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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चतुर्caturnum. a.(ङ्म्) a complete army consisting of elephants, chariots, cavalry and infantry; चतुरङ्गसमायुक्तं मया सह च तं…

    [चत्-उरन् Uṇ.5.58] (always in Plural; Masculine चत्वारः; Feminine चतस्रः; Neuter चत्वारि) Four; चत्वारो वयमृत्विजः Ve.1.25; चतस्रोऽवस्था बाल्यं कौमारं यौवनं वार्धकं चेति; चत्वारि शृङ्गा त्रयो अस्य पादाः etc.; शेषान् मासान् गमय चतुरो लोचने मील- यित्वा Me.11. -Indeclinable Four times. [Compare Zend chathru; Greek tessares; Latin quatuor.] [In Compound the र् of चतुर् is changed to a Visarga (which in some cases becomes श्, ष् or स्, or remains unchanged) before words beginning with hard consonants.] -Compound -अंशः a fourth part.-अङ्ग Adjective having 4 members, quadripartite.

    1. (ङ्म्) a complete army consisting of elephants, chariots, cavalry and infantry; चतुरङ्गसमायुक्तं मया सह च तं नय Rām.1.2. 1; एको हि खञ्जनवरो नलिनीदलस्थो दृष्टः करोति चतुरङ्गबलाधिपत्यम् Ś. Til.4; चतुरङ्गबलो राजा जगतीं वशमानयेत् । अहं पञ्चाङ्गबलवाना- काशं वशमानये ॥ Subhāṣ.
    2. a sort of chess.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्गिकः A kind of horse, having four curls on the forehead; यस्य ललाटे भ्रमरचतुष्टयं स चतुरङ्किको नाम । Śālihotra of Bhoj.25.

    • -अङ्गिन् Adjective having four parts. (-नी) a complete army, see चतुरङ्ग.

    • -अङ्गुलम्

      1. the four fingers of the hand.
      2. four fingers broad.
    • -अन्त Adjective bordered on all sides; भूत्वा चिराय चतुरन्तमहीसपत्नी Ś.4.19.

    • -अन्ता the earth.

    • -अशीत Adjective eighty-fourth.

    • -अशीति Adjective or Feminine eighty four.

    • -अश्र, -अस्र

      1. Adjective (for अश्रि-स्रि)
      2. four cornered, quardrangular; R.6.1. A quality of gems; Kau. Atmanepada 2.11.
      3. symmetrical, regular or handsome in all parts; बभूव तस्याश्चतुरस्रशोभि वपुः Ku.1.32.
      4. (श्रः, स्रः) a square.
      5. a quardrangular figure.
      6. (in Astronomy) Name of the fourth and eighth lunar mansions.
    • -अहन् a period of four days.

    • -आत्मन् Masculine Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -आननः, -मुखः an epithet of Brahmā; इतरतापशतानि यथेच्छया वितर तानि सहे चतुरानन Udb.

    • -आश्रमम् the four orders or stages of the religious life of a Brāhmaṇa.

    • -उत्तर Adjective increased by four.

    • -उषणम् the four hot spices, id est, that is black pepper, long pepper, dry ginger, and the root of long pepper.

    • -कर्ण (चतुष्कर्ण) Adjective heard by two persons only; Pt.1.99.

    • -ष्काष्ठम् Indeclinable In four directions. चतुष्काष्ठं क्षिपन् वृक्षान् ... Bk.9.62.

    • -कोण (चतुष्कोण) Adjective square, quadrangular. (-णः) a square, tetragon, any quadrilateral figure.

    • -गतिः

      1. the Supreme Soul.
      2. a tortoise.
    • -गवः a carriage drawn by four oxen.

    • -गुण Adjective four times, four-fold, quadruple.

    • -चत्वारिंशत् (चतुश्च- त्वारिंशत्) Adjective forty-four; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरिंश, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरिंशत्तम forty-fourth.

    • -चित्यः A pedestal, a raised square; चतुश्चित्यश्च तस्यासी- दष्टादशकरात्मकः Mb.14.88.32.

    • -णवत (चतुर्नवत) Adjective ninety-fourth, or with ninety-four added; चतुर्णवतं शतम् 'one hundred and ninety four'.

    • -दन्तः an epithet of Airāvata, the elephant of Indra.

    • -दश Adjective fourteenth.

