Caturhotri, Caturhotṛ, Catur-hotri: 1 definition
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Caturhotri 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 Caturhotṛ can be transliterated into English as Caturhotr or Caturhotri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturhotri.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caturhotṛ (चतुर्होतृ):—[=catur-hotṛ] [from catur > catasṛ] m. (cat) sg. or [plural] Name of a litany (recited at the new-moon and full-moon sacrifice), [Atharva-veda xi, 7, 19; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa v; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa ii; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra x; Lāṭyāyana]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (cf. -hotra) Name of Kṛṣṇa, [Harivaṃśa 10404] ([varia lectio] for -netṛ)
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: Hotri, Catur.
Starts with: Caturhotrika, Caturhotritva, Caturhotriya, Caturhotriyabrahmana, Caturhotriyaprayoga.
Full-text: Caturhotritva, Caturhotrika, Lalamavant, Caturhotra.
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Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda IV, adhyaya 6, brahmana 9 < [Fourth Kanda]