Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

cintana चिन्तन – thought

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter
Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

cintana ·n. thinking of, consideration, reflection; care for (gen. or --°).

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

Cintana, am, n. thinking, thinking of, reflecting upon, anxious thought; (pūrva-cintana, the former manner of thinking.)

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

cintana (wie eben) n. das Denken: pūrva˚ die frühere Art und Weise zu denken RĀJA-TAR. 5,200. das Denken an Jmd oder Etwas, das Nachdenken über, Sorge um: tataḥ sa rājā sasmāra māmeva — tadāhaṃ cintanaṃ jñātvā gatavāṃstasya darśanam MBH. 12,1126. manasāniṣṭacintanam M. 12,5. dharma˚ H. 1381. ekacintanamarthānāmanarthajñaiśca cintanam MBH. 2,242. SĀH. D. 35,17. SĀH. D. 35,20. ari˚ H. 715. bhūbhāracintanaiḥ KATHĀS. 9,12.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

cintana , pūrva˚ RĀJA-TAR. 5,200 bedeutet die früheren Sorgen; vgl. Spr. 4010. Betrachtung SARVADARŚANAS. 104,14. fg. SARVADARŚANAS. 104,20. SARVADARŚANAS. 122,8. fg. SARVADARŚANAS. 122,17.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

cintana n. — 1〉 das Gedenken, Denken an, Betrachtung, das Nachdenken über, Sorge um; die Ergänzung im Gen. oder in Comp. vorangehend. — 2〉 trübe Gedanken, Sorgen Spr. 2093.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

cintana n. das Sinnen, Denken, die Sorge um (Gen.o. —˚).

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

cintana cintana n. (sfx. ana) réflexion, méditation, délibération.

Occurrences in source texts (4)

GoS 1 occurrence
GoS 67–73: Examining Obstacles 1 occurrence

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HP 1 occurrence
HP 4.11*15-4.11*28: Space and Laya 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2 occurrences
SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.144-5.155: Ājñā und Khecarī 1 occurrence

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