n. [chaṃdayati asun] 1 Wish, desire, fancy, will, pleasure; (gṛhṇī- yāt) mūrkhaṃ chaṃdo'nuvṛttena yāthātathyena paṃḍitaṃ Chāṇ. 33.

2 Free will, free or wilful conduct.

3 Meaning, in- tention.

4 Fraud, trick, deceit.

5 The Vedas, the sacred text of the Vedic hymns; sa ca kulapatirādyaśchaṃ- dasāṃ yaḥ prayoktā U. 3. 48; bahulaṃ chaṃdasi frequently used by Pāṇini; praṇavaśchaṃ- dasāmiva R. 1. 11; Y. 1. 143; Ms....