Cinta, Cimta, Cimṭā, Cintā, Ciṇṭā: 33 definitions
Introduction:
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
1) Cintā (चिन्ता, “anxienty”).—One of the thirty-three vyabhicāribhāva (transitory states), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 7. These ‘transitory states’ accompany the ‘permanent state’ in co-operation. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature. (Also see the Daśarūpa 4.8-9)
2) Cintā (चिन्ता, “anxienty”) refers to the second of the ten stages of love (kāma) arising in a woman (strī) and men (puṃs) alike, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24.
1) Cinta (चिन्त, “anxiety”) is caused by determinants (vibhāva) such as loss of wealth, theft of a favourite object, poverty and the like. It is to be represented on the stage by [deep] breathing, sighing, agony, meditation, thinking with a downcast face, thinness of the body and the like.
2) Cinta (चिन्त).—One of the ten stages of love (kāma);—Anxiety (cintā) should be indicated by speaking to the female Messenger (dūtī) words such as ‘By what means and in what manner will there be an Union with (lit. obtaining of) the beloved?’ In the second stage of love one should look with half-closed eyes and handle the Valaya (bangles), the Raśanā, and touch the Nīvi, the navel and the thighs.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Cinta (चिन्त) refers to an “anxious state of mind” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, after Menā spoke to Pārvatī: “[...] Oh dear, that Himalayan ridge devoid of Śiva was painfully seen by Pārvatī, the mother of the universe, the daughter of the mountain. She stood for a while in the place where formerly Śiva had performed penance and became dispirited by the pangs of separation. Crying aloud ‘Alas O Śiva’ she, the daughter of the mountain, lamented sorrowfully and anxiously [i.e., cinta-aśoka]. [...]”.
Cintā (चिन्ता).—Came out when Brahmā was in contemplation.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 21. 54.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Cintā (चिन्ता).—View; theory. e.g. बाध्यसामान्य-चिन्ता, बाध्यविशेषचिन्ता (bādhyasāmānya-cintā, bādhyaviśeṣacintā) cf. इयमेव बाध्य-सामान्यचिन्तेति व्यवह्रियते (iyameva bādhya-sāmānyacinteti vyavahriyate) Par. Sek. Pari. 58;
2) Cintā.—A matter of scrutiny on a suspicion; cf. चिन्ता च-मयतेरिदन्य-तरस्याम् इत्यतोन्यतरस्यांग्रहणस्य सिंहावलोकन-न्यायादनुव्रुत्तेः (cintā ca-mayateridanya-tarasyām ityatonyatarasyāṃgrahaṇasya siṃhāvalokana-nyāyādanuvrutteḥ); Durghata Vr. on VI.4.69.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Cintā (चिन्ता) refers to one of the different Bhāvas employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.— The example of cintā-bhāva is XIII.12.—Here we can see that Satyavatī has become so tensed on passing away of his second son also. She feels very sad on the death of his both the sons because then how will she continue the lineage of her husband King Śāntanu and she feels herself as the cause of this situation. Here the deep sense of cintā can be seen in Satyavatī.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Shaivism
Cintā (चिन्ता) refers to the “contemplation”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī (KSTS vol. 65, 330).—Accordingly, “When one begins to contemplate (cintā-upakrama) ‘What is the reality of the body, etc.?’ [and subsequently realizes] “it is simply a form of awareness, replete with the Light of Consciousness,” then those [levels] from the Void to the body manifest as [they really are,] of one essence with Awareness, as if transmuted by its elixir. [...]”.
Note: In this passage, a contemplation (cintā) on the nature of reality leads to a realization that entails a spiritual transformation metaphorically described as alchemical transmutation (= turya stage), which then may be stabilized and enhanced with yogic practice such that the qualities of this deeper awareness (e.g., svātantrya-śakti) come to fully penetrate or infuse (samā√viś) all the layers of limited self-hood (= turyātīta stage). Gnostic realization is here inseparably wedded to the pañcāvastha [pañcāvasthāḥ] or Five Mystic States that we see repeatedly in the Kaula scriptures. [...]
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
1) Cintā (चिन्ता) refers to “thinking” (from which originates all suffering), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Realising that suffering arises from nothing other than thinking (cintā) [cintayā jāyate duḥkhaṃ nānyatheheti niścayī], dropping all desires one rids oneself of it, and is happy and at peace everywhere. Realising, ‘I am not the body, nor is the body mine. I am awareness’, one attains the supreme state and no longer remembers things done or undone. [...]”.
2) Cintā (चिन्ता) refers to “thought” (which does not affect a true Yogī).—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “Using the tweezers of the knowledge of the truth I have managed to extract the painful thorn of endless opinions from the recesses of my heart. [...] For me established in my own glory, there is no self (ātmā) or non-self, no good or evil, no thought (cintā) or even absence of thought (acintā). [kva cintā kva ca vā'cintā svamahimni sthitasya me] [...]”.
