Caturvyuha, Caturvyūha: 4 definitions
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Caturvyuha 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 Chaturvyuha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCaturvyūha (चतुर्व्यूह).—The Puruṣa divided into four.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 5. 34.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caturvyūha (चतुर्व्यूह):—[=catur-vyūha] [from catur > catasṛ] mfn. having 4 kinds of appearance, [Mahābhārata xii, 13603] (Hari), [Vāyu-purāṇa i, 1, 42] (Maheśvara)
2) [v.s. ...] containing 4 chapters, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha xv, 390]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vyuha, Catur.
Starts with: Caturvyuhavadin.
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Full-text: Caturvyuhavadin, Catubyuha, Navavyuha, Caturutiyankal, Vyuha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.12 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 6.8.29 < [Chapter 8 - The Marriages of All the Queens]
Verse 6.10.18 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.199 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Verse 3.2.467 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 1.1.20 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)
Appendix 3: The Gītā and the Brahmasūtras
Appendix 1: The Gītā and the Mahābhārata
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
2.39. Śiva as Triguṇa < [Chapter 6a - The Epithets of Rudra-Śiva]
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