Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturartha.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Cāturartha (चातुरर्थ).—A tadaffix prescribed in the four senses-तदस्मिन्नस्ति, तेन निवृत्तम्, तस्य निवासः (tadasminnasti, tena nivṛttam, tasya nivāsaḥ) and अदूरभवः (adūrabhavaḥ) mentioned by Panini in IV.2.67-70; cf.अपत्यादि-भ्यश्चातुरर्थपर्यन्तेभ्यः येन्येर्थाः स शेषः (apatyādi-bhyaścāturarthaparyantebhyaḥ yenyerthāḥ sa śeṣaḥ) M.Bh. on IV.2.92.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Caturartha (चतुरर्थ):—[=catur-artha] [from catur > catasṛ] mf(ā)n. having 4 meanings, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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Partial matches: Artha, Catur.

Starts with: Caturarthadipika.

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