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citraचित्रcitrá mf(A/)n. conspicuous, excellent, distinguished, [RV.]
bright, clear, bright-coloured, [RV.]
clear (a sound), [RV.]
variegated, spotted, speckled (with instr. or in comp.), [Nal. iv, 8]; [R.]; [Mṛcch.]; [VarBṛS.]
agitated (as the sea, opposed to sama), [R. iii, 39, 12]
various, different, manifold, [Mn. ix, 248]; [Yājñ. i, 287]; [MBh.] &c.
(execution) having different varieties (of tortures), [Mn. ix, 248]; [Daś. vii, 281]
strange, wonderful, [Rājat. vi, 227]
containing the word citrá, [ŚBr. vii, 4, 1, 24]; [KātyŚr. xvii]
leaping to and fro, [Jātakam.]
citrá (ás),m. variety of colour, [L.], Sch.
Plumbago zeylanica, [L.]
Ricinus communis, [L.]
Jonesia Aśoka, [L.]
a form of Yama, [Tithyād.]
N. of a king, [RV. viii, 21, 18] (cítra)
of a Jābāla-gṛhapati (with the patr. Gauśrāyaṇi), [KauṣBr. xxiii, 5]
of a king (with the patr. Gāṅgyāyani), [KauṣUp. i]
of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh. i], [vii]
of a Draviḍa king, [PadmaP. v, 20, 1] (v.l. °trākṣa)
of a Gandharva, [Gal.]
citrá (ám), n. anything bright or coloured which strikes the eyes, [RV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [TāṇḍyaBr. xviii, 9]
a brilliant ornament, ornament, [RV. i, 92, 13]; [ŚBr. ii], [xiii]
a bright or extraordinary appearance, wonder, [ii]; [Śak.]; [Pañcat.]; [Bhartṛ.] &c.
(with yadi [[Śak. iii, 9/10]] or yad [[Hariv. 9062]; [Śak.]; [Kathās. xviii, 359]] or fut. [[Pāṇ. iii, 3, 150 f.]]) strange, curious (e.g. citraṃ badhiro vyākaraṇam adhyeṣyate ‘it would be strange if a deaf man should learn grammar’, [Kāś.])
strange! [Hariv. 15652]; [Kathās. v], [vii]; [Rājat. i], [iv]
the ether, sky, [L.]
a spot, [MBh. xiii, 2605]
a sectarial mark on the forehead, [L.]
= kuṣṭha, [L.]
citrá n. a picture, sketch, delineation, [MBh.]; [Hariv. 4532] (sa-citra mfn. = -ga), [R.]; [Śak.] &c. (ifc. f(A). , [Megh. 64])
citrá n. variety of colour, [L.]
a forest (vana for dhana?) of variegated appearance Sch. on [KātyŚr. xxi, 3, 23] and [ṢaḍvBr. ii, 10]
various modes of writing or arranging verses in the shape of mathematical or other fanciful figures (syllables which occur repeatedly being left out or words being represented in a shortened form), [Sarasv. ii, 16]; [Kpr. ix, 8]; [Sāh.]
punning in the form of question and answer, facetious conversation, riddle, [iv, 14/v]; [Pratāpar.]; [Kuval.]
cf. a- and su-citrá, dā́nu-, vi-
caitra.
citrá °traka, °traṭa, &c. See √ 4. cit.
citramचित्रम्citrám (ám), ind. so as to be bright, [RV. i, 71, 1]; [vi, 65, 2]
in different ways, [R. i, 9, 14]
(to execute) with different tortures, [Daś. vii, 380]
citradhāचित्रधाcitrá—dhā ind. in a manifold way, [BhP. iii], [vi], [x.]
citragaचित्रगcitra—ga mf(A)n. represented in a picture, [Kathās. v, 31.]
citraguचित्रगुcitra—gu m. ‘possessing brindled cows’, N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP. x, 61, 13.]
citrajaचित्रजcitra—ja mf(A)n. prepared with various substances, [Hcat.]
citrakaचित्रकm. a painter, [L.]
= °tra-kāya, [MBh. vii, 1320] (cillaka, C), [Pañcat.]
a kind of snake, [Suśr. v, 4, 33]
(in alg.) the 8th unknown quantity
Plumbago zeylanica, [i, 38]; [iv]
Ricinus communis, [L.]
N. of a son (of Vṛṣṇi or Pṛśni, [Hariv.]; of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh. i, 2740])
of a Nāga, [L.], Sch.
