Ciraratra, 侱ٰ, Cira-ratra: 8 definitions
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Ciraratra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chiraratra.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary侱ٰ (चिररात्र).—a period of many nights, a long time; प्रयात� तु महारण्यं चिररात्राय राघव� (prayāte tu mahāraṇya� ٰⲹ rāghave) 峾.2.4.18; चिररात्राय पित्रे� येनायं परिपालित� (ٰⲹ pitreva yenāya� paripālita�) Śiva. B.15.8. °उषित (ṣiٲ) a. having lodged for a long time.
Derivable forms: ٰ (चिररात्रम्).
侱ٰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cira and ٰ (रात्�). See also (synonyms): ٰⲹ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary侱ٰ (चिररात्र).—n.
(-ٰ�) A period of very many nights, a long time E. cira long, and ٰ a night.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary侱ٰ (चिररात्र).—[substantive] a long time; °�, [accusative] & [dative] [adverb]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary侱ٰ (चिररात्र):—[=cira-ٰ] [from cira] m. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a long time, [Manu-smṛti iii, 266; Mahābhārata xiii, 4240]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary侱ٰ (चिररात्र):—[cira-ٰ] (ٰ�) 1. n. A period of very many nights, a long time.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus侱ٰ (ಚಿರರಾತ್ರ):—[noun] a considerably long period of time (having large number of nights).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ciraratram, Ciraratraya.
Full-text: Ciraratraya, Ciraratram, Ciraratrepsita, Ciraratroshita, Ciraratre.
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