citrā चित्रा citrā́ (ā́),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.] N. of a plant (Salvinia cucullata, [L.]; Cucumis maderaspatanus, [L.]; a kind of cucumber, [L.]; Ricinus communis, [L.]; Croton polyandrum or Tiglium, [L.]; the Myrobalan tree, [L.]; Rubia Munjista, [L.]; the grass Gaṇḍadūrvā, [L.]), [Car. vii, 12] (= dravanti), [Suśr.] a metre of 4 × 16 syllabic instants another of 4 × 15 syllables another of 4 × 16 syllables a kind of stringed instrument a kind of Mūrchanā (in music) illusion, unreality, [L.] ‘born under the asterism Citrā ([Pāṇ. iv, 3, 34], Vārtt. 1)’, N. of Arjuna's wife (sister of Kṛṣṇa = subhadrā, [L.]), [Hariv. 1952] N. of a daughter of Gada (or Kṛṣṇa v.l.), 9194 N. of an Apsaras, [L.] N. of a river, [Divyāv. xxx] N. of a rock, [BhP. xii, 8, 17] citrā́ f. pl. the asterism Citrā, [VarBṛS. xi, 57] citrāṅgī चित्राङ्गी f. an ear-wig (Julus cornifex), [L.] Rubia munjista, [L.] N. of a courtesan, [Kathās. cxxii, 68] citrāṅga चित्राङ्ग mfn. having a variegated body, [Buddh.]; [L.] m. a kind of snake, [L.] Plumbago rosea, [L.] N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh. i, 4545]; [PadmaP. iv, 55] of an antelope, [Pañcat.]; [Hit.] of a dog, [Pañcat.] n. vermilion, [L.] yellow orpiment, [L.] citrāśva चित्राश्व m. ‘having painted horses’, Satyavat (as fond of painting horses), [MBh.] citrākṣī चित्राक्षी f. = -netrā, [L.] citrākṣa चित्राक्ष m. ‘speckled-eye’, N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [i], [vii] of a king, [VāyuP. ii, 37, 268] (v.l.) of a Draviḍa king v.l. for citra, q.v. of a Nāga-rāja, [Buddh.]; [L.] citrānna चित्रान्न n. rice dressed with coloured condiments, [Yājñ. i, 303.] citrāyus चित्रायुस् mfn. possessed of wonderful vitality, [RV. vi, 49, 7.] citrāhuti चित्राहुति ci—°trāhuti f. an offering to Citra, [RTL. 425]. citrākṛti चित्राकृति f. a painted resemblance, portrait, picture, [W.] a picture, [Mṛcch.] citrāmagha चित्रामघ citrā́-magha mf(A)n. granting wonderful gifts, [RV.] ([Naigh. i, 8]). citrāpūpa चित्रापूप m. speckled cake, [L.] citrārcis चित्रार्चिस् m. the sun, [Gal.] citrāvasu चित्रावसु citrā́-vasu mfn. rich in (brilliant ornaments i.e.) shining stars, [VS. iii, 18] ([TS. i]; [Kāṭh. vii, 6]), [ŚBr. ii] citrā́-vasu n. (scil. yajus) the verse, [VS. iii, 18]; [ĀpŚr. vi, 16, 10.] citrāṭīra चित्राटीर m. (= °treśa) the moon, [L.] the forehead spotted with the blood of a goat offered to the demon Ghaṇṭā-karṇa, [L.] citrāyasa चित्रायस n. steel, [L.] citrāyudha चित्रायुध m. ‘having variegated weapons’, N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh. i f.], [vii.] N. of Kāma-deva, [Bcar.] citrāṅgadā चित्राङ्गदा f. N. of an Apsaras, [MBh. xiii, 1424] of a wife of Arjuna (daughter of Citra-vāhana and mother of Babhru-vāhana), [i], [xiv] citrāṅgada चित्राङ्गद mfn. decorated with variegated bracelets, [MBh. ii, 348] m. N. of a king of Daśārṇa, [MBh. xiv, 2471] of a son (of Śāntanu, [i]; [Hariv. ix, 22, 20]; of Indra-sena v.l. See candrāṅg°) of a Gandharva (person of the play Dūtāṅgada) of a Vidyā-dhara, [Kathās. xxii, 136] of a divine recorder of men's deeds, [Ācāranirṇ.] (= -gupta) the secretary of a man of rank, [W.] citrāṇḍaja चित्राण्डज m. a variegated bird, [VarYogay. vi, 18.] citrākṣupa चित्राक्षुप citrā-kṣupa m. (= °tra-pattrikā) the plant Droṇa-puṣpī, [L.] citrārambha चित्रारम्भ mfn. = °tra-ga, [Vikr. i, 4.] citrārpita चित्रार्पित mfn. citra-ga, [Śak.]; [Mālav.]; [Rājat. v, 359] (citrair arp°, [MBh. xiii, 2660]) citrāsaṅga चित्रासङ्ग mfn. having a variegated cloak, [Baudh.] citrāsvātī चित्रास्वाती citrā-svātī g. rājadantādi. citrāṅgadasū चित्राङ्गदसू citrāṅgada—sū f. ‘Citrāṅgada's mother’, Satyavatī (mother of Vyāsa), [L.] citrāṅgulitā चित्राङ्गुलिता ci—°trāṅgulitā f. the having beautiful fingers (cf. -keśatā), [Dharmas. 84] citrāṅgasādana चित्राङ्गसादन citrāṅga—sādana m. ‘Citrāṅga -killer’, Arjuna, [L.] citrāpūrṇamāsa चित्रापूर्णमास citrā-pūrṇamāsá m. the full moon standing in the asterism Citrā, [TS. vii, 4.] citrārpitārambha चित्रार्पितारम्भ citrārpi°tārambha mfn. id., [Ragh. ii, 31]; [Kum. iii, 42.] citrāstaraṇavat चित्रास्तरणवत् citrāstaraṇa-vat mfn. covered with various or variegated carpets, [R. iv, 44, 99.]