Caturangula, Catu-angula, Catur-angula, Caturamgula, Caturaṅgula: 15 definitions
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Caturangula means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturangula.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल) refers to a measure of “four aṅgulas”, according to Śrīpati’s Siddhāntaśekhara verse 19.19-20.—Accordingly, “A vessel, resembling half a pot in shape (i.e. hemispherical), made of ten palas of copper, six aṅgulas in height and twice the same in the diameter of the mouth, which can be filled with sixty palas of water, is the Ghaṭī-yantra. It should be pierced beforehand by a four aṅgulas [i.e., caturaṅgula] long gold needle that has been made of three and one-third māṣas [of gold]. Then it fills with water [and sinks] in one ghaṭikā (=nāḍikā)”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल) refers to a “measure of four fingers”—a technical term used in certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, such as changing a plant into a creeper, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल) refers to “Cathartocarpus fistula” (whose odor is said to resemble certain elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 8, “on marks of character”]: “2. One that is beautiful, has an odor like the white water lily, sandalwood, Alstonia scholaris, orange tree, lotus, or Cathartocarpus fistula [=caturaṅgula], whose face beams, who always retains the interest (spirit, excitement) of a kalabha (young elephant), who has a cry like a koil, he is to be honored as having the character of a god”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल) refers to “(an image) measuring four aṅgulas” (suitable for an offering ceremony), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] A three-headed Nāga should be made of wax measuring four aṅgulas [e.g. caturaṅgula]. One should scatter parched grain and mustard seeds. It should be covered with gold. Having placed white cloths on its top, it should be enchanted a thousand times. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
caturaṅgula : (adj.) measuring four inches.
Caturaṅgula (adj.) measuring 4 fingers, 4 fingers broad or wide, Vin. I, 46; S. II, 178; J. VI, 534; Th. 1, 1137; Vism. 124.
caturaṅgula (စတုရင်္ဂုလ) [(na) (န)]—
[catu+aṅgula]
[စတု+အင်္ဂုလ]
[Pali to Burmese]
caturaṅgula—
(Burmese text): (၁) လက်၄-သစ်။ (တိ) (၂) လက် ၄-သစ်ရှိသော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Four new hands. (2) Having four new hands.
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
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल).—
1) the four fingers of the hand.
2) four fingers broad.
Derivable forms: caturaṅgulam (चतुरङ्गुलम्).
Caturaṅgula is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and aṅgula (अङ्गुल).
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lī-laṃ) Four fingers, (long, &c.) m.
(-laḥ) A kind of Cassia. (Cassia fistula.) E. catur four, and aṅgulī a finger; the leaves being four fingers in length.
1) Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल):—[=catur-aṅgula] [from catur > catasṛ] n. 4 fingers of the hand (without the thumb), [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra xvii, 10, 6 f.]; 4 fingers broad, 4 inches, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa x, 2, 2, 4; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Kauśika-sūtra 26]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Cathartocarpus fistula, [Caraka vii, 8; Suśruta i, iv]
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल):—[catura-ṅgula] (laḥ) 1. m. A kind of Cassia.
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल):—
1) n. oxyt. a) die vier Finger der Hand (ohne Daumen) [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 17, 10, 6. 7.] — b) vier Fingerbreiten, vier Zoll [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 2. 2, 4.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 16, 8, 20.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 26.] —
2) m. Cathartocarpus fistula Pers. (benannt nach der Form der Schoten) [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 4.] [Ratnamālā 21.] [Suśruta 1, 144, 18. 167, 10. 2, 206, 20.]
Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल):——
1) n. — a) die vier Finger der Hand (ohne Daumen). — b) vier Fingerbreiten , — Zoll. —
2) m. Cathartocarpus Fistula [Rājan 9,44.] [Carakasaṃhitā 7,8.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Caturaṃgula (ಚತುರಂಗುಲ):—
1) [noun] a distance or measure of four inches.
2) [noun] the tree Cassia fistula (= Carthartocarpus fistula) of Caesalpiniaceae family, with yellow flowers and long round legumes; Indian laburnum.
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Caturaṃguḷa (ಚತುರಂಗುಳ):—[noun] = ಚತುರಂಗುಲ [caturamgula].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Ngula, Catura, Angula, Catur.
Starts with (+0): Caturangulabahala, Caturanguladhika, Caturanguladhikaloma, Caturanguladhikapuppha, Caturangulamatta, Caturangulamattakala, Caturangulapacchima, Caturangulapadaka, Caturangulaparyavanaddha, Caturangulappadesa, Caturangulappamana, Caturangulappamanaghanakesa, Caturangulapuppha, Caturangulavitthara, Caturangulavitthata, Caturangulika, Caturangulomaka, Caturangulopari, Caturangulubbedha.
Full-text (+0): Caturangulika, Anguladvangulacaturangulamatta, Caturanguladhika, Vidatthicaturangula, Caturangulappadesa, Caturangulopari, Caturangulubbedha, Caturangulabahala, Caturangulapacchima, Caturangulapadaka, Caturangulavitthara, Caturangulomaka, Caturangulapuppha, Caturangulamatta, Caturangulavitthata, Caturangulappamana, Caturangulaparyavanaddha, Cathartocarpus fistula, Atthangula, Alingin.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 8 - The Pharmaceutics of the Purging Cassia (caturangula-kalpa) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) — Section on Pharmaceutics]
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Verse 82.6 < [Anuccheda 82]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Therapeutics and Rejuvenation Therapy < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
Bhela and Bhela Saṃhitā < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 10 - Looking in the manner of the elephant, etc. < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
Emptiness 10: Emptiness of dharmas without beginning (anagraśūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Part 9 - Imitating the bearing of the Buddha < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)