Caturgati, Catur-gati: 8 definitions
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Caturgati means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturgati.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsCaturgati (चतुर्गति) refers to the “four states of existence”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Pitiable living beings roam about perpetually in the ocean of life which is a great whirlpool having four states of existence (caturgati-mahāvarta) [and] inflamed by the hell-fire of suffering. Embodied souls, living in immovable and movable bodies, are born [and] die constrained by the chains of their own actions”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaturgati (चतुर्गति).—
1) the Supreme Soul.
2) a tortoise.
Derivable forms: caturgatiḥ (चतुर्गतिः).
Caturgati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and gati (गति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturgati (चतुर्गति).—m.
(-tiḥ) A tortoise. E. catur four (feet), and gati motion; a quadruped.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caturgati (चतुर्गति):—[=catur-gati] [from catur > catasṛ] mfn. having 4 kinds of going, [Rāmāyaṇa [Bombay edition] v, 35, 19]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘going on 4 feet’, a tortoise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturgati (चतुर्गति):—[catur-gati] (tiḥ) 2. m. A tortoise.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaturgati (ಚತುರ್ಗತಿ):—[noun] (jain.) the four different lives of beings godhood, manhood, the state of being an animal and the life in hell expiating for one’s sins.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Caturkkati, Catur, Mahavarta, Gati.
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