anything Page173 bright or shining, esp. jewel, ornament, picture; extraordinary appearance, wonder (often as exclamation). [ ID=10530 ]
- a Nakshatra  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Citra (V) — a Nakṣatra. Vā. 66. 49. [ ID=4776 ]
- a name of a constellation  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-608 ] Citra (III) — a name of a constellation; 1 śrāddham on that day gets good children. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Vā. 82. 8.] [ Footnote: 2) Br. III. 18. 7.] [ ID=4833 ]

### Geographical Locations & Named Structures (5 definitions)
- name of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a river, Divyāvadāna (Title) xxx [ ID=73668 ]
- The name of a rock  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a rock, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) xii, 8, 17 [ ID=73669 ]
- a forest of variegated appearance  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a forest ( वन (vana) for धन (dhana) ?) of variegated appearance Sch. on Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) xxi, 3, 23 and Ṣaḍviṃśa-brāhmaṇa (Title) ii, 10 [ ID=73682 ]
- 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*
  > चि (ci) त (ta) ् (cit) र (citra) mfn. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ः (-traḥ)- त (ta) ्र (tra) ा (-trā)- त (ta) ्र (tra) ं (-traṃ) (-traḥ-trā-traṃ) ) 1 Variegated, spotted, speckled. 2 Wonderful, surprising. m. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ः (-traḥ) ) A name of YAMA. f. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ा (-trā) ) 1 A plant: see मूषिक (ka) पर्णी (mūṣikaparṇī). 2 A kind of cucumber: see गोडुम्वा (goḍumvā). 3 A plant, commonly Danti: see दन्त (ta) िक (ka) ा (dantikā). 4 A name of SUBHADRĀ, the sister of JAGANNĀTHA. 5 A star in the virgin's spike. 6 A kind of snake. 7 The name of a river. 8 Illusion, worldly unreality. 9 The name of a nymph of Svarga. 10 A form of metre. n. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ं (-traṃ) ) 1 Wonder, surprise. 2 Painting, delineation, writing, &c. 3 Sky, heaven. 4 A circular ornament, a sectarial mark on the forehead. 5 White or spotted leprosy. 6 Facetious conversation, conundrums, riddles, &c. 7 Writing or arrangement of verses in mathematical or other fanciful figures. mn. ( - त (ta) ्र (tra) ः (-traḥ)- त (ta) ्र (tra) ं (-traṃ) (-traḥ-traṃ) ) Variegated colour. E. चि (ci) to accumulate, Uṇādi affix क (ka) ्त (ta) ि (kti), or चि (ci) त (ta) ् (cit) the mind, and त (ta) ्र (tra) what preserves, from त (ta) ्र (tra) ै (trai) with क (ka) affix, and the duplicate त (ta) rejected. [ ID=15155 ]
- 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  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 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 Page0324-a+ 81 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 Page0324-b+ 81 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; Page0324-c+ 81 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 Page0325-a+ 81 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 ]

### Names of Animals (5 definitions)
- a kind of snake  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of snake, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73657 ]
- eye  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अक्षी, - नेत्रा (akṣī, -netrā)
- a kind of bird commonly called Sarika  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लोचना (locanā) a kind of bird commonly called Sārikā
- a kind of venomous insect  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शीर्षकः (śīrṣakaḥ) a kind of venomous insect
- a serpent  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Citra 2, a serpent. § 268 (Varuṇasabhāv.): II, 9, 360 (in the palace of Varuṇa).—§ 496 (Skandotpatti): III, 225, 14321 ( mahānāgau C°ś cairāvatau ). [ ID=2090 ]

