cl.1.c/etati- (imperfect tenseacetat-; parasmE-padac/etat-) cl.2. (A1.Passive voice 3. sg. cit/e-, ; parasmE-padaf.instrumental casecitantyā-, ; A1.citāna-, ) cl.3.irreg.cīhetati- (; subjunctiveciketat-; imperative 2. sg.cikiddhi-; parasmE-padacikitān/a-; perf.cik/eta- etc.; ciceta-;3. dual numbercetatur-; A1.and Passive voicecikit/e- etc.;3. pluraltre-;for parasmE-padacikitv/as-Seesub voce, i.e. the word in the Sanskrit order; A1.Passive voicecicite-; Aoristacetīt-; A1.Passive voice/aceti-and c/eti-;for acait-See2. ci-; future 1st c/ettā-, ) to perceive, fix the mind upon, attend to, be attentive, observe, take notice of (accusative or genitive case) ; to aim at, intend, design (with dative case) ; to be anxious about, care for (accusative or genitive case), ; to resolve, ; to understand, comprehend, know (perf. often in the sense of proper) ; P. A1. to become perceptible, appear, be regarded as, be known : Causalcet/ayati-, te- (2. pluralcet/ayadhvam-subjunctivecetayat-imperative 2. dual numbercetayethām-imperfect tense/acetayat-;3. pluralcit/ayante-; parasmE-padacit/ayat- (eleven times); cet/ayat-, ; A1.cetayāna-Seesub voce, i.e. the word in the Sanskrit order) to cause to attend, make attentive, remind of. ; to cause to comprehend, instruct, teach ; to observe, perceive, be intent upon ; A1. (once P.) to form an idea in the mind, be conscious of, understand, comprehend, think, reflect upon ; P. to have a right notion of. know ; P. "to recover consciousness", awake ; A1. to remember, have consciousness of (accusative) ; to appear, be conspicuous, shine : Desiderativec/ikitsati- (fr.kit-;exceptionally A1.; imperativetsatu-subjunctivetsāt-Aorist 2. sg./acikitsīs-; Passive voiceparasmE-padacikitsyamāna-) to have in view, aim at, be desirous ; to care for, be anxious about, ; () to treat medically, cure ; to wish to appear : Causal of Desiderative (futurecikitsayiṣyati-) to cure : Intensivecekite- (fr.2. ci-?,or for tte-; parasmE-padac/ekitat-, ; A1.c/ekitāna- eight times) to appear, be conspicuous, shine
चित् 1 P., 1 Ā. (चेतति, चेतयते, चेतित) 1 To perceive, see, notice, observe; नेषूनचेतन्नस्यन्तम् Bk.17.16; चिचेत सामस्तत्कृच्छ्रम् 14.62;15.38;2.29. -2 To know, understand, be aware or conscious of; परैरध्यारुह्य- माणमात्मनं न चेतयते Dk.154; कादम्बरीरसभरेण समस्त एव मत्तो न किंचिदपि चेतयते जनो$यम् K.24. -3 To regain consciousness. -4 To aim at, intend, design (with dat.). -5 To desire or long for. -6 To be anxious about, care for, be intent upon, be engaged in. -7 To resolve upon. -8 To appear, shine. -9 To be regarded as. -1 To make attentive, remind of. -11 To teach, instruct. -12 To form an idea, be conscious of, understand, comprehend think, reflect upon. -13 To be awake; जगत्येकः स चेतति L. D. B.
चित् f. [चित्-संपदा˚ भावे क्विप्] 1 Thought, preception. -2 Intelligence, intellect, understanding; Bh.2.1;3.1. -3 The heart, mind; मुक्ताफलैश्चिदुल्लासैः Bhāg.9.11.33. -4 The soul, spirit, the animating principle of life. -5 Brahman. -Comp. -आत्मन् m. 1 the thinking principle or faculty. -2 pure intelligence, the Supreme Spirit. -आत्मकम् consciousness. -आभासः the individual soul (जीव) (which still sticks to worldly defilements). -उल्लासः gladdening the heart or spirit. -घनः the Supreme Spirit or Brahman. -प्रवृत्तिः f. reflection, thinking. -रूप a. 1 consisting of intelligence. -2 wise, intelligent, of a liberal mind. -3 amiable, good-hearted. (-पम्) pure intelligence, the Supreme Being. -शक्तिः f. mental power, intellectual capacity. -स्वरूपम् the Supreme Spirit. -ind. 1 A particle added to किम् and its derivatives (such as कद्, कथम्, क्व, कदा, कुत्र, कुतः &c.) to impart to them an indefinite sense; कुत्रचित् somewhere; केचित् some &c. -2 The sound चित्.
cit perceive, I. cétati, -te; pf. cikéta, i. 35, 7; sb. cíketat, i. 35, 6; cs. citáya stimulate, iv. 51, 3; cetáya cause to think, vii. 86, 7. á̄- observe: pf. ciketa, vii. 61, 1.
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to aim at (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to attend to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to be attentive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to design (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to fix the mind upon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to intend (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to observe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to perceive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take notice of (acc. or gen.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective forming a layer or stratum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ifc. "piling up" (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
piled up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) intellect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pure Thought (Brahma) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
soul (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spirit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
thought (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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