Caturam, Cāturam: 2 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
1) Caturam (चतुरम्):—[from catura > catasṛ] a ind. ([gana] śarad-ādi) cf. ā-, upa-.
2) [from catura] b ind. quickly, [Kathāsaritsāgara ci, 96; Rājataraṅgiṇī iii, 188.]
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.
Tamil dictionary
Caturam (சதுரம்) noun probably from catur-aśra. [Malayalam: caturam.]
1. Square; நேர்கோணமுள்ளதும் அள வொத்த நான்கு எல்லைவரம்புடையதுமான உருவம். வட்டமுஞ் சதுரமும் [nerkonamullathum ala votha nanku ellaivarambudaiyathumana uruvam. vattamugn sathuramum] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 42, 29).
2. Square spurge. See சதுரக்கள்ளி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sathurakkalli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
3. (Nāṭya.) Hand-pose in dancing with the little finger raised back, the thumb closed in and the other three fingers bent, one of 33 iṇaiyā-viṉaikkai, q.v.; சிறுவிரல் பின்பாகநிமிரப் பெரு விரல் அகம்வர மற்றை மூவிரல்களும் தம்முட்சேர்ந்து இறைஞ்சிநிற்கும் இணையாவினைக்கை. [siruviral pinpaganimirap peru viral agamvara marrai muviralkalum thammudsernthu irainchinirkum inaiyavinaikkai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 18, உரை. [urai.])
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Caturam (சதுரம்) noun < catura.
1. Dexterity, cleverness, ability; சாமர்த்தியம். [samarthiyam.]
2. Sagacity, discretion, wisdom; விவேகம். சதுரப் பெரு மான் [vivegam. sathurap peru man] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 24, 3).
3. Decorum, polished manners; நாகரிகம். [nagarigam.] (W.)
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Cāturam (சாதுரம்) noun < சாதுரன். [sathuran.] Chariot; தேர். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி). [ther. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi).]
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Caturam (சதுரம்) noun < satvara. Quickness; விரைவு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [viraivu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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