Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

cetana चेतन – conscious; among the conscious

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective · substantive masculine

adjective

conscious; among the conscious

Derived from

  1. cit चित् verbal root — perceive; be conscious

substantive masculine

conscious being; sentient being; person

Derived from

  1. cit चित् verbal root — perceive; be conscious
Cappeller 1891 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

cétana ·(f. cetanī́) perceptible, visible, conspicuous, excellent; perceiving, conscious, intelligent. m. a sentient being, a man; f. cetanā consciousness, intelligence; n. appearance, perception, soul, mind.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

Cetana, as, ī, am, visible, conspicuous, distin- guished, excellent; percipient, observing, conscious, sentient, intelligent; alive, living, feeling; (as), m. a living and sentient being, a man; self, soul, mind; (ā), f. consciousness, understanding, sense, intelli- gence, wisdom, reflection; (am), n. appearance; the thinking principle, the mind; [cf. a-cetana, niś-c˚, vi-c˚, sa-c˚, caitanya.]

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

cétana (von 4. cit) 1〉 adj. f. ī́ a〉 augenfällig, sichtbar; ausgezeichnet: hotā̀janiṣṭa̱ cetànaḥ ṚV. 2,5,1. ja̱ri̱tuḥ sacā̀ ya̱jño jìgāti̱ cetànaḥ ṚV. 3,12,2. ṚV. 8,13,18. indùḥ ṚV. 9,64,10. ra̱yiṃ kṛ̀ṇvanti̱ cetànam ṚV. 31,1. ṚV. 8,51,9. ra̱yiṃ dàdhātu ceta̱nīm AV. 9,4,21. — h〉 wahrnehmend, bewusst, intelligent: indriyāṇi cetanāni ŚAṂK._in_WIND. Sancara 94,2. KAṬHOP. 5,13. ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 6,13. KAP. 2,7. TATTVAS. 17. Gegens. jaḍa Sch. zu KAP. 1,143. cetanaṃ puṣkaraṃ kośaiḥ kṣudhādhmātaiḥ samantataḥ HARIV. 3587. cetanācetaneṣu subst. leblose Dinge und belebte Wesen MEGH. 5. SĀH. D. 78,1. = prāṇayukta MED. n. 64. = sahṛdaya H. an. 3,374. m. = prāṇin ein belebtes Wesen AK. 1,1,4,8. H. an. Mensch RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. — 2〉 m. Seele, Geist H. 1366; vgl. n. — 3〉 f. ā Bewusstsein, Besinnung, Intelligenz AK. 1,1,4,10. AK. 3,4,8,35. H. 308. H. an. MED. ṣaṣṭhastu cetanā nāma mana ityabhidhīyate MBH. 3,13916. BHAG. 13,6. śarīra eṣa (vibhuḥ) pratipadya cetanām BHĀG. P. 4,21. BHĀG. P. 4,34. cetanayā bahiṣkṛte hutāśane BHĀG. P. 40. ˚yatna YĀJÑ. 3,175. yadi cetanāsti ŚĀNTIŚ. 3,24. paścimādyāminīyāmātprasādamiva cetanā (prāpnoti) RAGH. 17,1. ˚cyuti SUŚR. 2,402,12. te śaptāścetanāṃ jahuḥ MBH. 3,11082 (S. 572). pratilabhya ca cetanām MBH. 712. R. 6,8,7. diṣṭyā pratyupalabdhāsi cetaneva gatāsunā VIKR. 133. cetanāṃ labdhvā MṚCCH. 126,4. PAÑCAT. 35,11. PAÑCAT. 66,20 (cetanam!) cetanāṃ samāsādya PAÑCAT. 58,19. Häufig am Ende eines adj. comp. (f. ā): alpacetana MBH. 3,10776. śīghra˚ CĀṆ. 69. tatrārpita˚ R. 1,4,32. kāmopahata˚ M. 9,67. hṛcchayāviṣṭa˚ N. 2,3. kāmena hṛtacetanaḥ MBH. 3,10754. BENF. Chr. 67,22. duḥkhopahata˚ R. 5,26,5. N. 7,13. DAŚ. 1,1. asvastha˚ DAŚ. 1,35. saṃpravyathita˚ R. 1,38,16. udbhrānta˚ RAGH. 12,74. gata˚ N. 9,20. N. 10,19. R. 2,65,25. R. 4,22,30. pratyāgata˚ ŚĀK. 92,21, v. l. — 4〉 n. a〉 Wahrnehmung (obj.), Erscheinung: agnè ka̱dā tà ānu̱ṣagbhuvàdde̱vasya̱ cetànam ṚV. 4,7,2. ṚV. 3,3,8. a̱mṛtàsya ṚV. 1,170,4. pra dā̱turàstu̱ cetànam der Geber sei besonders bemerkt oder bemerklich ṚV. 1,13,11. — b〉 der denkende Geist BĀLAB. 25; vgl. 2. — Vgl. acetana, niścetana, vi˚, sa˚, caitanya.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

