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Grammar Search

"chidra" has 2 results

chidra: masculine vocative singular stem: chidra

chidra: neuter vocative singular stem: chidra

Root Search

chidra has 2 results

Root Word (Pāṇini Dhātupāṭha:)	Full Root	Marker	Sense	Class	Sutra
√chidra	chidra		karaṇabhedane	10	310
√chidra	chidra		karṇabhedane	10	310

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

daraḥ	3.3.192	Masculine	Singular	vinā, tādarthyam, paridhānam, avasaraḥ, ātmīyaḥ, bhedaḥ, avadhiḥ, antarātmā, bahiḥ, chidram, antardhiḥ, avakāśaḥ, madhyaḥ

kuharam	1.8.1	Neuter	Singular	śvabhram, nirvyathanam, vivaram, śuṣiḥ, randhram, chidram, śuṣiram, vapā, rokam, bilam	the infernal region

Monier-Williams Search

39 results for chidra

chidra

mf(ā-)n. torn asunder

chidra

mf(ā-)n. containing holes, pierced

chidra

mf(ā-)n. leaky

chidra

n. a hole, slit, cleft, opening

etc. (daiva-kṛta-,"opening or hole made by nature", the cartilage of the ear, pupil of the eye

; draṃ- dā-,"to yield an opening or free access"

)

chidra

n. defect, fault, blemish, imperfection, infirmity, weak point, foible

etc.

chidra

n. (in astrology) the 8th lunar mansion

chidra

n. the number"nine"(there being 9 openings in the body)

chidra

n. the lower regions

(see /a--, karṇa--, kṛta--, gṛha--, niś--, mahā--).

chidradarśana

mfn. "exhibiting deficiencies", only a-cch-, faultless

chidradarśana

m. " equals " rśin- '"Name of a (Brahman changed into a) cakra-vāka-

chidradarśana

m. (rśin-,

) .

chidradarśin

mfn. observing deficiencies

chidradarśin

m. equals rśana-, (q.v at end) .

chidradātṛtva

n. the (air's, ākāśasya-) yielding openings or access to everything

chidrakarṇa

mfn. having the ears bored

chidrapippalī

f. Scindapsus officinalis

chidratā

f. "perforatedness", the (air's, ākāśasya-) being pervaded by everything

chidravaidehī

f. id

chidraya

Nom. yati-, to perforate

acchidra

mfn. free from clefts or flaws, unbroken, uninterrupted, uninjured

acchidra

n. unbroken or uninjured condition, an action free from defect or flaw

acchidrakāṇḍa

n. Name of a chapter of the taittirīya-- brāhmaṇa-.

bhūmicchidra

land unfit for cultivation,

divasacchidra

n. equals dina--

garbhacchidra

m. the mouth of the womb

gṛhacchidra

n. "a breach in a house", family dissensions

Introd. 12

karṇacchidra

n. the outer auditory passage

kṛtacchidra

mfn. having a hole

nāsāchidra

n. a nostril

nāsikāchidra

n. (

) equals nāsā-chidra-

nicchidra

wrong reading for niś-ch- q.v

niśchidra

mfn. having no rents or holes, without weak points or defects, unhurt, uninterrupted

paracchidra

n. another's fault or defect

sacchidra

mfn. having defects, faulty

saptacchidra

mf(ā-)n. having 7 holes

śatacchidra

mf(ā-)n. having a hundred holes or openings

svaracchidra

n. the sound-hole of a flute

vātāyanacchidrarajas

n. a particular measure of magnitude (= 7 truṭi-s)

