चैत्र [ caitra ] [ caitra ] m. N. of the 2nd spring month (its full moon standing in the constellation Citrā cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 4-2 , 23) Lit. ŚāṅkhBr. xix , 3 Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. Lāṭy. Lit. Mn. vii , 182 Lit. MBh.

the 6th year in the cycle of Jupiter Lit. VarBṛS. viii , 8

a Lit. Buddh. or Jain religious mendicant Lit. L.

a common N. for any man (like Deva-datta) , Lit. Gauḍap. on Lit. Sāṃkhyak. 5 and 7 Lit. Prab. iii , 7/8 Sch. Lit. Pāṇ. 2-3 , 29 Sch. ( not in Lit. Kāś.)

" son of Citrā " , N. of a son of Budha and grand father of Su-ratha Lit. BrahmaP.

= [ caitriyāyaṇá ] Lit. Anukr. on Lit. Kāṭh. xxxix , 14

N. of two Ṛishis Lit. VP. iii , 1 , 12 and 18

one of the seven ranges of mountains (dividing the continent into Varshas) Lit. L.

[ caitra ] n. = [ caitya ] , a sepulchre Lit. L.

a sanctuary Lit. L.

mfn. for [ citra ] (B) or [ jaitra ] (Sch.) Lit. MBh. vii , 76

[ caitrī ] f. ( with or without [ paurṇamāsī ] ) the day of full moon in month Caitra , sacrifice offered on that day Lit. ŚāṅkhŚr. iii , 13 , 2 Lit. KātyŚr. xiii Lit. Lāṭy. x Lit. Pāṇ. 4-2 , 23 Lit. MBh. xii , xiv.