As a deity name
Name 254 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 289 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Spica virginis, the 12th (in later reckoning the 14th) lunar mansion, &c.
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M1 · same meaning "citrāyai" is the dative of "citrā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "citrāyai" is the dative of "citra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "citrā" is derived from "ci" with the trā suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. ci cl. 5. cinoti, ˚nute (1. pl. cinumas and ˚nmas, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 107; perf. cikāya and cicāya, vii, 3, 58; 2. cicetha, 2, 61, Kāś.; 3. pl. cikyur, AV. x, 2, 4; p. cikivas, Kāṭh. xxii, 6; Ā. cikye and cicye, Vop. xii, 2; p. cikyāna, TS. v; 2nd fut. p. ceṣyat, Lāṭy.; 1st fut. cetā, Pāṇ. vii, 2, 61, Kāś.; aor. acaiṣīt, Kāś. on iii, 1, 42 and vii, 2, 1; Ved. cikayām akar, iii, 1, 42, Kāś.; 1. sg. acaiṣam, 2. sg. acais, Kāṭh. xxii, 6; 3. pl. acaiṣur, Bhaṭṭ.; Ā. aceṣṭa, Pāṇ. i, 2, 11, Kāś.; Prec. ceṣīṣṭa, ib., or cīyāt, vii, 4, 25, Kāś.; ind.p. citvā, AV. &c.; Pass. cīyate, MuṇḍUp. &c.; fut. cāyiṣyate & ceṣy˚ Cond. acāyiṣyata & aceṣy˚, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 62, Kāś.) to arrange in order, heap up, pile up, construct (a sacrificial altar; P., if the priests construct the altar for another; Ā., if the sacrificer builds it for himself), AV.; VS.; TS. v; Kāṭh.; ŚBr.; to collect, gather together, accumulate, acquire for one's self, MuṇḍUp.; MBh. i, v; to search through (for collecting; cf. √ 2. ci), MBh. v, 1255; Kām. (Pañcat.); to cover, inlay, set with, MBh.; Pass. cīyate, to become covered with, Suśr. v, 8, 31; to increase, thrive, Mudr. i, 3; Kpr. x, 52 a/b (Sāh.) : Caus. cayayati and capay˚, to heap up, gather, Dhātup. xxxii, 85; cāyayati and cāpay˚, Pāṇ. vi, 1, 54 : Desid. cikīṣate (also ˚ti, vii, 3, 58, Kāś.) to wish to pile up, ŚBr. ix; KātyŚr. xvi; cicīṣati (Pāṇ. vii, 3, 58, Kāś.; vi, 4, 16, [ed. vivīṣ˚] Kāś.) to wish to accumulate or collect, Kir. ii, 19; iii, 11 : Desid. Caus. (p. cicīṣayat) to cause any one to wish to arrange in order, Bhaṭṭ. iii, 33 : Intens. cecīyate, Kāś. on Pāṇ. vii, 3, 58; 4, 25 and 82.
2. ci Ved. cl. 3. (ciketi, fr. √ ki, Dhātup. xv, 19; Impv. ciketu, TS.; Subj. Ā. ciketa; impf. aciket, RV. x, 51, 3; aor. 2. pl. Ā. acidhvam, RV.; 3. sg. acait [fr. √ 4. cit, Gmn.], vi, 44, 7;Ved. cikayām akar, iii, 1, 42, Kāś.; to observe, perceive (with acc. or gen.), RV.; Kāṭh. viii, 10; to fix the gaze upon, be intent upon, RV. v, 55, 7; TS. iii; to seek for, RV. vi, 44, 7 : Class. cl. 5. cinoti (p. ˚nvat, Ā. ˚nvāna) to seek for, investigate, search through, make inquiries (cf. √ 1. ci), MBh. iii, 2659; Bhartṛ.; Kathās. xxvi, 136 : Intens. cekite See √ 4. cit;
citrā (ā),f. Spica virginis, the 12th (in later reckoning the 14th) lunar mansion, AV. xix, 7, 3; TS. ii, iv, vii; TBr. i; ŚBr. ii, &c.
a kind of snake, L.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
citrā (ā),f. Spica virginis, the 12th (in later reckoning the 14th) lunar mansion, AV. xix, 7, 3; TS. ii, iv, vii; TBr. i; ŚBr. ii, &c.
a kind of snake, L.
citra mf(ā)n. conspicuous, excellent, distinguished, RV.
bright, clear, bright-coloured, RV.
