chanda छन्द mfn. = °nna, [L.], Sch. chánda mfn. pleasing, alluring, inviting, [RV. i, 92, 6]; [viii, 7, 36] praising (chánda, [Naigh. iii, 16]), [RV. vi, 11, 3] cf. madhu-cch° chánda m. appearance, look, shape, [Hariv. 8359 ff.] cf. prati and vi-cch° pleasure, delight, appetite, liking, predilection, desire, will, [Yājñ. ii, 195]; [MBh.] &c. poison, [L.] N. of Śākya-muni's charioteer (chandaka), [Lalit. xv]; [Divyāv. xxvii, 159] of a prince, [W.] cf. sva- indra-, kalāpa-, deva and vijaya-, various kinds of pearl-ornaments. & 2. See √ & √ 3. chad. chandaḥ छन्दः in comp. for °das chandaś छन्दश् = °das. chandas छन्दस् n. ‘roof’, see bṛhác- deceit, [Uṇ.] chándas n. desire, longing for, will, [MBh. xii, 7376]; [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 93], [Kāś.] intention, purport, [W.] a sacred hymn (of [AV.]; as distinguished from those of [RV.]; [SV.] & [YajurV.]), incantation-hymn, [RV. x]; [AV.]; [ŚBr. viii]; [MBh. v, 1224]; [Ragh. i, 11] the sacred text of the Vedic hymns, [ŚBr. xi, 5, 7, 3]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Kauś.]; [Gobh.]; [VPrāt.]; [Pāṇ.]; [Mn.] &c. metre (in general, supposed to consist of 3 or 7 typical forms [[AV.]; [VS.] &c.] to which Virāj is added as the 8th [[ŚBr. viii, 3, 3, 6]]; chándas opposed to gāyatrí and triṣṭúbh, [RV. x, 14, 16]) metrical science, [MuṇḍUp. i, 1, 5]; [MBh. i, 2887]; [Pañcat.]; [Śrut.] = °do-grantha, [Nyāyam. ix, 2, 6], Sch.; [cf. Lat. scando, ‘to step, scan’.] chan°das &c. See [ib.] chandaja छन्दज chanda—ja mfn. ‘originating from one's own wish’, self-produced (gods), [Hariv. 12296.] chandaka छन्दक mfn. ifc. ‘charming’, see sarva- m. N. of Śākya-muni's charioteer, [Divyāv. xxvii, 158]; [Lalit.] 1. & 2. chandana छन्दन mfn. charming, [VarBṛS. civ, 61.] chan°dana 1. & 2. chandaska छन्दस्क ifc. (f(A). ) = °das, metre, [Nyāyam. ix, 2, 5] and [8], Sch. chandasyā छन्दस्या chandasyā́ (ā́), f. (with íṣṭakā) N. of a sacrificial brick, [ŚBr. vii, 5, 2, 42]; [viii, 2 f.] chandasya छन्दस्य chandasyà mfn. ([Pāṇ. iv, 3, 71] and [4, 93]; [140] Vārtt. 1) taking the form of hymns, metrical, relating to or fit for hymns, [RV. ix, 113, 6]; [TS. i, 6, 11, 4] made or done according to one's wish, [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 93], [Kāś.] chandatas छन्दतस् chanda—tas ind. at will, at pleasure, [KaṭhUp. i, 25]; [Yājñ. iii, 203]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.] according to the wish of (gen.), [Suśr.] chandaścit छन्दश्चित् chandaś—cit mfn. piled with metres, [Śulbas. ii, 81.] chandagati छन्दगति chanda—gati f. interpretation of the Veda (°nda for °ndas), [R. vii, 36, 45.] chandasikā छन्दसिका f. = °ndo-grantha. chandastva छन्दस्त्व chandas—tva n. the state of a sacred hymn or of its metre, [ChUp. i, 4, 2], chandasvat छन्दस्वत् chándas—vat (chánd°), mfn. desiring, [TS. iv, 3, 11, 1] (-pakṣa, [AV.]) chandaḥsāra छन्दःसार chandaḥ—sāra m. Piṅgala's work on metre, [AgP. cccxxvii ff.] chandaḥstubh छन्दःस्तुभ् chandaḥ—stúbh mfn. id., [RV. v, 52, 12.] chandaḥstut छन्दःस्तुत् chandaḥ—stut mfn. praising in hymns, [BhP. v, 20, 8.] chandacārin छन्दचारिन् chanda—cārin mfn. complying with the wishes of (gen.), [MBh. xiii, 2789.] chandahānis छन्दहानिस् chanda—hānis mfn. giving up one's desires (?), [Divyāv. xxxv, 173.] chandamṛtyu छन्दमृत्यु chanda—mṛtyu mfn. having death in one's power, [MBh. xii, 1820]; [BhP. i, 9, 29.] chandaskṛta छन्दस्कृत chandas—kṛta mfn. composed in metre, [Mn. iv, 100] (a-cch° neg.), [ŚāṅkhBr. iii, 2.] chandaḥkalpa छन्दःकल्प chandaḥ—kalpa m. collection of ritualistic rules, [Āp. 11, 8, 11] chandaḥsūtra छन्दःसूत्र chandaḥ—sūtra n. = -sāra. chandaḥsiddhi छन्दःसिद्धि chandaḥ—siddhi f. a ch. of the Kāvya-kalpa-latā-vṛttiparimala. chandapātana छन्दपातन chanda—pātana m. = °ndaka-p°, [W.] chandaspakṣa छन्दस्पक्ष chandas—pakṣa (chánd°) mf(A)n. borne aloft on the wings of desire, [AV. viii, 9, 12.] chandaḥśāstra छन्दःशास्त्र chandaḥ—śāstra n. metrical science, [Vām. i, 3, 7] = -sāra chandaḥpuruṣa छन्दःपुरुष chandaḥ—puruṣa m. metre personified, [AitĀr. iii, 2, 3, 2] and [4.] chandaḥprakāśa छन्दःप्रकाश chandaḥ—prakāśa m. N. of wk. chandakapātana छन्दकपातन chandaka—pātana m. a hypocrite, [L.] chandapraśasti छन्दप्रशस्ति chanda—praśasti f. N. of wk. by Harṣa. chandaḥpraśasti छन्दःप्रशस्ति chandaḥ—praśasti f. = °nda-pr°. chandaḥsaṃgraha छन्दःसंग्रह chandaḥ—saṃgraha m. ‘summary of metres’, N. of a work, [Tantras. ii.] chandaḥsudhākara छन्दःसुधाकर chandaḥ—sudhākara m. N. of wk. chandaścūḍāmaṇi छन्दश्चूडामणि chandaś—cūḍāmaṇi m. a work by, [Hemac.] chandaḥkalpalatā छन्दःकल्पलता chandaḥ—kalpa—latā f. N. of wk. chandaḥprakaraṇa छन्दःप्रकरण chandaḥ—prakaraṇa n. a ch. on metre, [PSarv.] chandaḥpratiṣṭhāna छन्दःप्रतिष्ठान chándaḥ-pratiṣṭhāna mfn. based on metre, [MaitrS.] chandakanivartana छन्दकनिवर्तन chandaka—nivartana n. ‘Candaka's return’, N. of a Caitya, [xv, 378.]