प्रचेतस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From प्र- (pra-) + चेतस् (cetas), from √चित् (cit)

Pronunciation

Adjective

प्रचेतस् (pracetas)

  1. attentive, observant, mindful
  2. clever
  3. wise
    • c. 400 CE, Kālidāsa, Raghuvaṃśa 1.80:
      हविषे दीर्घसत्रस्य सा चेदानीं प्रचेतसः
      भुजङ्गपिहितद्वारं पातालमधितिष्ठति
      haviṣe dīrghasatrasya sā cedānīṃ pracetasaḥ.
      bhujaṅgapihitadvāraṃ pātālamadhitiṣṭhati
  4. happy, delighted

References

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