Caturya, Cāturya: 15 definitions
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Caturya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Chaturya.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Cāturya (चातुर्य) refers to “skill”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness”).—Accordingly, as Menā said to the Sages: “[...] What an awful bridegroom has been secured by this wicked girl? The mountain and I, nay the whole family, has been made a laughing stock. He has neither a mother nor a father. He has no brother no kinsman. He has not even a fellow clansman. He has no beauty, no skill (cāturya), not even a house of His own! [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
cāturya (चातुर्य).—n (S) Shrewdness, sagacity, intelligence, ability.
cāturya (चातुर्य).—n Shrewdness, intelligence; sagacity.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Cāturya (चातुर्य).—[caturasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ]
1) Skill, cleverness, dexterity, shrewdness.
2) Loveliness, amiableness, beauty; भ्रूचातुर्य (bhrūcāturya) Bhartṛhari 1.3.
Derivable forms: cāturyam (चातुर्यम्).
Caturya (चतुर्य).—(?) , m. (= Sanskrit cāturya, nt.), cleverness, strategem, trick: in Mahāvastu iii.74.2 (prose) read with v.l. eṣo caturyo (Senart ca tujyo, see tujyo) kāryo. (Or read cāturyo ? Pali only cāturiya; in Vv.41.2 read with [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] ca turiyagaṇā, supported by commentary)
Cāturya (चातुर्य) or Cāturyya.—n.
(-ryaṃ) Dexterity, cleverness. E. catra and ṣyañ aff.
Cāturya (चातुर्य).—i. e. catura + ya, n. Charm, beauty, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 6, 13.
Cāturya (चातुर्य).—[neuter] ability, dexterity, grace.
1) Caturya (चतुर्य):—[from catasṛ] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] ryati (1st [future] ryitā [infinitive mood] ryitum), to wish for 4 [Pāṇini 8-2, 78], [vArttika] 1.
2) Cāturya (चातुर्य):—[from cātura] n. (= rī, [Siddhānta-kaumudī napuṃs. 4; Vopadeva iv]) dexterity, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha xiii, 134; Subhāṣitāvali]
3) [v.s. ...] amiableness, [Mahābhārata i, 3905; Rāmāyaṇa i, 6, 3; Bhartṛhari i, 3; Sāhitya-darpaṇa iii, 59/60.]
Cāturya (चातुर्य):—(ryyaṃ) 1. n. Dexterity.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Cāturya (चातुर्य) [Also spelled chatury]:—(nm) cleverness, ingeniousness, tact; dexterity.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Cāturya (ಚಾತುರ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] cleverness; deftness; dexterity; ingenuity.
2) [noun] pleasantness; agreeableness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Cāturya (चातुर्य):—n. 1. cleverness; adroitness; 2. beauty; attractiveness;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Caturyacintamani, Caturyaka, Caturyakala, Catuyama.
Full-text (+3): Shabdacaturya, Acaturya, Vyavaharacaturya, Sabhacaturya, Caturyacintamani, Kutacaturya, Shabdapanditya, Caturi, Caturyya, Caturyaka, Caturika, Chaturya, Caturiya, Caturatana, Chatury, Caturyakala, Dakshya, Tujyo, Caturiyam, Akshara.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Page 28 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 3]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.3.29 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhāva)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.6.85-86 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 2.3.112 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.5.59 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.5 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 7.8 < [Chapter 7 - Planets in Exaltation Mūlatrikoṇa]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)