Catustrimsha, Catustriṃśa: 4 definitions

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Catustrimsha 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 Catustriṃśa can be transliterated into English as Catustrimsa or Catustrimsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chatustrimsha.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Catustriṃśa (चतुस्त्रिंश).—[feminine] ī the thirty-fourth.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Catustriṃśa (चतुस्त्रिंश):—[=catus-triṃśa] [from catus > catasṛ] mf(ī)n. the 34th (Prajā-pati, so called with regard to the other 33 gods), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv f.; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa ii]

2) [v.s. ...] (with śata, 100) + 34 [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xii]

3) [v.s. ...] containing 34 [Lāṭyāyana]

4) [v.s. ...] m. ([scilicet] stoma) a Stoma consisting of 34 parts, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xiv, 23; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa iv, 18.]

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Catustrimsha in German

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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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