    • -दशन् Adjective fourteen. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरत्नानि (Plural) the fourteen 'jewels' churned out of the ocean; (their names are contained in the following popular Maṅgalāṣṭaka: लक्ष्मीः कौस्तुभपारिजातकसुरा धन्वन्तरिश्चन्द्रमा गावः कामदुघाः सुरेश्वरगजो रम्भादिदेवाङ्गनाः । अश्वः सप्तमुखो विषं हरिधनुः शङ्खोऽमृतं चाम्बुधे रत्नानीह चतुर्दश प्रतिदिनं कुर्युः सदा मङ्गलम् ॥). denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedविद्या (Plural) the fourteen lores; (they are: षडङ्गमिश्रिता वेदा धर्मशास्त्रं पुराणकम् । मीमांसा तर्कमपि च एता विद्याश्चतुर्दश ॥).

    • -दशी the fourteenth day of a lunar fortnight.

    • -दिशम् the four quarters taken collectively.

    • -दिशम् Indeclinable towards the four quarters, on all sides.

    • -दोलः, -लम् a royal litter.

    • -द्वारम्

      1. a house with four entrances on four sides.
      2. four doors taken collectively.
    • -नवति Adjective or Feminine ninety-four.

    • -पञ्च Adjective (चतुपञ्च or चतुष्पञ्च) four or five.

    • -पञ्चाशत् Feminine (चतुःपञ्चाशत् or चतुष्पञ्चाशत्) fifty-four.

    • -पथः (चतुःपथः or चतुष्पथः) (-थम् also) a place where four roads meet, a crossway; Ms.4.39,9,264. (-थः) a Brāhmaṇa.

    • -पद

      1. or -पद् Adjective (चतुष्पद)
      2. having four feet; यथा चतुष्पत्सु च केसरी वरः Rām.4.11.93.
      3. consisting of four limbs. (-दः) a quadruped. (-दी) a stanza of four lines; पद्यं चतुष्पदी तच्च वृत्तं जातिरिति द्विधा Chand. M.1.
    • -पाटी A river. Latin D. B.

    • -पाठी (चतुष्पाठी) a school for Brāhmaṇas in which the four Vedas are taught and repeated.

    • -पाणिः (चतुष्पाणिः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    • -पाद्

      1. -द (चतुष्पद्-द) Adjective 1. quadruped.
      2. consisting of four members or parts. (-Masculine)
      3. a quadruped.
      4. (in law) a judicial procedure (trial of suits) consisting of four processes; id est, that is plea, defence, rejoinder, and judgment.
      5. The science of archery consisting of ग्रहण, धारण, प्रयोग and प्रतिकारः; योऽस्त्रं चतुष्पात् पुनरेव चक्रे । द्रोणः प्रसन्नोऽभिवाद्यस्त्वयाऽसौ Mb.5.3.12-13; प्रतिपेदे चतुष्पादं धनुर्वेदं नृपात्मजः Tbe same 192.61.
    • -पार्श्वम् the four sides of a square.

    • -बाहुः an epithet of Viṣṇu. (-हु Neuter) a square.

    • -भद्रम् the aggregate of the four ends of human life (पुरुषार्थ); id est, that is धर्म, अर्थ, काम and मोक्ष.

    • -भागः the fourth part, a quarter.

    • -भावः Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -भुज

      1. Adjective 1 quadrangular.
      2. having four arms; Bg.11.46.
      3. (जः) an epithet of Viṣṇu; R.16.3.
      4. a quadrangular figure.
      5. square. (-जम्) a square.
    • -मासम् a period of four months; (reckoned from the 11th day in the bright half of आषाढ to the 11th day in the bright half of कार्तिक).

    • -मुख

      1. having four faces. (-खः) an epithet of Brahmā; त्वत्तः सर्वं चतु- र्मुखात् R.1.22.
      2. (खम्) 1. four faces; Ku.2.17.
      3. a house with four entrances.
    • -मण्डलम् a four-fold arrangement (of troops etc.) -मेधः One who has offered four sacrifices, namely अश्वमेध, पुरुषमेध, सर्वमेध, and पितृमेध.

    • -युगम् the aggregate of the four Yugas or ages of the world.

    • -युज् Adjective Consisting of four; चतुर्युजो रथाः सर्वे Mb.5.155.13.

    • -रात्रम् (चतूरात्रम्) an aggregate of four nights.

    • -वक्त्रः an epithet of Brahmā.

    • -वर्गः the four ends of human life taken collectively (पुरुषार्थ); id est, that is धर्म, अर्थ, काम and मोक्षः; चतुर्वर्गफलं ज्ञानं कालावस्थाश्चतुर्युगाः R.1.22.

    • -वर्णः

      1. 1. the four classes or castes of the Hindus; id est, that is ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य and शूद्र; चतुर्वर्णमयो लोकः R.1.22.
      2. four principal colours.
    • -वर्षिका a cow four years old.

    • -विंश

      1. Adjective 1 twenty fourth.
      2. having twenty-four added; as चतुर्विंशं शतम् (124).
    • -विंशति Adjective or Feminine twenty-four.

    • -विंशतिक Adjective consisting of twenty-four.

