Citr: 2 definitions
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Citr means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chitr.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitr (चित्र्).—[citra] r. 10th cl. (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. cu-ubha-saka-seṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitr (चित्र्).—i. 10 (rather a [denominative.] derived from the next), [Parasmaipada.] 1. To colour with various colours, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 171. 2. To adorn, Mahābhārata 12, 988. 3. † To see a wonderful sight.
— With the prep. vi vi, vicitrita (rather vi-citra + ita), 1. Spotted, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 49, 35. 2. Coloured with various colours,
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+467): Citra, Citraa mutti, Citrabahu, Citrabalagaccha, Citraballare, Citrabana, Citrabandharamayana, Citrabarha, Citrabarhana, Citrabarhin, Citrabarhis, Citrabarja, Citrabha, Citrabhanda, Citrabhanu, Citrabhanukavya, Citrabhanushataka, Citrabharata, Citrabhasa, Citrabhashya.
Ends with: Nishecitri.
Full-text: Vicitrita, Sampracitrayati, Citrin, Citra, Citrikara.
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