चैत्रः [चि ष्ट्रण्; चित्रमेव स्वार्थे अण्; चित्रायां भवः अण् वा] 1 N. of a lunar month in which the full moon stands in the constellation Chitrā (corresponding to March-April). -2 A Buddhist mendicant. -3 One of the seven ranges of mountains dividing the continent into Varṣas. -त्रम् A temple, monument for the dead. -Comp. -आवलिः f. the full-moon-day of Chaitra. -सखः an epithet of the god of love.
noun (masculine) a Buddhist or Jain religious mendicant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a common name for any man (like Deva-datta) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Budha and grand father of Suratha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the 2nd spring month (its full moon standing in the constellation Citrā) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of two Ṛṣis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
one of the seven ranges of mountains (dividing the continent into Varshas) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the 6th year in the cycle of Jupiter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a Dvyaha ceremony (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śaśabindu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
patr. from Citra-ratha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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