Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.10. (or Nom. fr. chala) P. chalayati (inf. litum R. vi, 86, 13) to deceive, cheat, delude, outwit MBh. iii, ix; Bhag. x, 36; Ragh. xvi, 61; Gi1t. i, 9 and 16; to feign W. 049375 405,2 75712 n. (skhal) (exceptionally m. BhP. vii, 15, 12; g. ardharcādi) fraud, deceit, sham, guise, pretence, delusion, semblance, fiction, feint, trick, fallacy (often ifc., e.g. upadā-chalena, under pretence of gifts of honour i.e....
