Karakacaturthi, Karakacaturthī, Karaka-caturthi: 4 definitions

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Karakacaturthi 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 Karakachaturthi.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Karakacaturthi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karakacaturthī (करकचतुर्थी).—The fourth day in the dark half of आश्विन (āśvina).

Karakacaturthī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karaka and caturthī (चतुर्थी).

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

Karakacaturthī (करकचतुर्थी):—[=karaka-caturthī] [from karaka > kara] f. the fourth day in the dark half of the month Āśvina.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karakacaturthi 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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