Cintā (चिन्ता) refers to “thoughts”, according to the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣatkārikā 3.37.—Accordingly, while discussing the no-mind state: “Devoid of all expression and having transcended all thought (sarva-cintā), Samādhi is very peaceful, its light perpetually [illuminates], [and it is] immovable and fearless”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Cintā (चिन्ता) refers to “anxiety”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] At times the hairs stand on end, extreme delight is felt, tears of joy flow, amazement overcomes, the voice gets choked, anxiety (cintā), incoherent talk, change of colour and other symptoms of Sattva guṇa (pure emotion) manifest themselves. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
F (Reflection, analysis).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Cintā (चिन्ता) or Cintābala (Tibetan: bsam-pa) refers to the “power of thinking” representing one of the six Bala (“powers”) connected with śamatha (“access concentration”), according to Kamalaśīla and the Śrāvakabhūmi section of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Cintā (चिन्ता, “reasoning”).—What is the meaning of reasoning or induction/ discursive thought (cintā)? Cintā is inductive reasoning. It is also known as the cognition /knowledge of the universal relationship (vyāpti) between the object of knowledge (sādhya) and the directly cognized object (sādhana). It is also refered as logic /tarka. What is the function of induction / discursive thought? To enable cognition like, ‘wherever there is smoke, there is fire’.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
cintā : (f.) thinking; thought; consideration.
Cintā, (to cit, cinteti) “the act of thinking” (cp. citti), thought S.I, 57; Pug.25; Dhs.16, 20, 292; Sdhp.165, 216.—loka° thinking over the world, philosophy S.V, 447; A.II, 80.
cintā (စိန္တာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[cintaç citi+a+ā．cinta cintāyaṃ,a,itthiyaṃā,cintā．sūci．cintanaṃ cintā．rū．599．nīti,sutta．114va.]
[စိန္တ,စိတိ+အ+အာ။ စိန္တ စိန္တာယံ၊ အ၊ ဣတ္ထိယံအာ၊ စိန္တာ။ သူစိ။ စိန္တနံ စိန္တာ။ ရူ။ ၅၉၉။ နီတိ၊ သုတ္တ။ ၁၁၄ဝ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
cintā—
(Burmese text): (၁) (က) ကြံစည်-စဉ်းစား-တွေးဆ-ဆင်ခြင်-ခြင်း။ (ခ) ကြံစည်-စိုးရိမ်-ပူပန်-ခြင်း။ (ဂ) ကြံစည်-အဓိဋ္ဌာန်-ခြင်း။ (၂) ကြံစည်-စဉ်းစား-တွေးဆ-ဆင်ခြင်-တတ်-စေတတ်-သော တရား၊ ပညာ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) (a) Planning - contemplating - thinking - considering - reflection. (b) Planning - worrying - being anxious - concern. (c) Planning - meaning - definition. (2) Planning - contemplating - thinking - considering - the ability to discern - a virtue, knowledge.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
cintā (चिंता).—f (S) Care, concern, anxiety, solicitude. 2 S Thinking, considering, pondering &c. See cintana. cintā vāhaṇēṃ g. of o. To take thought of or about; to care for. cintā nāhīṃ It is of no importance; it does not matter.
cintā (चिंता).—f Care, anxiety; thinking. cintā nāhīṃ It does not matter. cintā vāhaṇēṃ To care for.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Cintā (चिन्ता).—[cint-bhāve a]
1) Thinking, thought.
2) Sad or sorrowful thought, care, anxiety; चिन्ताजडं दर्शनम् (cintājaḍaṃ darśanam) Ś.4.5; so वीतचिन्तः (vītacintaḥ) 12.
3) Reflection, consideration; किं पुनश्चिन्तायाः प्रयोजनम् (kiṃ punaścintāyāḥ prayojanam) ŚB. on MS.4.1.25.
4) (In Rhet.) Anxiety, considered as one of the 33 subordinate feelings; ध्यानं चिन्ता हितानाप्तेः शून्यताश्वासतापकृत् (dhyānaṃ cintā hitānāpteḥ śūnyatāśvāsatāpakṛt) S. D.21.
Cintā (चिन्ता).—f.
(-ntā) Reflexion, consideration, recollection. E. citi to reflect, affixes aṅ and ṭāp.
Cintā (चिन्ता).—[cint + ā], f. 1. Thinking, Bhāṣāp. 65. 2. Thought, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 11. 3. Care, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 226.
Cintā (चिन्ता).—[feminine] thought, consideration, reflection, care or sorrow about ([genetive], [locative], or upari).
1) Cintā (चिन्ता):—[from cint] f. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 105]), thought, care, anxiety, anxious thought about ([genitive case] [locative case], upari, or in [compound]), [Manu-smṛti xii, 31; Yājñavalkya i, 98; Mahābhārata] etc. (tayā [instrumental case] ‘by mere thinking of’ [Viṣṇu-purāṇa i, 13, 50])
2) [v.s. ...] consideration, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha xii f.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman, [Rājataraṅgiṇī viii, 3453.]
Cintā (चिन्ता):—(ntā) 1. f. Reflection, thought.
Cinta (चिन्त):—m. angeblich = cintā [?1. Loiseleur Deslongchamps zu Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 29.]
