The Sanskrit term Citreśa can be transliterated into English as Citresa or Citresha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chitresha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Citreśa (चित्रेश).—the moon.

Derivable forms: citreśaḥ (चित्रेशः).

Citreśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citrā and īśa (ईश).

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

Citreśa (चित्रेश).—m.

(-śaḥ) The moon. E. citra the star, and īśa lord.

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

Citreśa (चित्रेश):—[from citra > cit] m. ‘lord of Citrā’, the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Citreśa (चित्रेश):—(śaḥ) 1. m. The moon.

[Sanskrit to German]

Citresha 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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Partial matches: Isha, Citra.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Citresha, Citreśa, Citra-isha, Citrā-īśa, Citresa, Citra-isa; (plurals include: Citreshas, Citreśas, ishas, īśas, Citresas, isas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 142 - Greatness of Citreśvara (Citra-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]

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