ind.,"not long", shortly, quickly (generally after an imperative or augmentless Aorist,and almost always at the end of a verse;sometimes mc. for na-ciram-q.v)
चिर a. [चि-रक्] Long, lasting a long time, existing from a long time, old; चिरविरहः चिरकालः चिरमित्रम् &c. -रम् A long time. Note. --The singular of any of the oblique cases of चिर may be used adverbially in the sense of 'long', 'for a long time', 'after a long time', 'long since', 'at last', 'finally'; न चिरं पर्वते वसेत् Ms. 4.6; ततः प्रजानां चिरमात्मना धृताम् R.3.35,62; Amaru.79; कियच्चिरेणार्यपुत्रः प्रत्तिपत्तिं दास्यति Ś6; R.5.64; प्रीतास्मि ते सौम्य चिराय जीव R.14.59; Ku.5.47; Amaru. 3; चिरात्सुतस्पर्शरसज्ञतां ययौ R.3.26;11.63;12.87; चिरस्य वाच्यं न गतः प्रजापतिः Ś.5.15; चिरे कुर्यात् Śat. Br. -Comp. -आयुस् a. long-lived. (-m.) a god. -आरोधः a protracted siege, blockade. -उत्थ a. existing for a long time. -कार, -कारिक, -कारिन्, -क्रिय a. acting slowly, delaying, tarrying, dilatory. -कालः a long time. -कालिक, -कालीन a. 1 of long standing, old, long-continued. -2 chronic (as a disease). -जात a. born long ago, old. -जीविन् a. long-lived (-m.) 1 an epithet of seven persons who are considered to be 'deathless'; अश्वत्थामा बलिर्व्यासो हनुमांश्च विभीषणः । कृपः
परशुरामश्च सप्तैते चिरजीविनः ॥ -2 N. of Viṣṇu. -3 N. of Mārkaṇḍeya; वर्जयित्वा महात्मानं चिरजीविनमुत्तमम् Mb. 13.125.35. -4 a crow. -5 N. of two plants जीवक and शाल्मलि. -पाकिन् a. ripening late. -पुष्पः the Bakula tree. -मित्रम् an old friend. -मेहिन् m. an ass. -रात्रम्, -रात्राय a period of many nights, a long time; प्रयाते तु महारण्यं चिररात्राय राघवे Rām.2.4.18; चिररात्राय पित्रेव येनायं परिपालितः Śiva. B.15.8. ˚उषित a. having lodged for a long time. -विप्रोषित a. long banished, a long sojourner. -सूता, -सूतिका a cow that has borne many calves. -सेवकः an old servant. -स्थ, -स्थायिन्, -स्थित a. lasting, long, enduring, continuing, durable; तटिनि तटद्रुमपातनपातकमेकं चिरस्थायि Udb.
चिरण्टी चिरिण्टी [चिरेण अटति पितृगृहात् भर्तृगेहम् अट् अच् पृषो˚ Tv.] 1 A woman married or single who continues to reside after maturity in her father's house. -2 A young woman (in general); देव न प्रत्ययः स्त्रीषु चपलास्वखिलास्वपि । चिरण्टीष्वपि न ग्राह्यो वेशस्त्रीष्विव सर्वदा ॥ Ks.58.56.
अचिर a. [न. त.] 1 Brief, transitory, of short duration; ˚द्युति, ˚भास्, ˚प्रभा &c. q. v. -2 Recent, late, new; अकरोदचिरेश्वरः क्षितौ R.8.2 the new lord. In compounds अचिर may be rendered by 'recently', 'just', `not long ago'; ˚प्रवृत्तं ग्रीष्मसमयमधिकृत्य Ś.1, just set in. ˚प्रसूता; अचिरप्रसूतया जनन्या विना विवर्धित एव Ś.4; having recently brought forth (who died not long after delivery, said of a doe) or a cow that has recently calved. -रम् adv. (also अचिरेण, अचिराय, अचिरात्, अचिरस्य in the same senses) 1 Not long since, not long ago. -2 Recently, lately. -3 Soon, quickly, not long hence. -Comp. -अंशु, -आभा, -द्युतिः, -प्रभा, -भास्, -रोचिस् f. [अचिराः अंशवः, अचिरा आभा-प्रभा &c. यस्याः सा] lightning; ˚शुविलासचञ्चला लक्ष्मीः Ki.2.19; ˚भासां तेजसा चानुलिप्तैः S.7.7., Ki.4.24, अचिरद्युतितेजसा 5.6. समुत्पफाल गगने मेघादचिरभा इव Parṇāl.5.98. -2 (कर्म.) transitory lustre, short gleam.
अतिचिरम् adv. Very long; ˚रं मया कृतं Ratn.1. I have been very late; नातिचिरं गतायां च तस्याम् K.178 she had not long left when &c.
अतिच्छत्रः aticchatrḥ ग्रा grā च्छत्रका cchatrakā
अतिच्छत्रः ग्रा च्छत्रका [अतिक्रान्तः छत्रं तुल्याकारेण] A mushroom, anise, principally Anesum or Anethum Sowa (Mar. शोपा) N. of another plant, Barleria Longifolia. (˚त्रः is said by Amara to be जलतृणभेदः) (Mar. शेतगवत); and ˚त्रा = शतपुष्पा (Mar. शोप).
a. long (time); of long standing; old (friend); belonging to the olden time: -m, ad. long, for a long time; slowly; long ago; too long; -m kri, be long, delay; °ree;--, in., d., ab., g., lc. after a long time; for a long time, long; d., ab., g. also at last, too late; only now; n. delay.
a. slow, tardy; dilatory; -kâr-i, -kâr-in, a. id.: i-ta, f., i-tva, n. tardi ness, dilatoriness; -kâla, a. belonging to the olden time; m. long time: -m, °ree;--, for a long time; ab. after a long time; on account of the long interval; -krita, pp. long practised; -gîvin, a. long-lived; m. N. of a crow; -dâ tri, m. N. of a prince; -nirvâhya, fp. tak ing a long time to carry out.
n. N. of a town; -pra vâsin, a. long absent from home; -pravritta, pp. of long standing: -esha panthâh, this is an old story; -bhâvin, a. being far off (in time); -mitra, n. old friend; -mokana,n. N. of a Tîrtha.
m.(?) long time: d. after a long time, at length; -viraha-ga, a. arising from long separation; -velâ, f. late time of day: in. at so late an hour; -sam- kita, pp. long accumulated; -sthita, pp.having stood for a long time.
a. brief, short, momentary: °ree;--, -m, ad. a short time ago; shortly; at short intervals, repeatedly: in., ab. without delay, soon: often with present=future.
a. bright, shining; radiant, beautiful; pleasing, attractive, to (g., --°ree;): -deva, m. N.; -bhâshana, a. speaking beau tifully; -mûrti, a. beautifully formed; -½âna na, a. sweet-faced; -½apâ&ndot;gî, a. f. fair-eyed.
adjective existing from ancient times (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
lasting long time (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
long (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a crow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a crow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Salmalia malabarica (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective brief (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
instantaneous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not of long duration (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
recent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a radish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cloves (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
saffron (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
silver Frequency rank 17162/72933
adjective agreeable to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beautiful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bright (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
brilliant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
charming (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cordial (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dainty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
liked by (gen. or comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
nice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pleasant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
radiant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
splendid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
stomachic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sweet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective beautiful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
radiant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
shining brightly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
splendid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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