chaṃda

Dictionary meanings for chaṃda from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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chaṃda

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [chaṃd-ac] 1 Pleasing, fascinating, inviting, alluring.

2 Private, solitary, secret.

3 Praising.

4 Wish, desire, fancy, liking, will; vijñāpyatāṃ devī yaste chaṃda iti V. 3 just as you like; Pt. 1. 69.

2 Free will, one's own choice, whim, free or wilful conduct; ṣaṣṭhe kāle tvamapi diva- sasyātmanaśchaṃ davartī V. 2. 1; Gīt. 1; Y. 2. 195; svacchaṃdaṃ according to one's free will, independently.

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