Caturya, Cāturya: 12 definitions
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Introduction:
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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycāturya (चातुर्य).—n (S) Shrewdness, sagacity, intelligence, ability.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcāturya (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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCāturya (चातुर्य).—[caturasya bhāvaḥ ṣyañ]
1) Skill, cleverness, dexterity, shrewdness.
2) Loveliness, amiableness, beauty; भ्रूचातुर्य (bhrūcāturya) Bh.1.3.
Derivable forms: cāturyam (चातुर्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCaturya (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)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāturya (चातुर्य) or Cāturyya.—n.
(-ryaṃ) Dexterity, cleverness. E. catra and ṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāturya (चातुर्य).—i. e. catura + ya, n. Charm, beauty, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 6, 13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāturya (चातुर्य).—[neuter] ability, dexterity, grace.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCāturya (चातुर्य):—(ryyaṃ) 1. n. Dexterity.
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCāturya (चातुर्य):—n. —
1) Geschicklichkeit , Gewandtheit. —
2) Liebreiz.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Caturyacintamani, Caturyaka, Caturyakala, Catuyama.
Ends with: Acaturya, Sabhacaturya, Shabdacaturya, Vakacaturya, Vakcaturya, Vyavaharacaturya.
Full-text: Shabdacaturya, Caturyacintamani, Shabdapanditya, Caturyaka, Caturyya, Caturika, Sabhacaturya, Chatury, Caturyakala, Tujyo, Dakshya, Akshara, Abadha, Cintamani, Catura.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.59 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.3.26 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]
Verse 2.3.112 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛtam (by Śrīla Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura)