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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • चिन्त् (cf. √ चित्) cl. 10. °तयति (cl. 1. °तति, Dhātup. xxxii, 2; metrically also °तयते See also °तयान)
    to think, have a thought or idea, reflect, consider, MBh.; R. &c.;
    to think about, reflect upon, direct the thoughts towards, care for (acc.; exceptionally dat. or loc. or प्रति), Mn. iv, vii f.; Yājñ. i; MBh. &c.;
    to find out, R. i, 63, 27; Hit.;
    to take into consideration, treat of Sāṃkhyak. 69;
    to consider as or that, tax (with double acc. or acc. and इति), Hariv. 14675; R. v, 67, 7; Mālav.; Pāṇ. ii, 3, 17; Kāś.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • चिंत् 10 U. (चिंतयति-ते, चिंतित)
    1 To think, consider, reflect, ponder over; तच्छ्रुत्वा पिंगलकश्चिंतयामास Pt. 1 चिंतय तावत्केनापदेशेन पुनराश्रमपदं गच्छामः Ś. 2.
    2 To think of, have an idea of, bring before the mind; तस्मादेतत् (वित्तं) न चिंतयेत् H. 1; तस्मादस्य; वधं राजा मनसापि न चिंतयेत् Ms. 8. 381, 4. 258; Pt. 1. 135; Ch. P. 1.
    3 To mind, take care of, look to; तातस्त्वां चिंतयिष्यति Ś. 4.; cf. also R. 1. 64; U. 1. 19.
    4 To call to mind, remember.
    5 To find out, devise, discover, think out; कोप्युपायश्चिंत्यतां H. 1.
    6 To regard as, esteem.
    7 To weigh, discriminate.
    8 To discuss, treat of, consider.