cetana 1〉a〉 a̱dhva̱rāṇā̱ṃ cetànaḥ von Agni ṚV. 3,3,8 etwa so v. a. keturyajñasya; s. ketu 4〉. — b〉 (so zu lesen st. h) m. ein intelligentes Wesen SARVADARŚANAS. 21,19. — 2〉 oder 4〉b〉 cetanena vinābhūtaḥ und cetanena vinākṛtaḥ so v. a. entseelt, todt: deha R. 7,55,17. R. 7,55,20 — Vgl. purucetana.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

cétana — 1〉 Adj. (f. cetanī́) — a〉 augenfällig, sichtbar, ausgezeichnet. — b〉 wahrnehmend, bewusst, intelligent. — 2〉 m. — a〉 ein intelligentes Wesen, Mensch RĀJAN. 18,1. — b〉 *Seele, Geist. — 3〉 f. cetanā Bewusstsein, Besinnung; Intelligenz. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. — 4〉 n. — a〉 Wahrnehmung (Obj.), Erscheinung. — b〉 Seele, Geist. cetanena vinābhūtaḥ und ce˚ vinākṛtaḥ so v. a. entseelt.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

cetana a. (nī f.) [cit-lyu] 1 Animate, alive, living, sentient, feeling; cetanācetaneṣu Me. 5 animate and inanimate. 2 Visible, conspicuous, distinguished. — naḥ 1 A sentient being, a man. 2 Soul, mind. 3 The supreme soul. 4 An animal in general. — nā 1 Sense, consciousness; culukayati madīyāṃ cetanāṃ caṃcarīkaḥ R. G.; U. 3. 31; Māl. 9. 12, R. 12. 74; cetanāṃ pratipadyate regains one's consciousness. 2 Understanding, intelligence; paścimādyāminīyāmātprasādamiva cetanā R. 17. 1. 3 Life, vitality, animation; Bg. 13. 6. 4 Wisdom, reflection. — naṃ 1 Appearance. 2 The thinking principle, the mind.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

cétana (f. cetanī́) erscheinend, sichtbar, ansehnlich; wahrnehmend, verständig. f. cetanā Bewusstsein, Verstand. n. Wahrnehmung, Erscheinung, Bewusstsein, Geist. Abstr. cetanatā f. ˚tva n.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

cetana cetana a. (cit au c.; sfx. ana) intelligent, pensant, doué de la pensée. — S. m. l'âme pensante. — S. f. cetanā entendement, intelligence; bon sens, raison droite.

Derived words

  • caitanya चैतन्य substantive neuter consciousness; intelligence; soul

Occurrences in source texts (16)

MAN 1 occurrence
Rudra-Kṣetra-Mantra 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

  • MAN RK 4 Segment 1

    Through: caitanya Attested form: caitanyam Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

PJH 3 occurrences
PJH 3-4: Perceiver and Perceived; Microcosm and Macrocosm 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

  • PJH 4 Segment 4

    Attested form: cetanaḥ Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

PJH 5-6: The Contraction of the Divine 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

  • PJH 5 Segment 3

    Attested form: cetana Grammar of the segment: tatpuruṣa-compound genitive

PJH 12-14: Understanding the Five Acts 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

  • PJH 13 Segment 8

    Attested form: cetana Grammar of the segment: tatpuruṣa-compound genitive

SiSa 8 occurrences
SiSa 1.45-1.50: Rückkehr zum Bewusstsein 2 occurrences

Occurrences through derived words

SiSa 1.71-1.81: Avidyā und Elemente 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

SiSa 1.82-1.90: Guṇas und Gegenstände 2 occurrences

Occurrences through derived words

SiSa 2.41-2.43: Māyā-Projektion 3 occurrences

Occurrences through derived words

SS 1 occurrence
SS 1.1: Awareness as the Self 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

  • SS 1.1 Segment 1

    Through: caitanya Attested form: caitanyam Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

SVU 2 occurrences
SVU 6.7–6.13: Lord of All Lords 2 occurrences

Direct occurrences

VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 110–120: Everyday as Gate 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

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