yugacchidra

n. a hole in a yoke,

Apte Search

4 results


chidra	छिद्र a. [छिद्-रक्, छिद्र-अच् वा] Pierced, containing holes. -द्रम् 1 A hole, slit, cleft, fissure, rent, pit, opening, crack; नव छिद्राणि तान्येव प्राणस्यायतनानि तु Y.3.99; Ms.8.239; अयं पटश्छिद्रशतैरलङ्कृतः Mk.2.9; so काष्ठ˚, भूमि˚ &c. -2 A defect, flaw, blemish; त्वं हि सर्षपमात्राणि परच्छिद्राणि पश्यसि । आत्मनो बिल्वमात्राणि पश्यन्नपि न पश्यसि ॥ Mb; सुग्रीवेण समं त्वस्य अद्वैधं छिद्रवर्जितम् Rām.7.36.39. -3 A vulnerable or weak point, weak side, imperfection, foible; नास्य छिद्रं परो विद्याद्विद्याच्छिद्रं परस्य तु । गूहेत् कूर्म इवाङ्गानि रक्षेद्विवरमात्मनः ॥ Ms.7.15,12; छिद्रं निरूप्य सहसा प्रविशत्यशङ्कः H.1.81. (where छिद्र means a hole also); Pt.3.39; Pt.2.38; Proverb: छिद्रेष्वनर्था बहुली- भवन्ति 'misfortunes never come single'. -4 (Astr.) N. of the eighth house. -5 Division; भूमिच्छिद्रविधानम् Kau. A.2.2; -6 Space; भूतानां छिद्रदातृत्वं बहिरन्तरमेव च Bhāg.3.26.34. -7 Sky; नानात्वं छिद्रयोर्यद्वज्ज्योतिषोर्वातयोरिव Bhāg.12.4.3. -Comp. -अनुजीविन्, -अनुसंधानिन्, -अनुसारिन्, अन्वेषिन् a. 1 looking out for faults or flaws. -2 seeking the weak points of another, picking holes, censorious; सर्पाणां दुर्जनानां च परच्छिद्रानुजीविनाम् Pt.1. -अन्तर् m. a cane, reed. -आत्मन् a. one who exposes his weak points to the attack of others. -कर्ण a. having the ear pierced. -दर्शन a. 1 exhibiting faults. -2 seeking the weak points. -दर्शिन् a. observing faults, a captious critic.

chidrayati	छिद्रयति Den. P. To perforate, bore, pierce through.

acchidra	अच्छिद्र a. [न. ब.] Unbroken, uninjured, complete, unimpaired, without holes or weak points, faultless, without defect; अच्छिद्रैः सुस्तम्भैर्मन्त्रिभिः Pt.1.126; जपच्छिद्रं तपच्छिद्रं यच्छिद्रं श्राद्धकर्मणि । सर्वं भवतु मे$च्छिद्रं ब्राह्मणानां प्रसादतः ॥; तत्तथा क्रियतां राजन्यथा$च्छिद्रः क्रतुर्भवेत् Rām., ˚ऊति giving perfect protection Rv.1.245.3. -द्रम् A faultless action or condition, absence of defect; ˚द्रेण uninterruptedly, from first to last. -Comp. -ऊधन् [ऊध्नी] having a faultless udder. अच्छिद्रोध्नी पीपयद्यथा नः सहस्रधारा पयसा मही गौः ॥ Rv.1.133.7. -काण्डम् N. of a chapter of the तैत्तिरीय ब्राह्मण.

sacchidra	सच्छिद्र a. 1 Having holes. -2 Defective, faulty.

Macdonell Search

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chidra	a. torn; perforated, leaky; n. hole, gap, aperture; opening, entry; defect, failing, weak point; distress: -tâ, f. openness, quality of giving space.

chidraya	den. P. perforate: pp. khidrita, having a hole.

acchidra	a. intact; uninterrupted; faultless: -m, in., ad. uninterruptedly, from beginning to end.

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

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achidra	upadhīyate # JB.2.395d.

achidraḥ	prajayā bhūyāsam # Apś.4.14.4c; ApMB.2.9.14c; HG.1.13.4c. Cf. under ariṣṭā asmākaṃ.

achidraṃ	yajñam anveṣi vidvān # TB.3.7.4.12c; Apś.1.6.4c.

achidraṃ	yajñaṃ bhūrikarmā karotu (KSṃś. bhūriretāḥ kṛṇotu) # KS.31.14d; TB.3.7.6.13d; Apś.2.11.10d; Mś.1.2.4.4d.

achidraṃ	śarma bhuvanasya gopāḥ # RV.5.62.9b; MS.4.14.10b: 231.14; TB.2.8.6.7b.

