Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrin.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

1) Citrin (चित्रिन्) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Citriṇī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Medinīcakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the medinīcakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Citrin] are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

2) Citrī (चित्री) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Citra forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vāyucakra.—The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Citrī] and Vīras are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Citrin (चित्रिन्) refers to “leprosy”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [after Sāgara taught the Nāga-vow mantra], “[...] O Bhagavān, if we do not send forth rain showers after three nights, then, O Bhagavān, we will have leprosy (citrī-bhava). We will have bodies of extremely bad smell. We will be adversary to the teaching of all Buddhas. Disappointing the Three Worlds, let there not be a downfall from a Nāga-womb for us. O Bhagavān, [if] there are other acts to be employed, we will be to his assistance everywhere”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Citrin (चित्रिन्).—a. (-ṇī f.) [चित्र्-णिनि (citr-ṇini); चित्र-अस्त्यर्थे इनि वा (citra-astyarthe ini vā)]

1) Wonderful.

2) Variegated.

3) Having variegated (black and gray) hair.

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

Citrin (चित्रिन्).—mfn. (-trī-triṇī-tri) 1. Variegated. 2. Wonderful. f. (-ṇī) One of the four kinds in which women are classed. E. citra, and ini aff. or citra-ṇini vā .

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

Citrin (चित्रिन्):—[from cit] mfn. having variegated (black and grey) hair, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā lxxvii, 4/5, 6]

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

Citrī (चित्री):—[from cit] ind. for tra.

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

Citrin (चित्रिन्):—[(trī-triṇī-tri) a. Idem.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Citrin (चित्रिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Citti.

[Sanskrit to German]

Citrin 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Citri (ಚಿತ್ರಿ):—[noun] one who draws or paints pictures.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Citribhava, Citrinca Lekha, Citrini.

Ends with: Vemacitrin.

Full-text: Citti, Citrikara, Cittikara, Vemacitrin, Citriga, Citrikrita, Citrika, Citrikarana, Citrini, Citrinca Lekha, Citrikaroti, Vemacitra, Ling, Citra, Vayucakra, Medinicakra.

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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 6 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]

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