(pl.) of a people, [ii, 1804]
n. a mark (only ifc. ‘marked or characterised by’, [TBr. i, 1, 9, 5], Sch.)
a sectarial mark on the forehead, [L.]
a painting, [Hariv. 7074]
a particular manner of fighting (cf. °tra-hasta), 15979 (v.l. cakraka)
N. of a wood near the mountain Raivataka, 8952.
citralāचित्रलाf. the plant Go-rakṣī, [L.]
citralaचित्रलmfn. variegated, [L.]
m. = °tra-mṛga, [L.]
citraṭaचित्रट= °tra-rañjaka, [Npr.]
citrayaचित्रयNom. °yati, ‘to make variegated’, decorate, [MBh. xii, 988]; to regard as a wonder, [Dhātup. xxxv, 63] ([Vop.]); to throw a momentary glance, [ib.]; to look, [ib.]; to be a wonder, [ib.]
citraghnīचित्रघ्नीcitra—ghnī f. ‘removing spotted leprosy’, N. of a river, [Hariv. 9516] (v.l. mitra-ghnā).
citrajñaचित्रज्ञcitra—jña mfn. skilled in composing verses called citra (Sch.; or ‘skilled in painting?’), [R. vii, 94, 9.]
citrakṛtचित्रकृत्citra—kṛt mfn. astonishing, [Śatr.]
citra—kṛt m. = -kara, [VarBṛS.]; [Kathās. v, 28]; [Subh.]
Dalbergia oujeinensis, [L.]
citrasthaचित्रस्थcitra—stha mfn. = -ga, [Hariv. 7919]; [Kathās.]
citravatचित्रवत्citra—vat mfn. decorated with paintings, [Ragh. xiv, 25]; [Hcar. v, 71]
containing the word citra, [TāṇḍyaBr. xviii, 6]; [ŚāṅkhŚr. xv]
citrabhānuचित्रभानुcitrá—bhānu (°trá-), mfn. of variegated lustre, shining with light, [RV.]; [AV. iv, 25, 3]; [xiii, 3, 10]; [TBr. ii f.]; [Kauś.]; [MBh. i, 722]
N. of fire, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.]; [BhP.]; [Sāh.]
= °trārcis, [L.]
Plumbago zeylanica, [L.]
Calotropis gigantea, [L.]
the 16th year in the 60 years' cycle of Jupiter, [VarBṛS. viii, 35]; [Romakas.]
N. of Bhairava, [L.]
of a prince, [VP. iv, 16, 2] (v.l.)
of Bāṇa(-bhaṭṭa)'s father.
citrabhūtaचित्रभूतcitra—bhūta mfn. painted or decorated, [MBh. xiv, 281.]
citradharaचित्रधरcitra—dhara m. N. of an author.
citraphalāचित्रफलाcitra—phalā f. N. of several plants (cirbhiṭā, mṛgervāru, citra-devī, vārtākī, kaṇṭakārī), [L.]
citraphalaचित्रफलcitra—phala m. the fish Mystus Citala, [L.]
Cucumis sativus, [L.]
citra—phala f(A, I). the fish Mystus Karpirat, [L.]
citraśālāचित्रशालाcitra—śālā f. = -gṛha, [R. iii], [v]; [Kād.]
a metre of 4 × 18 syllables.
citraśilāचित्रशिलाcitra—śilā f. ‘stony’, N. of a river, [MBh. vi, 9, 30.]
citraśokaचित्रशोकcitra—śoka m. Jonesia Asoka, [Npr.]
citrabāṇaचित्रबाणcitra—bāṇa m. ‘having variegated arrows’, N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh. i, 4545.]
citrabāhuचित्रबाहुcitra—bāhu m. ‘speckled-arm’, N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, 2732
of a Gandharva, [Bālar. iv, 8]
of a man, [BhP. x, 90, 34.]
citrabījāचित्रबीजाcitra—bījā f. = -taṇḍula, [L.]
citrabījaचित्रबीजcitra—bīja m. ‘having variegated seeds’, red Ricinus, [L.]
citracāpaचित्रचापcitra—cāpa m. ‘having a variegated bow’, N. of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh. i, 2733.]
citradīpaचित्रदीपcitra—dīpa m. N. of a chapter (prakaraṇa) of the [Pañcadaśī].
citradevīचित्रदेवीcitra—devī f. Mahendra-vāruṇī, [L.]
citradevaचित्रदेवcitra—deva m. N. of one of Skanda's attendants, [MBh. ix, 2573]
citragataचित्रगतcitra—gata mfn. id., [MBh. vi, 1662]; [Śak.] &c.
citragṛhaचित्रगृहcitra—gṛha n. a painted room or one ornamented with pictures, [RV.]
citrahetuचित्रहेतुcitra—hetu m. a partic. rhet. figure, [Kāvyād. ii, 253]
citrakāraचित्रकारcitra—kāra m. = -kara, [MBh. v, 5025]; [R. (G) ii, 90, 18]; [Sāh.]
