Caturamsha, Caturaṃsa, Catur-amsa, Catur-amsha, Caturamsa, Caturaṃśa: 5 definitions
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Caturamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Caturaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Caturamsa or Caturamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturamsha.
In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsCaturaṃśa (चतुरंश) or Caturbhāga refers to “four-parts” (i.e., one-fourth) in Bhinna (“fractions”) and Bhāga (“unit fractions”), which refers to one of the twenty operations (logistics) of pāṭīgaṇita (“science of calculation which requires the use of writing material—the board”), according to Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta, a Sanskrit treatise on ancient Indian mathematics (gaṇita-śāstra) and astronomy from the 7th century.—In the Śulba, unit fractions are denoted by the use of a cardinal number with the term bhāga or aṃśa; thus pañcadaśa-bhāga (“fifteen-parts”) is equivalent to one-fifteenth, sapta-bhāga (“seven-parts”) is equivalent to one-seventh, and so on [e.g., caturaṃśa].
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarycaturaṃsa : (adj.) having four edges.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryCaturaṃsa (=caturassa, having four edges, four-edged Dhs. 617; PvA. 189 (read °sobhitāya);
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaturaṃśa (चतुरंश).—a fourth part.
Derivable forms: caturaṃśaḥ (चतुरंशः).
Caturaṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and aṃśa (अंश).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Caturaṃsā (चतुरंसा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cauraṃsā.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Amsha, Catur.
Starts with: Caturamshavant, Caturamshavat.
Full-text: Cauramsha, Caturamshavat, Caturassa, Caturbhaga, Assa.
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