Catuhsamudra, Catuḥsamudra: 6 definitions
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Catuhsamudra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Chatuhsamudra.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationCatuḥsamudra (चतुःसमुद्र) refers to the “four oceans”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] The clouds Puṣkara and others constituted the gem-studded banners of glowing colours. The four oceans (catuḥsamudra) are remembered as the bullocks of the chariot [samudrāstasya catvāro rathakaṃbalinassmṛtāḥ]. Gaṅgā and other rivers shining in excellent female forms and decorated in all ornaments held the Cāmaras in their hands. Taking up their places in the different parts of the chariot, they brightened it up. The seven courses of the wind Āvaha etc. constituted the excellent steps of gold leading the chariot. [...]”
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryCatussamudra (चतुस्समुद्र).—m pl S See samudracatuṣṭaya.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCatuḥsamudra (चतुःसमुद्र).—1. (°—) the four seas.*
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Catuḥsamudra (चतुःसमुद्र).—2. [feminine] ī containing the four seas or surrounded by them.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Catuḥsamudra (चतुःसमुद्र):—[=catuḥ-samudra] [from catuḥ > catasṛ] mf(ī)n. (cat) having 4 seas, [Ṛg-veda x, 47, 2]
2) [v.s. ...] surrounded by 4 seas (the earth), [Bālarāmāyaṇa x, 66; Kathāsaritsāgara lxix, 181.]
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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.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 14 - The Greatness of Catussamudra < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 100d - Yātrā Parikrama (pilgrimages) (4): Bath and Darśana of 14 Liṅgas < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 97 - Holy Spots in Vārāṇasī < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.47.2 < [Sukta 47]