### 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)*
  > various modes of writing or arranging verses in the shape of mathematical or other fanciful figures (syllables which occur repeatedly being left out or words being represented in a shortened form), Sarasvatī-kaṇṭhābharaṇa, by Bhoja (Title) ii, 16; Kāvyaprakāśa (Title) ix, 8; Sāhitya-darpaṇa (Title) [ ID=73683 ]
- A riddle or facetious conversation in the form of question and answer.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > punning in the form of question and answer, facetious conversation, riddle, iv, 14/v; Pratāparudrīya (Title); Kuvalayānanda (Title) [ ID=73684 ]
- the last of the three main divisions of poetry  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 8 (In Rhet. ) The last of the three main divisions of Kāvya (poetry). It is of two kinds शब्दचित्र (śabdacitra) and अर्थ - वाच्य - चित्र (artha-vācya-citra), and the poetical charm lies mainly in the use of figures of speech dependent on the sound or sense of words. Mammaṭa thus defines it: - शब्दचित्र (śabdacitra) ं वाच्यचित्रमव्यंग्यं त्ववरं स्मृतं (śabdacitraṃ vācyacitramavyaṃgyaṃ tvavaraṃ smṛtaṃ) Kāvyaprakāśa 1. As an instance of शब्दचित्र (śabdacitra) may be cited the following verse from R. G. मित्रात्रिपुत्रनेत्राय त्रयीशात्रवशत्रवे । (mitrātriputranetrāya trayīśātravaśatrave.) गोत्रारिगोत्रजैत्राय गोत्रात्रे ते नमो नमः ॥ (gotrārigotrajaitrāya gotrātre te namo namaḥ..)
- Playing upon words, punning, or using riddles  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 10 Playing upon words, punning, using conundrums, riddles &c
- 1. Eloquent discourse. 2. A voice from heaven. 3. A surprising tale.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — उक्तिः (uktiḥ) f. 1 agreeable or eloquent discourse; जयंति ते (jayaṃti te) पंचमनादमित्रचित्रोक्तिसंदर्भविभूषणेषु (paṃcamanādamitracitroktisaṃdarbhavibhūṣaṇeṣu) Vikramāṅkadevacarita (Bombay) 1. 10. 2 a voice from heaven. 3 a surprising tale

### Spot, Mark (including Sectarian Mark) (4 definitions)
- a spot  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a spot, Mahābhārata (Title) xiii, 2605 [ ID=73677 ]
- a sectarial mark on the forehead  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a sectarial mark on the forehead, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73678 ]
- A sectarial mark on the forehead.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 4 A sectarial mark on the forehead
- A spot  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 6 A spot

### Variegated, Spotted, Multicolored (4 definitions)
- variegated, spotted, or speckled  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > variegated, spotted, speckled (with instr. or in comp. ), Nalopākhyāna (subtitle) iv, 8; Rāmāyaṇa (Title); Mṛcchakaṭikā (Title); Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) [ ID=73636 ]
- Variegated, spotted  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 2 Variegated, spotted, diversified
- striped, having a spotted body  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अंग (aṃga) a. striped, having a spotted body. (
- 1. Variegated in color. 2. Shining with light.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — भानु (bhānu) a. of a variegated colour, shining with light. (

### Leprosy (Disease) (3 definitions)
- leprosy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73679 ]
- The white or spotted leprosy.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 7 The white or spotted leprosy
- 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*
  > चित्र (citra) (III) n. 1. A picture, a painting, सेंद्रचापं सचित्र (citra) ाः (seṃdracāpaṃ sacitrāḥ) Megh. ii.1, चित्र (citra) स्थानपि रोदयंति शतधा कुर्वंति भित्तीरपि (citrasthānapi rodayaṃti śatadhā kurvaṃti bhittīrapi) K.Pr. iv.; 2. an extraordinary appearance, a wonder; 3. a sectarial mark on the forehead; 4. the sky; 5. a spot; 6. the white or spotted leprosy; 7. the last of the three divisions of poetry (in rhetoric). In it, the charm consists chiefly in the use of figures of speech (either of sense or of sound). It is of two kinds- 1. शब्दचित्र (citra) (śabdacitra), 2. अर्थचित्र (citra) (arthacitra) ( शब्दचित्र (citra) (śabdacitra) ं वाच्यचित्र (citra) मव्ययं त्ववरं स्मृतम् (śabdacitraṃ vācyacitramavyayaṃ tvavaraṃ smṛtam) K.Pr. i.). ( चित्र (citra) म् (citram) is used as an indeclinable in the sense of ‘oh! what a wonder,’ e.g. चित्र (citra) ं महानेष बतावतारः (citraṃ mahāneṣa batāvatāraḥ) K.Pr. iv.) [ ID=13692 ]

### Metre (Prosody) (3 definitions)
- a metre of four by sixteen syllabic instants  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a metre of 4 × 16 syllabic instants [ ID=73659 ]
- another of four times fifteen syllables  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > another of 4 × 15 syllables [ ID=73660 ]
- another of four by sixteen syllables  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > another of 4 × 16 syllables [ ID=73661 ]

