Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

cihna चिह्न – sign; mark

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive neuter
Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

cihna cihna, am, n. a mark, spot, stain, stamp, sign, badge, symbol, symptom; a banner, a standard, insignia; a sign of the zodiac; aim, direc- tion towards; [cf. sa-cihna.]

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

cihna n. SIDDH. K. 249,a,9. 1〉 Zeichen, Merkmal, Attribut, Anzeichen AK. 3,4,1,4. TRIK. 3,3,238. H. 106. H. an. 2,264. MED. n. 4. cihnabhūtaṃ tvabhijñānaṃ tvamaṅge kartumarhasi R. 4,12,44. cihnabhūto vibhūtyartham N. 17,6. viṣṇu˚ PAÑCAT. 44,16. svanāmacihna (sāyaka) RAGH. 3,55. nyastacihnāmapi rājalakṣmīm RAGH. 2,7. dakṣiṇe haste dṛṣṭvā cihnaṃ gadābhṛtaḥ BHĀG. P. 4,15,9. vajragrahaṇacihnena kareṇa INDR. 2,25. grāmeṣu — yūpacihneṣu RAGH. 1,44. kṛtacihna gezeichnet MBH. 3,16127. saṃnipātasya cihnāni PAÑCAT. I, 193. suhṛdām PAÑCAT. II, 119. prasāda˚ RAGH. 2,22. praharṣa˚ RAGH. 2,68. astyatra me bhāvacihnam ŚĀK. 86,14. ŚĀK. 108,10. dharmeṇobhayacihnena doppelt gezeichnet, zweifach BHĀG. P. 3,32,35. — 2〉 Banner, Fahne TRIK. H. an. MED. — 3〉 Zodiakalbild VARĀH. BṚH. S. 3,3. — 4〉 Ziel, die Richtung wohin (in der Gramm.) VOP. 5,7. — Vgl. sacihna.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

cihna 1〉 bei den Medicinern = rūpa, liṅga, lakṣaṇa u. s. w. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 312,a, No. 745, Z. 17.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

cihna n. (adj. Comp. f. ā Chr. 291,16) — 1〉 Zeichen, Merkmal, Attribut, Anzeichen. — 2〉 *Banner, Fahne. — 3〉 Zodiakalbild. — 4〉 Ziel, die Richtung wohin.

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

cihnaṃ 1 Mark, spot, stamp, symbol; emblem, badge, symptom; grāmeṣu yūpacihneṣu R. 1. 44; R. 3. 55; saṃnipātasya cihnāni Pt. 1. 177. 2 A sign, indication; prasādacihnāni puraḥphalāni R. 2. 22; praharṣacihna R. 2. 68. 3 A sign of the zodiac. 4 Stamp, print, impression; pada˚. 5 Aim, direction. Comp. — kārin a. 1 marking, spotting. 2 striking, wounding, killing. 3 frightful, hideous.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

cihna n. Zeichen, Merkmal; adj. (—˚) =cihnita s. folg.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

cihna cihna n. tache, marque; signe, symbole; drapeau, étendard, bannière. cihnadhāriṇī f. (dhṛ) echites frutescens, bot. cihnayāmi (dénom. de cihna) marquer; noter.

Occurrences in source texts (5)

DYS 2 occurrences
DYS 67–68: Fruits of Prāṇāyāma 1 occurrence

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DYS 89–93: Stages of Development 1 occurrence

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HP 1 occurrence
HP 2.15-2.20: Correct Practice 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2 occurrences
SiSa 3.21-3.31: Nāḍī-Reinigung 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.253-5.260: Haushalter-Abschluss 1 occurrence

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