छिद्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to split, divide”). Cognate with schism and shit.

Pronunciation

Root

छिद् • (chid)

  1. to cut off, amputate, cut through, hew, chop, split, pierce
  2. to divide, separate from
  3. to destroy, annihilate, efface, blot out
  4. (mathematics) to divide
  5. (passive voice) to be split or cut, break
  6. (causative) to cut off; to cause to cut off or through

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root छिद् (0 c, 7 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root छिद् (6 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
Non-Finite Forms
Derived Nominal Forms
Prefixed Root Forms

Adjective

छिद् • (chid) stem

  1. cutting, cutting off, cutting through, splitting, piercing
  2. destroying, annihilating, removing

Declension

Masculine root-stem declension of छिद्
singular dual plural
nominative छित् (chit) छिदौ (chidau)
छिदा¹ (chidā¹) 		छिदः (chidaḥ)
vocative छित् (chit) छिदौ (chidau)
छिदा¹ (chidā¹) 		छिदः (chidaḥ)
accusative छिदम् (chidam) छिदौ (chidau)
छिदा¹ (chidā¹) 		छिदः (chidaḥ)
instrumental छिदा (chidā) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भिः (chidbhiḥ)
dative छिदे (chide) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भ्यः (chidbhyaḥ)
ablative छिदः (chidaḥ) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भ्यः (chidbhyaḥ)
genitive छिदः (chidaḥ) छिदोः (chidoḥ) छिदाम् (chidām)
locative छिदि (chidi) छिदोः (chidoḥ) छित्सु (chitsu)
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Feminine root-stem declension of छिद्
singular dual plural
nominative छित् (chit) छिदौ (chidau)
छिदा¹ (chidā¹) 		छिदः (chidaḥ)
vocative छित् (chit) छिदौ (chidau)
छिदा¹ (chidā¹) 		छिदः (chidaḥ)
accusative छिदम् (chidam) छिदौ (chidau)
छिदा¹ (chidā¹) 		छिदः (chidaḥ)
instrumental छिदा (chidā) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भिः (chidbhiḥ)
dative छिदे (chide) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भ्यः (chidbhyaḥ)
ablative छिदः (chidaḥ) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भ्यः (chidbhyaḥ)
genitive छिदः (chidaḥ) छिदोः (chidoḥ) छिदाम् (chidām)
locative छिदि (chidi) छिदोः (chidoḥ) छित्सु (chitsu)
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter root-stem declension of छिद्
singular dual plural
nominative छित् (chit) छिदी (chidī) छिन्दि (chindi)
vocative छित् (chit) छिदी (chidī) छिन्दि (chindi)
accusative छित् (chit) छिदी (chidī) छिन्दि (chindi)
instrumental छिदा (chidā) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भिः (chidbhiḥ)
dative छिदे (chide) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भ्यः (chidbhyaḥ)
ablative छिदः (chidaḥ) छिद्भ्याम् (chidbhyām) छिद्भ्यः (chidbhyaḥ)
genitive छिदः (chidaḥ) छिदोः (chidoḥ) छिदाम् (chidām)
locative छिदि (chidi) छिदोः (chidoḥ) छित्सु (chitsu)

Noun

छिद् • (chid) stem, m

  1. (mathematics) the divisor, denominator

Noun

छिद् • (chid) stem, f

  1. the cutting off
  2. annihilation

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “छिद्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 406.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 50
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “chid”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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