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citrā

citra

nt nom pl of citra (noun); nt instr sg of citra (noun); nt abl sg of citra (noun); nt voc sg of citra (noun); …

1. beautiful thing; delightful thing; something wonderful; (comm) various sense objects
2. varied; different; diverse
3. variegated in colour; rainbow
4. painting, picture
5. name of a month; March-April
6. mind, thought

Etymology. √cit + ra; from √cit 'mark'; Sanskrit citra [cit]

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

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