Catuhshata, Catuḥśata: 4 definitions
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Catuhshata 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 term Catuḥśata can be transliterated into English as Catuhsata or Catuhshata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chatuhshata.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCatuḥśata (चतुःशत).—[neuter] 104 or 400.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Catuḥśata (चतुःशत):—[=catuḥ-śata] [from catuḥ > catasṛ] n. (cat) 104 [Ṛg-veda viii, 55, 3; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Lāṭyāyana; 400; Rāmāyaṇa vii, 23, 19; Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 1, 31]
2) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. 400 [Chāndogya-upaniṣad iv, 4, 5]
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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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Partial matches: Catuh, Shata.
Starts with: Catuhshataka, Catuhshatatama.
Full-text: Catuhshatatama, Catuhshati, Ativriddha, Karvata, Nalva, Parinaha, Kharvata.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)