As a deity name
Name 466 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
चंद्र · masculine
Chandra, the moon-god, associated with night, light, and mental activity.
चंद्र · masculine
the Moon; the chandra diacritic, "ॅ"
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi चन्द्र — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra). Doublet of चाँद (cā̃d).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
candra mf(ā)n. (fr. ścandra, q.v.) glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water [RV. x, 121, 9; TS. vi] and of Soma), RV.; VS.; TS. vi; TBr. i
candra m. the moon (also personified as a deity, Mn. &c.), VS.; ŚBr. &c. (ifc. f(ā). , MBh. ix; R. &c.)
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the moon-disc, and
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "candrabimbāya" is the dative of "candrabimba" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
candra—bimba n. the moon-disc, Kāvyād. ii, 39 and 41
Alternative readings
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