Alternative spellings of this word include Chaurasi.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Caurāsī (चौरासी) in Prakrit refers to a “group of eighty-four villages”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Cf. cauvīsam (Sircar 1966 p. 71).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Caurāsī.—(IE 8-4; EI 3, 4), literally, ‘eightyfour’; same as caturaśīti (q. v.); a group of eightyfour villages; a Parganā consisting of eightyfour villages; simetimes the name of a Parganā and often suffixed to its name. Note: caurāsī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cauraśī (चौरशी).—f A sort of gimlet.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

cauraśī (चौरशी).—f A sort of gimlet.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Caurāsī (चौरासी) [Also spelled chaurasi]:—(a) eighty-four; (nm) the number eighty-four.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Caurāsī (चौरासी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Caturaśīti.

Caurāsī has the following synonyms: Raurāsīi.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Caurāśi (ಚೌರಾಶಿ):—[adjective] = ಚೌರಾಸಿ [caurasi]1.

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Caurāśi (ಚೌರಾಶಿ):—[noun] = ಚೌರಾಸಿ [caurasi]2.

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Caurāsi (ಚೌರಾಸಿ):—[adjective] totalling eighty-four.

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Caurāsi (ಚೌರಾಸಿ):—

1) [noun] the cardinal number eighty-four.

2) [noun] the entire animal kingdom (which once believed to number eighty-four lakh).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Caurashiti.

Full-text (+74): Caurashiti, Caturasiti, Caurayisi, Caushiti, Raurasii, Chaurasi, Corasi, Acala, Dhamaka, Malakara, Vilapa, Caurangi, Amarai, Naciketa, Varipava, Lohatapata, Sanatkumara, Dhumaka, Bhucara, Kanthadi.

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