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Cira (adjective) [Vedic. cira, perhaps to °quei°e to rest, cf. Latin quies, civis; Gothic hveila; Old High German wīlon; English while] long (of time), usually in compounds and as adverb. Either ciraṃ (accusative) for a long time Snp 678, 730, 1029; Dhp 248; Khp VII 5; Ja II 110; IV 3; Pv II 3 33 or cirena (instrumental) after a long time Vin IV 86; As 239; or cirāya (dative) for long Dhp 342. cirassa (genitive) see cirassaṃ. — cirataraṃ (comparative) for a (comparatively) long time, rather long A III 58; Pv II 8 7 . cirāciraṃ continually Vin IV 261; Ja V 233. — acira not long (ago) lately, newly: °Arahattappatta S I 196; °pabbajita S I 185; °parinibbute Bhagavati shortly after the death of the Bhagavant D I 204, etc.; Snp page 59. -kālaṃ (adverb) a long time frequent e.g. Pv-a 19, 45, 60, 109; -ṭ -ṭhitika perpetual, lasting long A IV 339 (opposite pariyāpajjati); Vv 80 1 ; Pp 32, 33; Vism 37, 175; Sv I 3; -dikkhita (not °dakkhita) having long since been initiated S I 226 = Ja V 138 (= cirapabbajita); -nivāsin dwelling (there) for a long time S II 227; {241} -paṭika [cf. Sanskrit ciraṃ prati] long since, adjective constructed in conformity with the subject Vin I 33; D II 270 = S III 120; -pabbajita having long since become a wanderer A III 114; Snp page 92; Sv I 143; -p -pavāsin (adjective) long absent Dhp 219 (= cirappavuttha Dhp-a III 293); -rattaṃ (adverb) for a long time Snp 665, 670; Ja IV 371; and °rattāya the same Ja II 340; Pv I 9 4 .
a long time; delay
【形】 持久的。~kālaṃ,【副】 長久。~ṭṭhitika,【形】 持久的，永久的。~taraṃ,【副】 更長久。~nivāsī,【形】 長久居民。~pabbajita, ~dikkhita,【形】 出家長久的。~ppavāsī,【形】 離家長久的人。~rattaṃ,【副】 長久。~rattāya,【副】 有很長的一段時間，以長久地。
cira a. [ ci-rak ] Long, lasting a long time, existing from a long time, old; ciravirahaH cirakAlaH ciramitraM &c. — raM A long time. Note .-The singular of any of the oblique cases of cira may be used adverbially in the sense of ‘long’, ‘for a long time,’ ‘after a long time,’ ‘long since,’ ‘at last,’ ‘finally;’ na ciraM parvate vaset Ms. 4. 60 ; tataH prajAnAM ciramAtmanA DftAM R. 3. 35 , 62 ; Amaru. 79 ; kiyaccireRAryaputraH pratipattiM dAsyati Ś. 6 ; R. 5. 64 ; prItAsmi te sOmya cirAya jIva R. 14. 59 ; Ku. 5. 47 ; Amaru. 3 ; cirAtsutasparSarasajYatAM yayO R. 3. 26 ; 11. 63 , 12. 87 ; cirasya vAcyaM na gataH prajApatiH Ś. 5. 15 ; cire kuryAt Śat. Br. Comp. — Ayus a. long-lived. ( — m. ) a god. — AroDaH ( pb ) a protracted siege, blockade. — utTa a. existing for a long time. — kAra , — kArika, -kArin, -kriya a. acting slowly, delaying, tarrying, dilatory. — kAlaH a long time. — kAlika, -kAlIna a. 1 of long standing, old, long-continued. 2 chronic (as a disease). — jAta a. born long ago, old. — jIvin a. long-lived ( — m. ) 1 an epithet of seven persons who are considered to be ‘deathless’; aSvatTAmA balirvyAso hanumAMSca biBIzaRaH . kfpaH paraSurAmaSca saptEte cirajIvinaH .. . 2 N. of Viṣṇu. 3 a crow. 4 N. of two plants jIvaka &c. SAlmali . — pAkin a. ripening late. — puzpaH the Bakula tree. — mitraM an old friend. — mehin m. an ass. — rAtraM a period of many nights, a long time. °uzita a. having lodged for a long time. — viprozita a. long banished, a long sojourner. — sUtA , — sUtikA a cow that has borne many calves. — sevakaH an old servant. — sTa , sTAyin, -sTita a. lasting, long, enduring, continuing; durable.
(adj, adj, in comps) (of time) long lasting long