achidraṃ	śarma yachata # RV.8.27.9b; AB.8.27.5d,6d. Cf. achidrāḥ śarma etc.

achidraṃ	tvā# see achidrāṃ tvāchidreṇāśvibhyāṃ.

achidrapatraḥ	prajā upāvarohośann uśatīḥ syonaḥ syonāḥ # Apś.10.30.15.

achidram	# ParDh.6.51.

achidram	adyedam apas tanvatām # MS.4.13.2: 201.2; KS.15.13; TB.3.6.2.2.

achidraṃ	pāntu śaraṇaṃ niṣadya # RV.2.3.8d.

achidrasya	dadhanvataḥ # RV.6.48.18b.

Vedabase Search

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chidra	a hole	CC Madhya 5.127

chidra	apertures	SB 3.31.3

chidra	fault	CC Antya 3.104

		CC Antya 8.43

		CC Madhya 12.51

chidra	of a hole	SB 10.42.28-31

chidra	the hole	CC Madhya 2.31

		CC Madhya 5.132

chidra cāhi'	looking for faults	CC Antya 8.43

chidra cāhi'	looking for faults	CC Antya 8.43

chidra cāhi'	trying to find fault	CC Antya 8.46

chidra cāhi'	trying to find fault	CC Antya 8.46

chidra kari'	making a hole	CC Madhya 15.74

chidra kari'	making a hole	CC Madhya 15.74

		CC Madhya 5.129

chidra kari'	making a hole	CC Madhya 5.129

chidra pāñā	finding some fault	CC Madhya 25.188

chidra pāñā	finding some fault	CC Madhya 25.188

chidra-dātṛtvam	the accommodation of room	SB 3.26.34

chidra-dātṛtvam	the accommodation of room	SB 3.26.34

chidra-vat	just like the space	SB 7.7.38

chidra-vat	just like the space	SB 7.7.38

chidra-vat	like the sky	SB 4.31.20

chidra-vat	like the sky	SB 4.31.20

chidram	a hole	SB 10.8.30

		SB 12.10.10

chidram	discrepancy	SB 8.23.16

chidram	facility	SB 5.6.4

chidram	faulty differentiation	SB 4.28.62

chidrayoḥ	of the two skies	SB 12.4.30

acchidram	without any weak spot	SB 7.8.28

sei chidra	that hole	CC Madhya 5.130

vaṃśī-chidra	of the holes in the flute	CC Madhya 21.140

viśāla-chidra-jālena	with so many big holes in your body (in other words, full of chidra, which also means 'faults')	CC Antya 1.163

kṛta-chidram	making a hole	SB 3.11.9

vrata-chidram	a fault in the execution of the vow	SB 6.18.58

vrata-chidram	a fault in the execution of the vow	SB 6.18.59

karma-chidram	the discrepancies in the fruitive activities	SB 8.23.14

yajña-chidram	discrepancies in the performance of sacrifices	SB 8.23.18

viśāla-chidra-jālena	with so many big holes in your body (in other words, full of chidra, which also means 'faults')	CC Antya 1.163

karma-chidram	the discrepancies in the fruitive activities	SB 8.23.14

kṛta-chidram	making a hole	SB 3.11.9

niśchidram	without discrepancy	SB 8.23.16

sei chidra	that hole	CC Madhya 5.130

vaṃśī-chidra	of the holes in the flute	CC Madhya 21.140

viśāla-chidra-jālena	with so many big holes in your body (in other words, full of chidra, which also means 'faults')	CC Antya 1.163

vrata-chidram	a fault in the execution of the vow	SB 6.18.58

vrata-chidram	a fault in the execution of the vow	SB 6.18.59

yajña-chidram	discrepancies in the performance of sacrifices	SB 8.23.18

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chidra	noun (neuter) (in astrol.) the 8th lunar mansion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a hole (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) blemish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) cleft (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) defect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) fault (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) foible (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) imperfection (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) infirmity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) opening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) slit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the lower regions (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the number "nine" (there being 9 openings in the body) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) weak point (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 1347/72933

