छन्द्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱend-.

Pronunciation

Root

छन्द् • (chand)

  1. to seem, appear, be considered as
  2. to seem good, please
  3. to gratify

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छन्द् (0 c, 1 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root छन्द् (1 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • छन्दति (chándati) (Present)
  • छदयति (chadáyati) (Present)
  • अच्छान् (ácchān) (Aorist)
  • चच्छन्द (cacchánda) (Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • छन्दयति (chandáyati) (Causative)
  • अचच्छदत् (ácacchadat) (Causative Aorist)
Derived Nominal Forms

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “छन्द्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 555-6
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 121