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"caitya" has 2 results

caitya: masculine vocative singular stem: caitya

caitya: neuter vocative singular stem: caitya

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

caityam		Neuter	Singular	āyatanam

Monier-Williams Search

24 results for caitya

caitya

m. (fr. 5. cit-or 2. citi-) the individual soul

caitya

mfn. relating to a funeral pile or mound (citā-)

caitya

m. n. a funeral monument or stūpa- (q.v) or pyramidal column containing the ashes of deceased persons, sacred tree (especially a religious fig-tree) growing on a mound, hall or temple or place of worship (especially with

and

and generally containing a monument), a sanctuary near a village

etc.

caitya

m. a Jain or

image

caitya

m. equals tyaka-,

caityadru

m. a religious fig-tree

caityadru

m. a large tree in a village

caityadruma

m. equals -taru-

caityaka

m. one of the 5 mountains surrounding the town giri-vraja-,

caityamukha

m. "having an opening like that of a

sanctuary ", a hermit's water-pot

caityapāla

m. the guardian of a a caitya-

caityaśaila

m. plural Name of a Buddhist school

caityaśaila

m. see caitika-.

caityasthāna

n. a place made sacred by a monument or a sanctuary

caityataru

m. a tree (especially religious fig-tree) standing on a sacred spot

caityavṛkṣa

m. equals -taru-

caityavṛkṣa

m. a religious fig-tree

caityayajña

m. a sacrificial ceremony performed at a monument

citācaityacihna

n. idem or 'n. "funeral pile mark", a sepulchre '

grāmacaitya

n. the sacred tree of a village

keśacaitya

n. Name of a caitya-

lalitacaitya

m. Name of a caitya-

sahacaityavat

mfn. together with sanctuaries

vālukācaityakrīḍā

f. "playing at heaps of sand", a kind of child's game

Apte Search

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caitya

चैत्य a. Relating to a pile. -त्यः The individual soul. -त्यम् 1 The ant-hill; नागहेतोः सुपर्णेन चैत्यमुन्मथितं यथा Rām.4.19.24. -2 A pile of stones forming a landmark. -3 A monument, tomb-stone. -4 A sacrificial shed; देवस्थानेषु चैत्येषु नागानामालयेषु च Mb.3.19.67; कच्चिच्चैत्यशतैर्जुष्टः Rām.2.1.43; प्रासादगोपुरसभाचैत्यदेव- गृहादिषु Bhāg.9.11.27. -5 A place of religious worship, altar, sanctuary. -6 A temple. -7 A reflection. -8 A religious fig-tree or any tree growing by the side of streets; चैत्ययूपाङ्किता भूमिर्यस्येयं सवनाकरा Mb.1.1.229; Me.23 (रथ्यावृक्ष Malli.) -Comp. -अग्निः sacred fire, Pañch.1.6. -तरुः, -द्रुमः, -वृक्षः a fig-tree standing on a sacred spot. -पालः the guardian of a sanctuary. -मुखः a hermit's water-pot.

Vedabase Search

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caitya	raised platforms	SB 9.11.27

caitya	resting places	SB 4.25.16

caitya	temples	SB 5.24.9

caityaḥ	the deity presiding over consciousness	SB 3.26.61

		SB 3.26.70

caityam	mental condition	SB 3.21.23

caityam	the source of the ego	SB 3.31.19

caityasya	of the living entity	SB 3.28.28

DCS with thanks

5 results


caitya	noun (masculine neuter) a funeral monument or Stūpa or pyramidal column containing the ashes of deceased persons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a Jain or Buddhist image (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a sanctuary near a village (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) hall or temple or place of worship (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) sacred tree (esp. a religious fig-tree) growing on a mound (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 4318/72933

caitya	noun (masculine) the individual soul (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 23991/72933

caityadru	noun (masculine) a large tree in a village (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a religious fig-tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 35023/72933

caityadruma	noun (masculine) Frequency rank 52448/72933

caityavṛkṣa	noun (masculine) -taru (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a religious fig-tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 52449/72933

Ayurvedic MedicalDictionary Dr. Potturu with thanks

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caitya	1.hall or temple or place of worship of Buddhists and Jains and containing a monument; 2. funeral pile or mound.

Wordnet Search

"caitya" has 3 results.


caitya	yavanacaityam mahātmanaḥ mṛtagartaḥ yatra janāḥ darśanārthe gacchanti। mainuddīnaciśteḥ yavanacaitye prativarṣe utsavaṃ manyante।
caitya	bauddhavihāraḥ, bauddhamaṭhaḥ, caityaḥ bauddhabhikṣūṇāṃ vasatisthānam। asya bauddhavihārasya paricālanaṃ bauddhabhikṣavaḥ kurvanti।
caitya	yavanacaityanivāsī ekaḥ yāvanaḥ phakīraḥ yaḥ yavanacaitye vasati। eṣaḥ hājī-alīnāmakasya yavanacaityasya yavanacaityanivāsī asti।

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