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chandā

chanda

masc nom pl of chanda (noun); masc instr sg of chanda (noun); masc abl sg of chanda (noun); masc voc sg of chanda (noun); …

1. chanda (masc): interest (in); self-interest (in); desire (for); wish (for); intention (to); impulse (for)
2. chanda (masc): (vinaya) agreement; approval; consent
3. chandas (masc): metre; prosody
4. chandas (masc): desire (for); intention (to); impulse (to); will (to)

Etymology. √chand + a; from √chand 'desire, please'; Sanskrit chanda [chad]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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