Catuhkala, Catuḥkalā, Catuṣkalā, Catuṣkala, Catuḥkala, Catushkala, Catush-kala: 7 definitions
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Catuhkala means something in 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.
The Sanskrit terms Catuṣkalā and Catuṣkala can be transliterated into English as Catuskala or Catushkala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chatuhkala.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramCatuṣkala (चतुष्कल) refers to the “group of four” (sacred seats within the triangular Yoni), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The energy you are, (O goddess) is the god Time who abides perpetually on the plane of the (ultimate) goal. Kula is Śrīnāthabhairava who is in the midst of the (the lunar energies of the Goddess’s) fertile period. The sixteen (lunar) energies dissolve away there into the sequence of the twelve (solar energies). The twelve dissolve away into the Merumaṇḍala in seven (parts). (These) seven dissolve away with the six (parts of the Krama) and with the six into the group of four (catuṣkala) (sacred seats within the triangular Yoni). The four are there where the two parts (that is, Śiva and Śakti) are. The two parts dissolve away there where (the energy of the Transmental symbolized as) the digit of the New Moon resides”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchCatuḥkalā (चतुःकला) refers to the “time of four Kalās” (corresponding to 1400 Śvāsas—breaths), according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] By means of an absorption for two Kalās, with the moving about of Kuṇḍalinī, there arises in a flash a single trembling of [the Yogin's] mind. By means of an absorption of four Kalās (catuḥkalā), his sleep ceases. In his heart, the Yogin observes a point of fiery light like a spark. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCatuḥkala (चतुःकल).—(?) , see prec.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCatuṣkala (चतुष्कल):—[=catuṣ-kala] [from catuṣ > catasṛ] mfn. having 4 marks (on the thumb denoting the proficiency in the 4 Vedas) ([varia lectio] -kṛṣṇa).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Catuṣkāla (चतुष्काल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cāukāla.
[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 corpusCatuṣkāla (ಚತುಷ್ಕಾಲ):—[noun] (pl. with ಗಳು [galu]) (mus.) the four successive tempos, the second, third, and fouth ones running at twice the speed of its previous one.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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