छिद्

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, 4 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • छिनत्ति (chinátti, Present)
  • छेत्स्यति (chetsyati, Future)
  • छेत्ता (chettā, Periphrastic Future)
  • अच्छिदत् (acchidat, Aorist)
  • अच्छैत्सीत् (acchaitsīt, Aorist)
  • छिद्यात् (chidyāt, Benedictive)
  • चिच्छेद (ciccheda, Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • छिद्यते (chidyáte, Passive)
  • अच्छेदि (ácchedi, Passive Aorist)
  • छेदयति (chedayati, Causative)
  • चिच्छित्सति (cicchitsati, Desiderative)
  • चेच्छिदीति (cecchidīti, Intensive)
  • चेच्छिद्यते (cecchidyate, Intensive)
Non-Finite Forms
  • छेत्तुम् (chettum, Infinitive)
  • छेत्तवै (chettavaí, Infinitive)
  • छित्त्वा (chittvā́, Gerund)
  • छिद्य (chídya, Gerund)
  • छेद्य (chedya, Gerundive)
  • छेत्तव्य (chettavya, Gerundive)
  • छेदनीय (chedanīya, Gerundive)
  • छिन्न (chinná, Past Participle)
  • चिच्छित्सु (cicchitsu, Desiderative Participle)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • छित्ति (chitti)
  • छिद् (chid)
  • छिदा (chidā)
  • छिदुर (chidura)
  • छिद्र (chidrá)
  • छेत्तृ (chettṛ)
  • छेद (cheda)
  • छेदक (chedaka)
  • छेदन (chedana)
  • छेदिन् (chedin)
Prefixed Root Forms
  • अपच्छिद् (apacchid)
  • अवच्छिद् (avacchid)
  • आच्छिद् (ācchid)
  • उच्छिद् (ucchid)
  • परिच्छिद् (paricchid)
  • प्रच्छिद् (pracchid)
  • प्रतिच्छिद् (praticchid)
  • विच्छिद् (vicchid)
  • व्यवच्छिद् (vyavacchid)
  • संछिद् (saṃchid)
  • समुच्छिद् (samucchid)

Adjective

छिद् • (chid) stem

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

Declension

Masculine root-stem declension of छिद् (chid)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative छित्
chit
छिदौ / छिदा¹
chidau / chidā¹
छिदः
chidaḥ
Vocative छित्
chit
छिदौ / छिदा¹
chidau / chidā¹
छिदः
chidaḥ
Accusative छिदम्
chidam
छिदौ / छिदा¹
chidau / 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
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine root-stem declension of छिद् (chid)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative छित्
chit
छिदौ / छिदा¹
chidau / chidā¹
छिदः
chidaḥ
Vocative छित्
chit
छिदौ / छिदा¹
chidau / chidā¹
छिदः
chidaḥ
Accusative छिदम्
chidam
छिदौ / छिदा¹
chidau / 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
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter root-stem declension of छिद् (chid)
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 (2010-2024) “chid”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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