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Cintā (चिन्ता):—(wie eben) f. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 105.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 192.] in Verbindung mit kar gaṇa sākṣādādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 4, 74.]
1) Gedanken, insbes. trübe Gedanken, Sorgen; Sorge um, das Denken an, das Nachdenken über; Beachtung [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 29.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 130.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 320.] cintā bahutarī tṛṇāt Gedanken sind zahlreicher als Gras [Mahābhārata 3, 17345.] mahatīha cintā [Pañcatantra I, 226.] tasyaivaṃ bruvataścintā babhūva [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 2, 19. 64, 17.] tasya cintā samutpannā [Pañcatantra 6, 6.] iti māmāviśaccintā śalyāpakarṣaṇe [Daśaratha’s Tod 1, 44.] cintayāviṣṭaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 55, 8.] cintāṃ prapatsyate [8, 17.] cintāmāpedire parām [4, 53, 5.] [Harivaṃśa 8830.] cintāmabhyapadyata [Daśaratha’s Tod 1, 1.] cintāmupeyivān [Nalopākhyāna 10, 9.] cintāṃ dīrghatamāṃ prāptaḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 5, 44.] cintāmaparimeyāṃ ca pralayāntāmupāśritāḥ [Bhagavadgītā 16, 11.] cintāmabhyāgamat [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 4, 20.] cintāṃ prapanno babhūva [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 16, 9.] cintāpanna [24, 11.] ataścintā putra kāryātra na tvayā du brauchst dir keine Gedanken zu machen [Kathāsaritsāgara 4, 10.] (tasya) kṛte cintāṃ ca mā kṛthāḥ [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 167.] cintāmutpādayanti me [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 7, 31.] na kāmapi cintāmasmākaṃ karoti [Pañcatantra 157, 6.] cintācakramārūḍhastiṣṭhati [235, 14.] cintāsāgaramadhyastha [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 44.] cintābhāranatakaṃdhara [Dhūrtasamāgama 72, 8.] cintā me putra yadbhāryā sadṛśī nāsti te kvacit [Kathāsaritsāgara 3, 57.] asyāmahaṃ tvayi ca saṃprati vītacintaḥ [Śākuntala 88.] kiṃ tava mamopari cintayā [Pañcatantra 94, 12.] kuṭumbabhārasya cintābhiḥ [V, 4.] ghṛtalavaṇatailataṇḍulavastrendhanacintā 5. rāṣṭra [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 715.] śarīra [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 98.] yajñakarma [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 11] in der Unterschr. bhartṛ das Denken an [5, 57, 11.] ātma [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 31.] gurulāghava [Suśruta 1, 239, 15.] teṣāṃ hi cinteyaṃ parikīrtitā bei denen muss man dieses beachten [18.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers [Rājataraṅgiṇī 8, 3453.]
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Cintā (चिन्ता):—Betrachtung [SARVADARŚANAS. 122, 11. fg. 136, 15.]
Cintā (चिन्ता):—f. —
1) Gedanke an , das Nachdenken über , Betrachtung , Sorge um (Loc. oder im Comp. vorangehend). cintayā in Folge blossen Gedenkens [Viṣṇupurāṇa 1,1350.] —
2) trübe Gedanken , Sorgen in Betreff von (Gen. , Loc. oder upari). —
3) Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers.
Cinta (चिन्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ciṃta, Ciṃtā.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Ciṃtā (चिंता) [Also spelled chinta]:—(nf) worry, concern; anxiety; care; ~[janaka] causing anxiety/concern; ~[dhārā] ideology; ~[magna] engrossed in worry/anxiety; worried; musing; ~[mukta] free of worry/anxiety; ~[rahita] carefree, having no worry; ~[śīla] given to worrying, ever worried; —[khāye jānā/māre ḍālanā]worry to be eating up, worry to be taking its toll; —[meṃ ḍūbanā/—utarānā] to be engrossed in constant worry; —[citā samāna] grief is the canker of heart, care killed the cat.
2) Cīṃṭā (चींटा) [Also spelled chinta]:—(nm) a big black ant.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Ciṃta (चिंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Cinta.
2) Ciṃtā (चिंता) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Cintā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Tamil dictionary
Ciṇṭā (சிண்டா) noun < சிண்டு¹. [sindu¹.] See சிண்டு¹. [sindu¹.] Local usage
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Cimṭā (சிம்டா) noun See சிமிட்டா. [simitta.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Cintā (चिन्ता):—n. 1. anxiety; worry; concern; 2. thought; reflection; 3. a rite of drumming by the witch-doctor for exorcism; 4. poetics. a mood;
Cimṭā (चिम्टा):—n. tongs; pincers;
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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Starts with (+17): Cinta Sutta, Cinta-maya-panna, Cintabahula, Cintabala, Cintabhara, Cintacamatti, Cintaceshta, Cintakarin, Cintakarman, Cintakavi, Cintakritya, Cintakula, Cintamani, Cintamauna, Cintamaya, Cintamayi, Cintanurodhi, Cintapara, Cintaparita, Cintapura.
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