Caturdhara: 4 definitions
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Caturdhara 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturdhara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Caturdhara (चतुर्धर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Śiva (Ṣaṇnavatiśrāddhanirṇaya). B. 3, 132.
2) Caturdhara (चतुर्धर):—a surname of Nīlakaṇṭha, son of Govinda (Vedāntakataka, etc.). Hall. p. 154.
3) Caturdhara (चतुर्धर):—Gaṇapatigītābhāṣya. Bhr. 658.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturdhara (चतुर्धर):—[=catur-dhara] [from catur > catasṛ] m. Name of a family or race.
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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: Dhara, Catur.
Starts with: Caturdhara-pratihara, Caturdharashiva.
Full-text: Ganapatigitabhashya, Caturdhara-pratihara, Mantrakashikhanda, Govinda suri, Nilakantha suri, Chau, Shannavatishraddhanirnaya, Shiva, Nilakantha, Mahabharata.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - Prevention of Sacrifice to Indra < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Philology and Public Religious Culture < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]
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