"छन्दस्" meaning in Sanskrit

See छन्दस् in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕʰɐ́n.dɐs/ [Vedic], /ˈt͡ɕʰɐn̪.d̪ɐs̪/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From the root छन्द् (chand), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱend-. Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|छन्द्}}, {{sa-root|छन्द्}} From the root छन्द् (chand), {{der|sa|ine-pro|*sḱend-}} Proto-Indo-European *sḱend- Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=chándas}} छन्दस् • (chándas) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|chándas}} Forms: chándas [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], छन्दः [nominative, singular], छन्दसी [dual, nominative], छन्दांसि [nominative, plural], छन्दः [singular, vocative], छन्दसी [dual, vocative], छन्दांसि [plural, vocative], छन्दः [accusative, singular], छन्दसी [accusative, dual], छन्दांसि [accusative, plural], छन्दसा [instrumental, singular], छन्दोभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], छन्दोभिः [instrumental, plural], छन्दसे [dative, singular], छन्दोभ्याम् [dative, dual], छन्दोभ्यः [dative, plural], छन्दसः [ablative, singular], छन्दोभ्याम् [ablative, dual], छन्दोभ्यः [ablative, plural], छन्दसः [genitive, singular], छन्दसोः [dual, genitive], छन्दसाम् [genitive, plural], छन्दसि [locative, singular], छन्दसोः [dual, locative], छन्दःसु [locative, plural]
  1. desire, longing for, yearning, will
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-bSkmHsEs Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द्, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 4 23 23 12 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 3 24 24 5 1 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 38 3 22 22 15 1 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द्: 21 10 23 23 19 5 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 32 3 22 22 19 1
  2. intention, purport
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-UOc9vUu6
  3. (Hinduism) a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-C-MACSsA Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द् Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द्: 21 10 23 23 19 5
  4. (Hinduism) a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn
    (by extension) the sacred text of the Vedic hymns
    Tags: Hinduism, broadly Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-6IkQ0MhJ Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द् Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द्: 21 10 23 23 19 5
  5. (prosody) metre Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-s1zk~XyP Categories (other): Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द् Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द्: 21 10 23 23 19 5 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
  6. metrical science
    Sense id: en-छन्दस्-sa-noun-UGp1BHwS
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      "roman": "chándobhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छन्दोभ्यः",
      "roman": "chándobhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छन्दसः",
      "roman": "chándasaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छन्दसोः",
      "roman": "chándasoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छन्दसाम्",
      "roman": "chándasām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छन्दसि",
      "roman": "chándasi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छन्दसोः",
      "roman": "chándasoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "छन्दःसु",
      "roman": "chándaḥsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "chándas"
      },
      "expansion": "छन्दस् • (chándas) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chándas"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 12.73.76"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "desire, longing for, yearning, will"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "longing",
          "longing"
        ],
        [
          "yearning",
          "yearning"
        ],
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intention, purport"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ],
        [
          "purport",
          "purport"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "hymn",
          "hymn"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn",
        "the sacred text of the Vedic hymns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "hymn",
          "hymn"
        ],
        [
          "text",
          "text"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) a sacred hymn (of the Atharvaveda, as distinguished from those of Rigveda and Samaveda), incantation-hymn",
        "(by extension) the sacred text of the Vedic hymns"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism",
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations",
        "sa:Prosody"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hymns were the cross-bars of the pole, Kurira-metre decked the car: the bridesmen were the Asvin Pair, Agni was leader of the train.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.85.8",
          "roman": "sūryā́yā aśvínā varā́gnírāsītpurogaváḥ.",
          "text": "स्तोमा॑ आसन्प्रति॒धय॑: कु॒रीरं॒ छन्द॑ ओप॒शः।\nसू॒र्याया॑ अ॒श्विना॑ व॒राग्निरा॑सीत्पुरोग॒वः॥\nstómā āsanpratidháya: kurī́raṃ chánda opaśáḥ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "metre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosody",
          "prosody"
        ],
        [
          "metre",
          "metre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(prosody) metre"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "metrical science"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "metrical",
          "metrical"
        ],
        [
          "science",
          "science"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰɐ́n.dɐs/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ɕʰɐn̪.d̪ɐs̪/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "छन्दस्"
}

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