### Names of Deities (3 definitions)
- a form of Yama  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a form of Yama, Tithyāditya (Title) [ ID=73649 ]
- A form of Yama  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रः (traḥ) 2 A form of Yama
- Citragupta  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रः (traḥ) 4 = चित्रगुप्त (citragupta) q. v. below

### Picture, Painting, Visual Representation (3 definitions)
- a picture or sketch  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चित्र (citra) n. a picture, sketch, delineation, Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title) 4532 ( स - चित्र (citra) (sa-citra) mfn. = - ग (-ga) ), Rāmāyaṇa (Title); Śakuntalā (Title) &c. ( ifc. f( आ (ā) )., Meghadūta (Title) 64 ) [ ID=73680 ]
- A picture, painting  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 1 A picture, painting, delineation; चित्रे निवेश्य (citre niveśya) परिकल्पितसत्त्वयोगा (parikalpitasattvayogā) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 2. 9; पुनरपि चित्रीकृता (punarapi citrīkṛtā) ( pb ) कांता (kāṃtā) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 6. 20, 13, 21 &c
- of different kinds on the walls and pillars of houses  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Citras — of different kinds on the walls and pillars of the houses erected by Jamadagni's cow. Br. III. 26. 60. [ ID=4777 ]

### Variety of Color (Noun) (3 definitions)
- variety of colour  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 396,1] चित्र (citra) ( अस् (as) ), m. variety of colour, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author), Sch. [ ID=73645 ]
- variety of colour  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > चित्र (citra) n. variety of colour, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73681 ]
- The variegated color  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रः (traḥ) 1 The variegated colour

### 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*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 325 ] चित्र (citra) r. 10th cl. चित्र (citra) यति (citrayati) ) 1 To paint, to delineate, to colour with various colours, &c. 2 To wonder. 3 To cause wonder or be wonderful. 4 To see a rare or wonderful sight. [ ID=15154 ]
- 1. To paint. 2. To wonder. 3. To glance at.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 285-b ] चित्र (citra) ( क, त् ) चित्र (citra) यति ((ka, t) citrayati) 10. a. To paint; to wonder; to glance at. [ ID=14612 ]
- 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*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 268-b ] चित्र (citra) r. 10th cl. ( चित्र (citra) यति - ते (citrayati-te) ) 1. To paint, to delineate, to colour with various colours, &c. 2. To wonder. 3. To cause wonder or be wonderful. 4. To see a rare or wonderful sight. चु - उभ - सक - सेट् । (cu-ubha-saka-seṭ.) [ ID=15146 ]

### Music (Instrument, Mode) (2 definitions)
- a kind of stringed instrument  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of stringed instrument [ ID=73662 ]
- a kind of Murchana in music  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of Mūrchanā (in music) [ ID=73663 ]

### Sky, Ether, Heaven (2 definitions)
- ether, sky  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the ether, sky, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73676 ]
- Heaven, sky  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रं (traṃ) 5 Heaven, sky

### Various, Different, Manifold (Qualities/Ways) (2 definitions)
- various, different, manifold  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > various, different, manifold, Manu-smṛti (Title) ix, 248; Yājñavalkya (Author) i, 287; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=73638 ]
- Various, different, manifold  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चित्र (citra) [Printed book page 0493-b ] चित्र (citra) a. [ चित्र (citra) ् - भावे अच्; चि - ष्ट्रन् वा (citr-bhāve ac; ci-ṣṭran vā) Uṇādisūtras 4. 163 ] 4 Various, different, manifold; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1. 136; Manusmṛti 9. 248; Yājñavalkya (Mr. Mandlik’s Edition) 1. 288

### Art of Painting & Related (Painter, Painted, Decorating) (1 definition)
- of beautiful outlines  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लेख (lekha) a. of beautiful outlines, highly arched; रुचिस्तव कलावती (rucistava kalāvatī) रुचिरचित्रलेख (lekha) े भ्रुवौ (ruciracitralekhe bhruvau) Gītagovinda 10. (

### Illusion, Unreality (1 definition)
- illusion, unreality  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > illusion, unreality, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=73664 ]

### Specific Items/Materials/Food (Often compounds with 'citra') (1 definition)
- 1. Vermilion. 2. Yellow orpiment.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गं (gaṃ) ) 1 vermilion. 2 yellow orpiment

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
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