‘wonder’, astonishment, [Lalit. xviii, 134.]
citrakāyaचित्रकायcitra—kāya m. ‘striped-body’, a tiger or panther, [L.]
citrakūlāचित्रकूलाcitra—kūlā f. a kind of Croton, [Npr.]
citrakūṭāचित्रकूटाcitra—kūṭā f. N. of a river, [VP.]
citrakūṭaचित्रकूटcitra—kūṭa m. ‘wonderful peak’, N. of a hill and district (the modern Citrakote or Catarkot near Kāmtā, situated on the river Paisuni about 50 miles S.E. of the Bandah in Bundelkhund; first habitation of the exiled Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, crowded with temples as the holiest spot of Rāma's worshippers), [MBh. iii, 8200]; [R. i]-[iii]; [Ragh. xii f.]; [VarBṛS.]; [BhP.]
a pleasure-hill, [Daś. viii, 90]
citra—kūṭa n. N. of a town, [Kathās.]
citrakathaचित्रकथcitra—katha mfn. full of varied converse, [Bcar.]
citrakaraचित्रकरcitra—kara m. ([Pāṇ. iii, 2, 21]) a painter (son of an architect by a Śūdra woman, [BrahmaP. i]; or by a gāndhikī, [Parāś.] Paddh.), [VarBṛS.]; [Kathās. v, 30.]
citraketuचित्रकेतुcitra—ketu m. N. of a son (of Garuḍa, [MBh. v, 3597]; of Vasiṣṭha, [BhP. iv, 1, 40 f.]; of Kṛṣṇa, [x, 61, 12]; of Lakṣmaṇa, [ix, 11, 12]; of Devabhāga, [24, 39])
of a Sūrasena king, [vi, 14, 10 ff.]
citrakolaचित्रकोलcitra—kola m. ‘spotted-breast’, a kind of lizard, [L.]
citralatāचित्रलताcitra—latā f. Rubia Munjista, [L.]
N. of an Apsaras, [Bālar. iv, 6.]
citralekhāचित्रलेखाcitra—lekhā f. a picture, portrait, [Gīt. x, 15] two metres of 4 × 17 syllables
another of 4 × 18 syllables
N. of an Apsaras (skilful in painting), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
of a daughter of Kumbhāṇḍa, 9930 [BhP. x, 62, 14.]
citramṛgaचित्रमृगcitra—mṛga m. the spotted antelope, [R. v, 20, 11]; [Mn. iii, 269], Sch.
citranāthaचित्रनाथcitra—nātha m. N. of a son of Dhṛṣṭa, [MatsyaP. xii, 21.]
citrapādāचित्रपादाcitra—pādā f. ‘speckled-footed’ = -netrā, [L.]
citrapadāचित्रपदाcitra—padā f. Cissus pedata, [L.]
a metre of 4 × 8 syllables
citrapadaचित्रपदcitra—pada mfn. full of various (or graceful) words and expressions, [MBh. iii, 1160]; [BhP. i, 5, 10]
citra—pada n. a metre of 4 × 23 syllables
citrapaṭaचित्रपटcitra—paṭa m. a painting, picture, [Hariv. 16001]; [Daś.]; [Kathās.]
citrapuraचित्रपुरcitra—pura n. N. of a town, [Durgāv. xii.]
citrarātiचित्ररातिcitrá—rāti (°trá-), mfn. granting excellent gifts, [RV. vi, 62, 5] and [11.]
citrarathāचित्ररथाcitrá—rathā f. N. of a river, [MBh. vi, 341]
citrarathīचित्ररथीcitrá—rathī f. a form of Durgā, [Hariv. ii, 109, 48]
cf. caitraratha
citrarathaचित्ररथcitrá—ratha (°trá-), mfn. having a bright chariot (Agni), [RV. x, 1, 5]
citrá—ratha m. the sun, [L.]
the polar star (Dhruva), [BhP. iv, 10, 22]
N. of a man, [RV. iv, 30, 18]
the king of the Gandharvas, [AV. viii, 10, 27]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Vikr.]; [Kād.]; [BhP.]
