Caturthabhakta, Caturtha-bhakta: 2 definitions

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Caturthabhakta 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 Chaturthabhakta.

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[«previous next»] — Caturthabhakta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Caturthabhakta (चतुर्थभक्त).—n. eating only the fourth meal (leaving out three), i. e. eating only every second day, Mahābhārata 13, 5145; cf. bhaj.

Caturthabhakta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caturtha and bhakta (भक्त).

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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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