Caturaksha, Cāturakṣa: 7 definitions

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Caturaksha 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 Cāturakṣa can be transliterated into English as Caturaksa or Caturaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturaksha.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Caturaksha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cāturakṣa (चातुरक्ष).—[caturbhirakṣaurniṣpādyate aṇ] Four casts in playing at dice.

-kṣaḥ A small round pillow.

Derivable forms: cāturakṣam (चातुरक्षम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Cāturakṣa (चातुरक्ष).—(all mss. °akṣo; Senart em. Cāturanta), name of a disciple of Buddha: Mahāvastu i.182.18.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Caturakṣa (चतुरक्ष).—[feminine] ī four-eyed.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Caturakṣa (चतुरक्ष):—[=catur-akṣa] [from catur > catasṛ] mf(ī)n. four-eyed, [Ṛg-veda i, 31, 13; x, 14, 10f.; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā v; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii; Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa iii, 5; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) Cāturakṣa (चातुरक्ष):—[from cātura] ([from] cat) a cast of dice with 4 dots, [Harivaṃśa 6746.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Caturaksha in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Caturaksha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Caturākṣa (ಚತುರಾಕ್ಷ):—[noun] a man not having the power of sight; a blind man.

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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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