N. of a king, [TāṇḍyaBr. xx, 12]; [Pañcat.]
of a king of the Aṅgas, [MBh. xiii, 2351]
of a descendant of Aṅga and son of Dharma-ratha, [Hariv. 1695 ff.]; [BhP. ix, 23, 6]
of a snake-demon, [Kauś. 74]
of a son (of Gada or Kṛṣṇa, [Hariv. 9193]; of Uṣadgu or Ruśeku, [MBh. xiii, 6834]; [Hariv. 1971]; [BhP. ix, 23, 30]; of Vṛṣṇi, [24, 14] and [17]; of Gaja, [v, 15, 2]; of Supārśvaka, [ix, 13, 23]; of Ukta or Uṣṇa, [22, 39])
of a prince of Mṛttikāvatī, [MBh. iii, 11076] (cf. [BhP. ix, 16, 3])
of a Sūta, [R. ii, 32, 17]
of an officer, [Rājat. viii, 1438]
of a Vidyā-dhara, [L.]
citrarekhāचित्ररेखाcitra—rekhā f. N. of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhās.]
citrarephaचित्ररेफcitra—repha m. N. of a son of Medhātithi (king of Śāka-dvīpa), [BhP. v, 20, 25.]
citrasenāचित्रसेनाcitrá—senā f. N. of an Apsaras, [MBh.]; [Hariv. 12691]
of one of the mothers in Skanda's retinue, [MBh. ix, 2632]
of a courtesan, [Vātsyāy. ii, 7, 30]
of a river, [MBh. vi, 325] (cf. caitraseni.)
citrasenaचित्रसेनcitrá—sena (°trá-), mfn. having a bright spear, [vi, 75, 9]
citrá—sena m. N. of a snake-demon, [Kauś. 74]
of a leader of the Gandharvas (son of Viśvā-vasu), [MBh.]; [Hariv. 7224]
of a son (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh. i], [v], [viii]; of Parikṣit, [i, 3743]; of Śambara, [Hariv. 9251] and [9280]; of Nariṣyanta, [BhP. ix, 2, 19]; of the 13th Manu, [Hariv. 889]; [BhP. viii, 13, 31]; of Gada or Kṛṣṇa, [Hariv. 9194])
of an adversary of Kṛṣṇa, 5059
of Tarā-sandha's general (Ḍimbhaka), [MBh. ii, 885 f.]
of a divine recorder of the deeds of men, [Ācāranirṇ.]
(= -gupta) the secretary of a man of rank, [W.]
N. of a scholiast on Piṅgala's work on metres
citratālaचित्रतालcitra—tāla m. (in music) a kind of measure.
citratalaचित्रतलcitra—tala mfn. painted or variegated on the surface, [W.]
citratanuचित्रतनुcitra—tanu m. ‘having a speckled body’, the partridge, [Npr.]
citratvacचित्रत्वच्citra—tvac m. ‘having variegated bark’, the birch, [L.]
citravājaचित्रवाजcitrá—vāja (°trá-), mfn. having wonderful riches (the Maruts), [RV. viii, 7, 33]
decorated with variegated feathers (an arrow), [BhP. iv]
citrá—vāja m. a cock, [L.]
citravahāचित्रवहाcitra—vahā f. ‘having a wonderful current’, N. of a river, [MBh. vi, 325]; [xiii, 7652.]
citravanaचित्रवनcitra—vana n. ‘of variegated appearance (see s.v. citra)’, N. of a wood near the Gaṇḍakī, [Hit. i, 2, 34/35]
cf. citraka.
citravatīचित्रवतीcitra—vatī f. a metre of 4 × 13 syllables
N. of a daughter of Kṛṣṇa or Gada, [Hariv. 9194.]
citraveṣaचित्रवेषcitra—veṣa m. ‘having a variegated dress’, Śiva.
citrayāmaचित्रयामcitrá—yāma (°trá-), mfn. = citrá-dhrajati, [RV. iii, 2, 13.]
citrayānaचित्रयानcitra—yāna m. N. of a prince, [Dāṭhādh. ii.]
citrabhāṣyaचित्रभाष्यcitra—bhāṣya n. eloquence, [MBh. v, 1240.]
