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चतुरङ्ग

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Etymology

Compound of चतुर् (catúr, four) + अङ्ग (áṅga, limb, member)

Pronunciation

Adjective

चतुरङ्ग (cáturaṅga) stem

  1. having 4 limbs
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.92.11:
      ते हि द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी भूरि॑रेतसा॒ नरा॒शंस॒श्चतु॑रङ्गो य॒मोऽदि॑तिः।
      दे॒वस्त्वष्टा॑ द्रविणो॒दा ऋ॑भु॒क्षणः॒ प्र रो॑द॒सी म॒रुतो॒ विष्णु॑रर्हिरे॥
      té hí dyā́vāpṛthivī́ bhū́riretasā nárāśáṃsaścáturaṅgo yamóʼditiḥ.
      devástváṣṭā draviṇodā́ ṛbhukṣáṇaḥ prá rodasī́ marúto víṣṇurarhire.
      They the heaven and earth, abounding with waters, the Narāśaṃsa rite with its four limbs, Yama, Aditi, the divine Tvaṣṭā, (Agni) the giver of wealth, the Ṛbhus, Rodasī, the Maruts, and Viṣṇu are worshipped by us.
  2. (with बल (bala, an army)) comprising (4 parts, viz.) elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry (MBh. III, 790, R. II, 51, 7)

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Noun

चतुरङ्ग (cáturaṅga) stem, m

  1. Cucumis utilissimus
  2. name of a son of रोमपाद (romapāda) or लोमपाद (lomapāda) (Hariv. 1697 f., BhP. IX, 23, 10)
  3. (scil. बल (bala)) = चतुरङ्गबल (cátur-aṅga-bala) (AV., Pariś. ??, MBh. IX, 446)
  4. (chess) a kind of chess (played by 4 parties) (Tithyād.)

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