चेष्ट्

{ cēṣṭ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

चेष्ट्    cl. 1. चे॑ष्टति, °ते (inf °टितुम्) to move the limbs, move, stir, [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.]; [Śak.];

to make effort, exert one's self, struggle, strive, be active, [AV. xi, 4, 23 f.]; [ŚBr. iii]; [Lāṭy.]; [Kauś.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.];

to be busy or occupied with ( acc.);

to act, do, perform, care for, [Gobh. i, 6, 19]; [MBh.]; [R.]; [Śak.]; [Rājat. iii, 493];

to prepare, [ŚBr. xiv, 9, 4, 18] ( ind.p. चेष्टित्वा॑) :

Caus. टयति, °ते ( aor. अचिचेष्टत् [ [Bhaṭṭ. xv, 60]] or अचच्°, [Pāṇ. 7-4, 96]) to cause to move, set in motion, impel, drive, [ŚāṅkhŚr. viii, 9, 3]; [Mn. xii, 15]; [MBh.]; [R.]; [Suśr. iv, 32, 17.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

चेष्ट् [cēṣṭ]   1 Ā. (चेष्टते, चेष्टित)
   To move about, stir, be active, show signs of life; यदा स देवो जागर्ति तदेदं चेष्टते जगत् [Ms.1.52;] [Māl.8.8;] [Ś.6.27.]
   To make effort, endeavour, exert oneself, struggle.
   To perform, do (anything).
   To frequent.
   To behave, act. With वि
   to stir, move, be in motion, move about.
   to act, behave.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WordNet

   See : प्रचर्, निरम्, व्यापृ, अङ्गविक्षेपं कृ