citrabhittiचित्रभित्तिcitra—bhitti f. a painted wall, picture on a wall, [MaitrUp.]; [Mṛcch.]; [Kathās.]
citradhvajaचित्रध्वजcitra—dhvaja m. (= -ketu) N. of a man, [SaddhP. xxiv.]
citraśirasचित्रशिरस्citra—śiras m. = -śīrṣaka, [Suśr. v, 3, 7]
N. of a Gandharva, [Hariv. 14156.]
citraśocisचित्रशोचिस्citrá—śocis (°trá-), mfn. shining brilliantly, [RV. v, 17, 2]; [vi, 10, 3]; [viii, 19, 2.]
citrabarhaचित्रबर्हcitra—barha m. = -piccha, [MBh. ii, 2103]
N. of a son of Garuḍa, [v, 3597] (cf. °hin.)
citragandhaचित्रगन्धcitra—gandha n. ‘of various fragrances’, yellow orpiment, [L.]
citragrīvaचित्रग्रीवcitra—grīva m. (= -kaṇṭha) N. of a pigeon-king, [Pañcat. ii, 2/3]; [Kathās. lxi]; [Hit.],
citraguptaचित्रगुप्तcitra—gupta m. N. of one of Yama's attendants (recorder of every man's good and evil deeds), [MBh. xiii]; [SkandaP.]; [NārP.]; [VārP.]; [Bādar. iii, 1, 15], Sch.; [Kathās. lxxii]
(also candra-g°, [W.])
a secretary of a man of rank (kind of mixed caste)
a form of Yama, [Tithyād.]
N. of the 16th Arhat of the future Utsarpiṇī, [Jain.] [L.]
of an author (?).
citrahastaचित्रहस्तcitra—hasta m. pl. particular movements of the hands in fighting, [MBh. ii, 902.]
citrajalpaचित्रजल्पcitra—jalpa m. talking on various things.
citrakaṇṭhaचित्रकण्ठcitra—kaṇṭha m. ‘speckled-throat’, a pigeon, [L.]
citrakarṇaचित्रकर्णcitra—karṇa m. ‘speckled-ear’, N. of a camel, [W.]
citrakṛtyaचित्रकृत्यcitra—kṛtya n. painting, [Kathās. lxxi, 82.]
citrakriyāचित्रक्रियाcitra—kriyā f. = -kṛtya, [MBh. iv, 1360.]
citrakuṣṭhaचित्रकुष्ठcitra—kuṣṭha n. white or spotted leprosy.
citramañcaचित्रमञ्चcitra—mañca m. (in music) a kind of measure.
citramahasचित्रमहस्citrá—mahas (°trá-), mfn. = °trā́-magha, [RV. x, 122, 1]
citrá—mahas m. N. of the author of [x, 122]; [RAnukr.]
citramanasचित्रमनस्citra—manas m. N. of a horse of the moon, [VāyuP.]
citranetrāचित्रनेत्राcitra—netrā f. ‘variegated-eyed’, the bird Sārikā, [L.]
citrapakṣaचित्रपक्षcitra—pakṣa m. ‘speckled-wing’ = -tanu, [L.]
a kind of pigeon (cf. -kaṇṭha), [Bhpr. v, 10, 69]
N. of a demon causing head-ache, [PārGṛ. iii, 6, 3.]
citraparṇīचित्रपर्णीcitra—parṇī f. id., [L.]
Rubia Munjista, [L.]
Gynandropsis pentaphylla (v.l. -varṇī), [L.]
= -pattrī, [L.]
the plant Droṇa-puṣpī, [L.]
citrapaṭṭaचित्रपट्टcitra—paṭṭa m. id., [Hariv. 10069]
citrapṛṣṭhaचित्रपृष्ठcitra—pṛṣṭha mfn. having a speckled back, [Car. i, 27]
citra—pṛṣṭha m. a sparrow, [L.]
citrapicchaचित्रपिच्छcitra—piccha m. = -pattraka, [Gal.]
citrapuṅkhaचित्रपुङ्खcitra—puṅkha m. ‘having variegated-feathers’, an arrow, [L.]
citrapuṣpīचित्रपुष्पीcitra—puṣpī f. ‘variegated-blossomed’, Hibiscus cannabinus, [L.]
citrarādhasचित्रराधस्citrá—rādhas (°trá-), mfn. id., [RV. viii, 11, 9]; [x, 65, 3]; [AV. i, 26, 2.]