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छन्दक (chandaka)

 
Capeller Eng
English
छन्दक
a.
 charming, winning.
Apte
English
छन्दकः [chandakḥ], 1 An epithet of Vāsudeva.
A protector.
Apte 1890
English
छंदकः 1 An epithet of Vāsudeva.
2 A protector.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
छन्दक a
mfn.
 ifc. ‘charming’, see सर्व-
छन्दक
m.
N.
 of Śākya-muni's charioteer,
Divyāv.
 xxvii, 158
Lalit.
छन्दक b 1. & 2.
Monier Williams 1872
English
छन्दक in सर्व-च्छन्दक, epithet of Nārā-
yaṇa, ‘assuming every shape?
’ (अस्), m., N. of the
charioteer of Śākya-siṃha
[cf. छण्डक।]
—छन्-
दक-निवर्तन, ‘the return of Chandaka, ’ N. of
a Caitya.
—छन्दक-पातन or छन्द-पातन,
अस्, m. a hypocrite, a pretended or false ascetic.
Macdonell
English
छन्दक chanda-ka, °न -na,
a.
 pleasing, winning.
Shabdartha Kaustubha
Kannada
छन्दक
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ವಾಸುದೇವ /ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ
निष्पत्तिः - > छदि (संवरणे) - "ण्वुल्" (३-१-१३३)
व्युत्पत्तिः - > छन्दयति संवृणोति रक्षति
प्रयोगाः - > "वासुदेव सर्वच्छन्दक हरिहय हरिमेध महायज्ञभागहर वरप्रद सुखप्रद"
उल्लेखाः - > भा० शान्ति० ३४६
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
chandaka,
(1) nt. (= Pali id.
from chanda plus ka
see also chanda-yācaka), ‘free-will offering’, general collection of alms for the community of monks, made by going the rounds of the town and inviting subscriptions from all citizens (Av 〔ii.39.4 ff.〕 describes this)
chandakāni Av 〔i.269.9〕
otherwise only chandaka-bhikṣaṇa (nt.) in same mg., MSV 〔i.61.19〕
〔ii.77.15〕
Av 〔i.257.8, 11〕
〔313.9〕
〔314.2, 4〕
〔317.16〕
〔ii.39.4 ff.〕
in 〔i.264.2〕 (see Speyerʼs Index) read chandaka-(ed. chandana)-bhikṣaṇa (ms. and ed. bhikṣa
but the missing -ṇa is read in line 7 below)
(2) in Av 〔ii.55.3〕 … indriyair avikalatvasya kuśaladharmachandakasya āścaryādbhuto loke prādurbhāvaḥ, Speyer, Index, renders -chandaka by gathering (of merit)
but cf. Pali dhamma-chanda, desire for the Law, opp. to kāmachanda, desire for lusts
this is certainly the word involved
either chandaka = chanda (ka svārthe), or, perhaps better, read -chandatvasya, which matches the preceding series of nouns in -tva-sya, the appearance in the world of a state of desiring meritorious (or, felicitous) dharma (Law, or states of being ?) is a prodigious marvel
(3) in Mvy 〔2225〕 text tīvreṇa chandakaḥ, presumably adj., desiring (vehemently)
but v.l. chandena, and so Mironov without v.l. (also Index of Kyoto ed. lists this reference under chanda, not under chandaka)
this is prob. the true reading: with vehement desire (chanda)
(4) n. of the Bodhisattvaʼs charioteer (in Pali Channa
here rarely Chanda, q.v.)
sometimes even when the meter seems to demand Chanda, Chandaka is written, as in Mv 〔i.154.9〕
this is the regular form in prose and vs
Mv 〔i.154.5〕 (prose), 6, 9
〔155.14〕
〔ii.25.12〕 (prose)
〔114.5〕 (prose)
〔159.12 ff.〕
〔189.1 ff.〕
〔iii.91.7〕
〔262.8〕
LV 〔94.13〕
〔95.10〕
〔123.8〕
〔210.3 ff.〕
〔228.17 ff.〕
〔237.18〕
Divy 〔391.22〕
sent with Kālodāyin by Śuddhodana as messenger to Buddha after his enlightenment, Mv 〔ii.233.11 ff.〕
Kridanta Forms
Sanskrit
छन्द् (छ꣡दिँ꣡ संवरणे - चुरादिः - सेट्)
ल्युट् = छन्दनम्
अनीयर् = छन्दनीयः - छन्दनीया
ण्वुल् = छन्दकः - छन्दिका
तुमुँन् = छन्दयितुम् / छन्दितुम्
तव्य = छन्दयितव्यः / छन्दितव्यः - छन्दयितव्या / छन्दितव्या
तृच् = छन्दयिता / छन्दिता - छन्दयित्री / छन्दित्री
क्त्वा = छन्दयित्वा / छन्दित्वा
ल्यप् = प्रच्छन्द्य
क्तवतुँ = छन्दितवान् - छन्दितवती
क्त = छन्दितः - छन्दिता
शतृँ = छन्दयन् / छन्दन् - छन्दयन्ती / छन्दन्ती
शानच् = छन्दयमानः / छन्दमानः - छन्दयमाना / छन्दमाना
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
छन्दक
त्रि०
 छन्दयति संवृणोति रक्षति छदि--ण्वुल् ।१ रक्षके २ वासुदेवे
पु०
 । “वासुदेव । सर्वच्छन्दक! हरि-हय! हरिमेध! महायज्ञ” । मा० शा० ३४० अ० नारद-कृतनारायणस्तवे ।
Capeller
German
छन्दक
n.
 छन्दन einnehmend, gewinnend.