    • -विद्य Adjective one who has studied the four Vedas.

    • -विद्या the four Vedas.

    • -विध Adjective of four sorts or kinds, four-fold.

    • -वेद Adjective familiar with the four Vedas. (-दः) the Supreme Soul.

    • -व्यूङः Name of Viṣṇu. (-हम्) medical science. Adjective having four kinds of appearance; hence denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवादिन् 'asserting the four forms of पुरुषोत्तम viz. वासुदेव, संकर्षण, प्रद्युम्न and अनिरुद्ध.'-शालम् (चतुःशालम्, चतुश्शालम्, चतुःशाली, चतुश्शाली) a square of four buildings, a quadrangle enclosed by four buildings; अलं चतु शालमिमं प्रवेश्य Mk.3.7; देवीनां चतुःशालमिदम् Pratimā 6.

    • -षष्टि

      1. Adjective or Feminine
      2. sixty-four.
      3. Name for the Ṛigveda consisting 64 Adhyāyas. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकलाः (Plural) the sixty-four arts.
    • -सनः Name of Viṣṇu having four embodiments of सनक, सनन्दन, सनत्कुमार and सनातन; आदौ सनात् स्वतपसः स चतुःसनोऽभूत् Bhāg.2.7.5.

    • -सप्तति Adjective or Feminine seventy-four.

    • -समम् an unguent of four things, sandal, agallochum, saffron and musk; Latin D. B.

    • -सीमा the boundaries on all four sides.

    • -हायन, -ण Adjective four years old; (the Feminine of this word ends in आ if it refers to an inanimate object, and in ई if it refers to an animal).

    • -होत्रकम् the four priests taken collectively.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. चतुर्catur[katúr] num. m. n. pl. four.

    [katúr] numera masculine neuter plural four.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. चतुर्catur˚त्व्/आरस् m. pl., ˚त्व्/आरि n. pl., 4 (acc. m. ˚त्/उरस् instr. ˚त्/उर्भिस् [for f. R. iv, 39, 33] gen.…
    1. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्व्/आरस् masculine gender plural, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्व्/आरि neuter gender plural, 4 (accusative masculine gender that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्/उरस् instrumental case that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्/उर्भिस् [for feminine R. iv, 39, 33] genitive case that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतुर्ण्/आम् ablative that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्/उर्भ्यस्; class. instrumental case dative case ablative, and locative case also oxyt. Pa1n2. 6-1, 180 feminine; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Ka1s3. and Siddh. on Pa1n2. 7-1, 55 and 98 ff.; for feminine see च्/अतसृ); [confer, compare τέσσαρες, τέτταρες, Aeolic πίσυρες; Gothic fidvor; Latin quatuor; Cambro-Brit. pedwar, pedair; Hibernian or Irish ceatkair; Lithuanian keturi; Slavonic or Slavonian cetyrje .]
    2. (in compound)
  2. अनन्तचतुर्दशीanantacaturdaśīf. the fourteenth lunar day (or full moon) of Bha1dra भाद्र, when Ananta अनन्त is worshipped.

    feminine the fourteenth lunar day (or full moon) of Bha1dra भाद्र, when Ananta अनन्त is worshipped.

  3. अर्धचतुर्थardhacaturthamfn. pl. (see above 2. अर्ध्/अ tend) three and a half Sus3r. &c., (Jaina जैन Pra1kr2it Prakrit addhuTTha see…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective plural (see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) 2. अर्ध्/अ tend) three and a half Sus3r. etc., (Jaina जैन Pra1kr2it Prakrit addhuTTha see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order अध्युष्ट .)

  4. आचतुर्यācaturyan. (fr. अ-चतुर Pa1n2. 5-1, 121), clumsiness, stupidity L.

    neuter gender (from अ-चतुर Pa1n2. 5-1, 121), clumsiness, stupidity Lexicographers

  5. आत्मचतुर्थātmacaturthamfn. being one's self the fourth one with three others (N. of Jana1rdana जनार्दन respecting his four heads?)…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective being one's self the fourth one with three according to others (Name of Jana1rdana जनार्दन respecting his four heads?) Pa1n2. 6-3, 6.

  6. आनन्दचतुर्दशीव्रतānandacaturdaśīvratan. N. of a religious rite BhavP.

    neuter gender Name of a religious rite BhavP.

  7. उमाचतुर्थीumācaturthīf. the fourth day in the light half of the month Jyaisht2ha ज्यैष्ठ .

    feminine the fourth day in the light half of the month Jyaisht2ha ज्यैष्ठ .

  8. करकचतुर्थीkarakacaturthīf. the fourth day in the dark half of the month A1s3vina आश्विन .

    feminine the fourth day in the dark half of the month A1s3vina आश्विन .