Caturhayana, Caturhāyana, Catur-hayana, Caturhāyaṇa: 4 definitions
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Caturhayana 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 Chaturhayana.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaturhāyana (चतुर्हायन) or Caturhāyaṇa (चतुर्हायण).—a. four years old; (the f. of this word ends in ā if it refers to an inanimate object, and in ī if it refers to an animal).
Caturhāyana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and hāyana (हायन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caturhāyaṇa (चतुर्हायण):—[=catur-hāyaṇa] [from catur > catasṛ] mf(ī)n. 4 years old (said of living beings), [Pāṇini 4-1, 27] (also, [Patañjali])
2) Caturhāyana (चतुर्हायन):—[=catur-hāyana] [from catur > catasṛ] mf(ā)n. ([gana] kṣubhnādi) = yaṇa (said of lifeless objects), [Pāṇini 4-1, 27; Patañjali]
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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: Hayana, Catur.
Full-text: Caturhayani.
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