Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

chidra छिद्र – gap; interruption

adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive neuter

gap; interruption

Derived from

  1. chid छिद् verbal root — cut; sever; interrupt
Cappeller 1891 adjective

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chidrá ·a. torn, rent, pierced; n. hole, fissure, opening, interruption, defect, weakness, flaw, fault, Abstr. °tāÅ f.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

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Chidra, as, ā, am, containing holes, pierced; (am), n. a hole, slit, incision, cleft, opening, fissure, crack, perforation, vacuity, interruption, (chidraṃ daiva-kṛtam, the opening or hole made by nature, the cartilage of the ear, the pupil of the eye, &c.); defect, fault, blemish, flaw (moral or physical); a vulnerable or weak point, weak side, foible, imper- fection, infirmity; (in astronomy) N. of the eighth house; [cf. a-cchidra, karṇa-cch˚, kṛta-cch˚, gṛ- ha-cch˚, niś-ch˚.]

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive neuter

chidrá (wie eben) Uṇ. 2,13. 1〉 adj. f. ā durchlöchert: śarkarā KĀTY. ŚR. 17,4,15. KĀTY. ŚR. 17,12,25. valmīkavapā KĀTY. ŚR. 16,2,3. rukmavacchidraṃ kumbham KĀTY. ŚR. 15,10,16. ˚kumbha R. 1,73,20. SUŚR. 2,247,11. ˚vastra H. 679. ˚karṇa P. 6,3,115. — 2〉 n. a〉 Loch, Oeffnung; Unterbrechung, Mangel; Gebrechen, Blösse, Schwäche AK. 1,2,1,2. AK. 3,4,25,189. H. 1364. H. an. 2,422. MED. r. 38. chidraṃ ca vārayetsarvaṃ śvaśūkaramukhānugam M. 8,239. YĀJÑ. 3,83. nava cchidrāṇi tānyeva prāṇsyāyatanāni tu YĀJÑ. 99. pṛthivyāṃ yatra vai chidraṃ pūrvamāsīt MBH. 3,4097. chidreṣu praharantyete (dānavāḥ) naiteṣāṃ saṃsthitirdhruvā HARIV. 2785. SUŚR. 1,265,14. SUŚR. 1,265,17. SUŚR. 2,333,10. ayaṃ paṭaśchidraśatairalaṃkṛtaḥ MṚCCH. 33,15. PAÑCAT. 127,2. BHĀG. P. 3,31,3. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 78,32. fgg. svalpacchidrā (nāsā) VARĀH. BṚH. S. 67,62. vapayā saptacchidrayā KAUŚ. 81. chi̱draṃ pṛ̀ṇa VS. 12,54. VS. 23,43. cakṣùṣaḥ VS. 36,2. ya̱jñasyai̱va cchidramapìdadhāti TS. 1,7,3,1. TS. 6,3,10,1. KĀTY. ŚR. 16,2,15. LĀṬY. 4,1,2. R. 1,40,10. BHĀG. P. 8,23,18. karma˚ BHĀG. P. 14. mantratastantrataścchidraṃ deśakālārhavastutaḥ BHĀG. P. 16. vrata˚ BHĀG. P. 6,18,57. sarṣapamātrāṇi paracchidrāṇi paśyasi . ātmano vilvamātrāṇi paśyannapi na paśyasi .. MBH. 1,3069. vasanasyeva cchidrāṇi sādhūnāṃ vivṛṇoti yaḥ MBH. 3,13755. sarpāṇāṃ durjanānāṃ ca paracchidrānujīvinām PAÑCAT. I, 366. kathametanmahacchidraṃ ghaṭayitavyam PAÑCAT. 40,12. niṣṭhāchidrānusāriṇaḥ (pannagāḥ, rājānaḥ) PAÑCAT. I, 74. chidraṃ nirūpya sahasā praviśatyaśaṅkaḥ (maśakaḥ, khalaḥ) HIT. I, 76. nāsya cchidraṃ paro vidyādvidyācchidraṃ parasya tu M. 7,105. M. 7,102. śatrośchidrānvitasya PAÑCAT. III, 37. MBH. 7,3707. SĀV. 2,8 (von der Blindheit gesagt). KATHĀS. 11,10. evaṃ manuṣyasya vipattikāle chidreṣvanarthā bahulībhavanti (vgl. randhropanipātino 'narthāḥ ŚĀK. 81,8) MṚCCH. 149,6. PAÑCAT. II, 187. nityaṃ dadāti kāmasya cchidram den Eintritt gewähren BHĀG. P. 5,6,4. bhūtānāṃ chidradātṛtvam eine Eigenschaft des Aethers (vgl. chidratā) BHĀG. P. 3,26,34. chidraṃ daivakṛtam (am Ohr) die von der Natur gemachte Oeffnung, der durchscheinende Ohrenknorpel SUŚR. 1,54,16. Sehloch im Auge SUŚR. 2,343,17. — b〉 in der Astr. Bez. des 8ten Hauses VARĀH. LAGHUJ. 1,17. BṚH. 9,6. BṚH. 24 (23), 5. BṚH. 24 (23),16. — Vgl. acchidra, karṇa˚, kṛta˚, gṛha˚, niśchidra.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

