Vivahacatushtaya, Vivāhacatuṣṭaya, Vivaha-catushtaya: 2 definitions
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Vivahacatushtaya 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 Vivāhacatuṣṭaya can be transliterated into English as Vivahacatustaya or Vivahacatushtaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vivahachatushtaya.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVivāhacatuṣṭaya (विवाहचतुष्टय).—marrying four wives.
Derivable forms: vivāhacatuṣṭayam (विवाहचतुष्टयम्).
Vivāhacatuṣṭaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vivāha and catuṣṭaya (चतुष्टय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVivāhacatuṣṭaya (विवाहचतुष्टय):—[=vi-vāha-catuṣṭaya] [from vi-vāha > vi-vah] n. a quadruple m°, the marrying of four wives, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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Partial matches: Catushtaya, Vivaha.
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