Chanchal चंचल

Sanskrit name Chanchal (चंचल) is ancient Sanskrit word which literally means impatient or restless. Chanchal also refers to quick, mischievous and lively.

Mention of Chanchal is found in the Epic Mahabharata (महाभारत) where Chanchal refers to something unsteady, shaking, movable, quivering and flickering.
Chanchal is also found to be referred in Ganesh Puran (गणेश-पुराण) in which Chanchal is name of a monster.
Lexicographers like Hemchandra and Halayudh have also used Chanchal in their writings where Chanchal is used for lover, wing and libertine. Reference of this name is also found in Sir Monier-Williams dictionary with meanings like unsteady, inconstant and inconsiderate.