chidra 1〉 leck: udakumbha MBH. 5,1307. indriya Spr. 1673. — 2〉a〉 Loch, Oeffnung: adhaśchidra adj. SŪRYAS. 13,23. ahaṃ te sarvacchidreṣu rakṣakaḥ so v. a. in allen Nöthen KATHĀS. 66,126. ˚varjita (sakhya) ununterbrochen R. 7,36,39. — c〉 Bez. der Zahl neun (wegen der neun Oeffnungen im Körper) SŪRYAS. 2,18. — Vgl. mahāchidrā.

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chidra 1〉 zerrissen ṚV. 1,162,20.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive neuter

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chidrá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) zerrissen, durchlöchert, leck. — 2〉 n. (adj. Comp. f. ā) — a〉 Loch, Oeffnung. — b〉 Zugang, Eintritt. chidraṃ dā Eintritt gewähren. — c〉 Unterbrechung, Mangel. ˚varjita Adj. ununterbrochen. — d〉 Gebrechen, Blösse, Schwäche. sarvacchidreṣu so v. a. in allen Nöthen. — e〉 in der Astrol. das achte Haus. — f〉 Bez. der Zahl neun (wegen der neun Oeffnungen im Körper). — g〉 *die Unterwelt GAL.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive neuter

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chidra a. [chid-rak, chidra-ac vā] Pierced, containing holes. — draṃ 1 A hole, slit; cleft, fissure, rent, pit, opening, crack; nava chidrāṇi tānyeva prāṇasyāyatanāni tu Y. 3. 99; Ms. 8. 239; ayaṃ paṭaśchidraśatairalaṃkṛtaḥ Mk. 2. 9; so kāṣṭha˚, bhūmi˚ &c. 2 A defect, flaw, blemish; tvaṃ hi sarṣapamātrāṇi paracchidrāṇi paśyasi . ātmano bilvamātrāṇi paśyannapi na paśyasi .. Mb. 3 A vulnerable or weak point, weak side, imperfection, foible; nāsya chidraṃ paro vidyādvidyācchidraṃ parasya tu . gūhet kūrma ivāṃgāni rakṣedvivaramātmanaḥ .. Ms. 7. 105, Ms. 7. 102; chidraṃ nirūpya sahasā praviśatyaśaṃkaḥ H. 1. 81 ([Page 0502-a]) (where chidra means a hole also); Pt. 3. 39; Pt. 2. 38; Proverb: chidreṣvanarthā bahulībhavaṃti ‘misfortunes never come single’. 4 (Astr.) N. of the eighth house. Comp. — anujīvin, — anusaṃdhānin, -anusārin, -anveṣin a. 1 looking out for faults or flaws. 2 seeking the weak points of another, picking holes, censorious; sarpāṇāṃ durjanānāṃ ca paracchidrānujīvināṃ Pt. 1. — aṃtar m. a cane, reed. — ātman a. one who exposes his weak points to the attack of others. — karṇa a. having the ear pierced. — darśana a. 1 exhibiting faults. 2 seeking the weak points. — darśin a. observing faults, a captious critic.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

chidrá zerrissen, durchlöchert; n. Loch, Öffnung, Zugang, Eintritt; Lücke, schwache Stelle, Gebrechen, Böße. Abstr. chidratā f.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

chidra chidra n. (chid; sfx. ra) fente, fissure; brèche, trou. Au fig. défaut, difformité physique ou morale; manquement dans une cérémonie sacrée, dans l'accomplissement d'un vœu, etc. chidrayāmi (dénom.) et chidrāpayāmi, trouer, perforer. Pp. chidrita.

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PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 4.27–28: The Return of Old Saṃskāras 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.234-5.252: Tripurā-Mantra 1 occurrence

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