chidra	adjective containing holes (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) leaky (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) pierced (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) torn asunder (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 10354/72933

chidradarśin	noun (masculine) name of a Yogin Frequency rank 52565/72933

chidraka	noun (neuter) chidra Frequency rank 35064/72933

chidralambikā	noun (feminine) a kind of siddhauṣadhī Frequency rank 52566/72933

chidramūṣā	noun (feminine) a kind of alchemical apparatus (?) Frequency rank 12948/72933

chidravaidehī	noun (feminine) Scindapsus officinalis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 52567/72933

chidravant	adjective having holes Frequency rank 28039/72933

chidray	verb (denominative parasmaipada) to perforate Frequency rank 28038/72933

acchidra	adjective free from clefts or flaws (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) unbroken (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) uninjured (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) uninterrupted (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 12759/72933

achidratā	noun (feminine) Frequency rank 41861/72933

avicchidra	adjective Frequency rank 45354/72933

garbhacchidra	noun (masculine) the mouth of the womb (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 51167/72933

daivacchidra	noun (neuter) [medic.] a part of the eye Frequency rank 55019/72933

niśchidra	adjective having no rents or holes (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) unhurt (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) uninterrupted (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) without weak points or defects (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 19536/72933

sacchidra	adjective faulty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) having defects (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 25682/72933

Wordnet Search

"chidra" has 12 results.


chidra	kuñcikāchidram tālayantre nirmitaṃ tat chidraṃ yatra kuñcikāṃ sthāpayitvā tālakayantram udghāṭyate pidhāyate vā। saḥ tālakayantram udghāṭanārthe kuñcikāchidre kuñcikāṃ sthāpayati।
chidra	chidravandhaḥ vastrasya chinne khaṇḍite bhāge vayanena tantūn saṃyujya kṛtā ācchādanakriyā। tena chinne uttarīye chidrabandhaḥ kṛtaḥ।
chidra	sacchidra, sarandhra, randhrayukta, chidrayukta yasmin chidrāṇi santi। calanī sacchidrā vartate।
chidra	vivaram, bilam, randhram, chidram, kuharam, śuṣiram, śuṣiḥ, śuṣī, kūpaḥ, avaḍhaḥ, avaḍhiḥ kasyacit vastunaḥ madhye riktam। sarpaḥ vivarāt koṣṭhaṃ praviṣṭaḥ।
chidra	gaṇḍachidram vastreṣu gulikārthe kṛtaḥ chedaḥ। asya uttarīyasya gaṇḍachidram dīrghaṃ jātam।
chidra	sarandhra, chidrita, sachidra yasyāṃ chidrāṇi randhrāṇi vā santi। spañja iti ekaḥ sarandhraḥ jīvaḥ।
chidra	chidrahīna, acchidra yasmin chidraṃ nāsti। abhiṣekārthe tena chidrahīne pātre chidraṃ kṛtam।
chidra	prākṛtika-chidram prakṛtyā vartamānaṃ chidram। sajīvānāṃ śarīre vartamānaṃ pratyekaṃ chidraṃ prākṛtika-chidram asti।
chidra	jālayukta, sacchidra jālena yuktam। śyāmaḥ jālayuktaṃ vastraṃ dhārayati।
chidra	viddha, apaviddha, pratividdha, chidra yad vidhyate। ākheṭakaḥ viddhasya ākheṭasya samīpam aprāpnot।
chidra	chidrakaḥ, chedakaḥ yena chedanaṃ kriyate। āsphoṭanī iti ekaḥ chidrakaḥ asti।
chidra	gajapippalī, karipippalī, ibhakaṇā, kapivallī, kapillikā, śreyasī, vaśiraḥ, gajāhvā, kolavallī, vasiraḥ, gajoṣaṇā, cavyaphalam, cavyajā, chidravaidehī, dīrghagranthiḥ, taijasī, vartalī, sthūlavaidehī madhyamākārasya vṛkṣaviśeṣaḥ। gajapippalyāḥ kaścit bhāgaḥ bheṣajarūpeṇa prayujyate।

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