1. ci cl. 5. cinoti, ˚nute (1. pl. cinumas and ˚nmas, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 107; perf. cikāya and cicāya, vii, 3, 58; 2. cicetha, 2, 61, Kāś.; 3. pl. cikyur, AV. x, 2, 4; p. cikivas, Kāṭh. xxii, 6; Ā. cikye and cicye, Vop. xii, 2; p. cikyāna, TS. v; 2nd fut. p. ceṣyat, Lāṭy.; 1st fut. cetā, Pāṇ. vii, 2, 61, Kāś.; aor. acaiṣīt, Kāś. on iii, 1, 42 and vii, 2, 1; Ved. cikayām akar, iii, 1, 42, Kāś.; 1. sg. acaiṣam, 2. sg. acais, Kāṭh. xxii, 6; 3. pl. acaiṣur, Bhaṭṭ.; Ā. aceṣṭa, Pāṇ. i, 2, 11, Kāś.; Prec. ceṣīṣṭa, ib., or cīyāt, vii, 4, 25, Kāś.; ind.p. citvā, AV. &c.; Pass. cīyate, MuṇḍUp. &c.; fut. cāyiṣyate & ceṣy˚ Cond. acāyiṣyata & aceṣy˚, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 62, Kāś.) to arrange in order, heap up, pile up, construct (a sacrificial altar; P., if the priests construct the altar for another; Ā., if the sacrificer builds it for himself), AV.; VS.; TS. v; Kāṭh.; ŚBr.; to collect, gather together, accumulate, acquire for one's self, MuṇḍUp.; MBh. i, v; to search through (for collecting; cf. √ 2. ci), MBh. v, 1255; Kām. (Pañcat.); to cover, inlay, set with, MBh.; Pass. cīyate, to become covered with, Suśr. v, 8, 31; to increase, thrive, Mudr. i, 3; Kpr. x, 52 a/b (Sāh.) : Caus. cayayati and capay˚, to heap up, gather, Dhātup. xxxii, 85; cāyayati and cāpay˚, Pāṇ. vi, 1, 54 : Desid. cikīṣate (also ˚ti, vii, 3, 58, Kāś.) to wish to pile up, ŚBr. ix; KātyŚr. xvi; cicīṣati (Pāṇ. vii, 3, 58, Kāś.; vi, 4, 16, [ed. vivīṣ˚] Kāś.) to wish to accumulate or collect, Kir. ii, 19; iii, 11 : Desid. Caus. (p. cicīṣayat) to cause any one to wish to arrange in order, Bhaṭṭ. iii, 33 : Intens. cecīyate, Kāś. on Pāṇ. vii, 3, 58; 4, 25 and 82.
2. ci Ved. cl. 3. (ciketi, fr. √ ki, Dhātup. xv, 19; Impv. ciketu, TS.; Subj. Ā. ciketa; impf. aciket, RV. x, 51, 3; aor. 2. pl. Ā. acidhvam, RV.; 3. sg. acait [fr. √ 4. cit, Gmn.], vi, 44, 7;Ved. cikayām akar, iii, 1, 42, Kāś.; to observe, perceive (with acc. or gen.), RV.; Kāṭh. viii, 10; to fix the gaze upon, be intent upon, RV. v, 55, 7; TS. iii; to seek for, RV. vi, 44, 7 : Class. cl. 5. cinoti (p. ˚nvat, Ā. ˚nvāna) to seek for, investigate, search through, make inquiries (cf. √ 1. ci), MBh. iii, 2659; Bhartṛ.; Kathās. xxvi, 136 : Intens. cekite See √ 4. cit;
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