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chala: neuter vocative singular stem: chala

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

skhalitam	2.8.110	Neuter	Singular	chalam

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chala

n. ( skhal-) (exceptionally m.

; gaRa ardharcādi-) fraud, deceit, sham, guise, pretence, delusion, semblance, fiction, feint, trick, fallacy (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', exempli gratia, 'for example' upadā-chalena-,"under pretence of gifts of honour" id est with feigned gifts

; rajaś-chalena-,"under the semblance of dust",

;See kanyakā--, dharma--, vāk--)

(a-cch-, negative)

etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(ā-).

)

chala

n. deceitful disputation, perverting the sense of words

chala

n. wickedness

chala

for sthala- MBH. xiii. 7257 m. Name of a son of dala-

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chala	m. (rare), n. fraud, artifice, artful management, deception; pretence, il lusion, guise: in., ab. under the guise of (--°ree;); -ana, n. deceiving: â, f. id.

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chala	imaginary interpretations	CC Madhya 6.177

chala	pretense	CC Madhya 7.13

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chala	noun (masculine neuter) deceit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) deceitful disputation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) delusion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) fallacy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) feint (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) fiction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) fraud (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) guise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) perverting the sense of words (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) pretence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) semblance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) sham (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) trick (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) wickedness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 5611/72933

chala	noun (masculine) name of a son of Dala (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 35052/72933

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