Chedi, Chedin: 15 definitions

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Chedi means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chhedi.

Ambiguity: Although Chedi has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cedi.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: SOAS Research Online: Prekṣā meditation: History and Methods

Chedī (छेदी) refers to “breakable”; as opposed to Achedī—“unbreakable” which refers to one of the 46 qualities of the soul to be meditated on in the “Practice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)”, according to Jain texts like Ācārāṅga (5.6.123-140), Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama (13.5.4.31) and Samayasāra (1.49).—The pure soul can be recognised by meditation on its true nature, represented by the liberated souls of the Siddhas. [...] The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is un-breakable (a-chedī)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the niśacaya-naya, which is aligned with Kundakunda’s approach.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Chedi (छेदि).—a. [chid-in]

1) Cutting.

2) Breaking.

-diḥ 1 A carpenter.

2) Indra's thunderbolt.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Chedin (छेदिन्).—a.

1) Cutting or tearing off, dividing; लोष्ठमर्दी तृणच्छेदी (loṣṭhamardī tṛṇacchedī) Manusmṛti 4.71.

2) Destroying, removing.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chedi (छेदि).—mfn. (-diḥ-diḥ-di) Cutting, dividing, a cutter, &c. E. chid to cut, Unadi affix in.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chedin (छेदिन्).—i. e. chid + in, adj. 1. One who splits, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 71. 2. Removing, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 35, 15.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chedin (छेदिन्).—[adjective] = chedana [adjective]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Chedī (छेदी):—[from cheda > chid] f. [gana] gaurādi (not in [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi])

2) Chedi (छेदि):—[from chid] mfn. one who cuts or breaks, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 118 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) [v.s. ...] m. a carpenter, [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Chedin (छेदिन्):—[from chid] mfn. ifc. cutting off, tearing asunder, [Manu-smṛti iv, 71; Raghuvaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] removing, [Harivaṃśa 15880; Śakuntalā]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chedi (छेदि):—[(diḥ-diḥ-di) a.] Cutting.

[Sanskrit to German]

Chedi in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Chēdi (ಛೇದಿ):—[adjective] that cuts; tending to cut.

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Chēdi (ಛೇದಿ):—[noun] an instrument used in cutting; a pair of scissors or a knife, etc. .

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Chedī (छेदी):—adj. 1. boring; piercing; 2. destroying;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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