चलाचल

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

চলাচল (Assamese script)
ᬘᬮᬵᬘᬮ (Balinese script)
চলাচল (Bengali script)
𑰓𑰩𑰯𑰓𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀘𑀮𑀸𑀘𑀮 (Brahmi script)
စလာစလ (Burmese script)
ચલાચલ (Gujarati script)
ਚਲਾਚਲ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌚𑌲 (Grantha script)
ꦕꦭꦴꦕꦭ (Javanese script)
𑂒𑂪𑂰𑂒𑂪 (Kaithi script)
ಚಲಾಚಲ (Kannada script)
ចលាចល (Khmer script)
ຈລາຈລ (Lao script)
ചലാചല (Malayalam script)
ᢜᠠᠯᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢜᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘓𑘩𑘰𑘓𑘩 (Modi script)
ᢋᠠᠯᠠᢗᢋᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦳𑧉𑧑𑦳𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
𑐔𑐮𑐵𑐔𑐮 (Newa script)
ଚଲାଚଲ (Odia script)
ꢗꢭꢵꢗꢭ (Saurashtra script)
𑆖𑆬𑆳𑆖𑆬 (Sharada script)
𑖓𑖩𑖯𑖓𑖩 (Siddham script)
චලාචල (Sinhalese script)
𑩡𑩽𑩛𑩡𑩽 (Soyombo script)
𑚏𑚥𑚭𑚏𑚥 (Takri script)
சலாசல (Tamil script)
చలాచల (Telugu script)
จลาจล (Thai script)
ཙ་ལཱ་ཙ་ལ (Tibetan script)
𑒔𑒪𑒰𑒔𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
𑨣𑨬𑨊𑨣𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

A reduplicative formation from the root चल् (cal, “to move”).^[1]^[2] See also चराचर (carācará, “movable, mobile”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.lɑː.t͡ɕɐ.lɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.l̪ɑː.t͡ɕɐ.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

च॒ला॒च॒ल • (calācalá) stem^[3]^[4]

moving to and fro, movable, tremulous, unfixed, loose
unsteady, changeable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of च॒ला॒च॒ल
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	च॒ला॒च॒लः (calācaláḥ)	च॒ला॒च॒लौ (calācaláu) च॒ला॒च॒ला¹ (calācalā́¹)	च॒ला॒च॒लाः (calācalā́ḥ) च॒ला॒च॒लासः॑¹ (calācalā́saḥ¹)
accusative	च॒ला॒च॒लम् (calācalám)	च॒ला॒च॒लौ (calācaláu) च॒ला॒च॒ला¹ (calācalā́¹)	च॒ला॒च॒लान् (calācalā́n)
instrumental	च॒ला॒च॒लेन॑ (calācaléna)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लैः (calācaláiḥ) च॒ला॒च॒लेभिः॑¹ (calācalébhiḥ¹)
dative	च॒ला॒च॒लाय॑ (calācalā́ya)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लेभ्यः॑ (calācalébhyaḥ)
ablative	च॒ला॒च॒लात् (calācalā́t)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लेभ्यः॑ (calācalébhyaḥ)
genitive	च॒ला॒च॒लस्य॑ (calācalásya)	च॒ला॒च॒लयोः॑ (calācaláyoḥ)	च॒ला॒च॒लाना॑म् (calācalā́nām)
locative	च॒ला॒च॒ले (calācalé)	च॒ला॒च॒लयोः॑ (calācaláyoḥ)	च॒ला॒च॒लेषु॑ (calācaléṣu)
vocative	चला॑चल (cálācala)	चला॑चलौ (cálācalau) चला॑चला¹ (cálācalā¹)	चला॑चलाः (cálācalāḥ) चला॑चलासः¹ (cálācalāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of च॒ला॒च॒ला
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	च॒ला॒च॒ला (calācalā́)	च॒ला॒च॒ले (calācalé)	च॒ला॒च॒लाः (calācalā́ḥ)
accusative	च॒ला॒च॒लाम् (calācalā́m)	च॒ला॒च॒ले (calācalé)	च॒ला॒च॒लाः (calācalā́ḥ)
instrumental	च॒ला॒च॒लया॑ (calācaláyā) च॒ला॒च॒ला¹ (calācalā́¹)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभिः॑ (calācalā́bhiḥ)
dative	च॒ला॒च॒लायै॑ (calācalā́yai)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्यः॑ (calācalā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	च॒ला॒च॒लायाः॑ (calācalā́yāḥ) च॒ला॒च॒लायै॑² (calācalā́yai²)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्यः॑ (calācalā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	च॒ला॒च॒लायाः॑ (calācalā́yāḥ) च॒ला॒च॒लायै॑² (calācalā́yai²)	च॒ला॒च॒लयोः॑ (calācaláyoḥ)	च॒ला॒च॒लाना॑म् (calācalā́nām)
locative	च॒ला॒च॒लाया॑म् (calācalā́yām)	च॒ला॒च॒लयोः॑ (calācaláyoḥ)	च॒ला॒च॒लासु॑ (calācalā́su)
vocative	चला॑चले (cálācale)	चला॑चले (cálācale)	चला॑चलाः (cálācalāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of च॒ला॒च॒ल
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	च॒ला॒च॒लम् (calācalám)	च॒ला॒च॒ले (calācalé)	च॒ला॒च॒लानि॑ (calācalā́ni) च॒ला॒च॒ला¹ (calācalā́¹)
accusative	च॒ला॒च॒लम् (calācalám)	च॒ला॒च॒ले (calācalé)	च॒ला॒च॒लानि॑ (calācalā́ni) च॒ला॒च॒ला¹ (calācalā́¹)
instrumental	च॒ला॒च॒लेन॑ (calācaléna)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लैः (calācaláiḥ) च॒ला॒च॒लेभिः॑¹ (calācalébhiḥ¹)
dative	च॒ला॒च॒लाय॑ (calācalā́ya)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लेभ्यः॑ (calācalébhyaḥ)
ablative	च॒ला॒च॒लात् (calācalā́t)	च॒ला॒च॒लाभ्या॑म् (calācalā́bhyām)	च॒ला॒च॒लेभ्यः॑ (calācalébhyaḥ)
genitive	च॒ला॒च॒लस्य॑ (calācalásya)	च॒ला॒च॒लयोः॑ (calācaláyoḥ)	च॒ला॒च॒लाना॑म् (calācalā́nām)
locative	च॒ला॒च॒ले (calācalé)	च॒ला॒च॒लयोः॑ (calācaláyoḥ)	च॒ला॒च॒लेषु॑ (calācaléṣu)
vocative	चला॑चल (cálācala)	चला॑चले (cálācale)	चला॑चलानि (cálācalāni) चला॑चला¹ (cálācalā¹)

¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Compound of चल (cala, “moving”) +‎ अचल (acala, “immovable”). See also चराचर (carācara, “movable and immovable”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.l̪ɑː.t͡ɕɐ.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

चलाचल • (calācala) stem^[3]

movable and immovable, locomotive and stationary (W.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चलाचल
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चलाचलः (calācalaḥ)	चलाचलौ (calācalau)	चलाचलाः (calācalāḥ)
accusative	चलाचलम् (calācalam)	चलाचलौ (calācalau)	चलाचलान् (calācalān)
instrumental	चलाचलेन (calācalena)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलैः (calācalaiḥ)
dative	चलाचलाय (calācalāya)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलेभ्यः (calācalebhyaḥ)
ablative	चलाचलात् (calācalāt)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलेभ्यः (calācalebhyaḥ)
genitive	चलाचलस्य (calācalasya)	चलाचलयोः (calācalayoḥ)	चलाचलानाम् (calācalānām)
locative	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचलयोः (calācalayoḥ)	चलाचलेषु (calācaleṣu)
vocative	चलाचल (calācala)	चलाचलौ (calācalau)	चलाचलाः (calācalāḥ)

Feminine ā-stem declension of चलाचला
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चलाचला (calācalā)	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचलाः (calācalāḥ)
accusative	चलाचलाम् (calācalām)	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचलाः (calācalāḥ)
instrumental	चलाचलया (calācalayā)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलाभिः (calācalābhiḥ)
dative	चलाचलायै (calācalāyai)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलाभ्यः (calācalābhyaḥ)
ablative	चलाचलायाः (calācalāyāḥ)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलाभ्यः (calācalābhyaḥ)
genitive	चलाचलायाः (calācalāyāḥ)	चलाचलयोः (calācalayoḥ)	चलाचलानाम् (calācalānām)
locative	चलाचलायाम् (calācalāyām)	चलाचलयोः (calācalayoḥ)	चलाचलासु (calācalāsu)
vocative	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचलाः (calācalāḥ)

Neuter a-stem declension of चलाचल
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चलाचलम् (calācalam)	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचलानि (calācalāni)
accusative	चलाचलम् (calācalam)	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचलानि (calācalāni)
instrumental	चलाचलेन (calācalena)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलैः (calācalaiḥ)
dative	चलाचलाय (calācalāya)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलेभ्यः (calācalebhyaḥ)
ablative	चलाचलात् (calācalāt)	चलाचलाभ्याम् (calācalābhyām)	चलाचलेभ्यः (calācalebhyaḥ)
genitive	चलाचलस्य (calācalasya)	चलाचलयोः (calācalayoḥ)	चलाचलानाम् (calācalānām)
locative	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचलयोः (calācalayoḥ)	चलाचलेषु (calācaleṣu)
vocative	चलाचल (calācala)	चलाचले (calācale)	चलाचलानि (calācalāni)

References

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “CAR^I”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 534
^ Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)‎^[2] (in German), Vol. II.1: Einleitung zur Wortlehre. Nominalkomposition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1905, 61a, page 147
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Monier Williams (1899), “चलाचल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 391, column 2.
^ Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “चलाचल”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “CAR^I”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 534

[2] Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)‎^[2] (in German), Vol. II.1: Einleitung zur Wortlehre. Nominalkomposition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1905, 61a, page 147

[MW-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Monier Williams (1899), “चलाचल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 391, column 2.

[4] Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “चलाचल”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press

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