Catuhshala, 颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒补, 颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补, Catuss膩l膩, Catussala, Catushshala, Catur-shala, Catuss膩la, Catu-sala, Catusala, Catus膩la: 20 definitions
Introduction:
Catuhshala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 terms 颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒补 and 颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 can be transliterated into English as Catussala or Catushshala or Catuhsala or Catuhshala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chatushshala.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒补 (啶氞い啷佮ざ啷嵿ざ啶距げ).鈥擜lso Sarvatobhadra [sarvatobhadram]; description of.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 253. 51; 254. 1-4.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajit膩gama and Raurav膩gama颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渉ouse with four main buildings 搂搂 3.32; 4.40; 5.9.10.鈥�.鈥�(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajit膩gama et du Raurav膩gama by Bruno Dagens)
: Shodhganga: A Study on the Cattussalas in Malabar region颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒补 (啶氞い啷佮ざ啷嵿ざ啶距げ) means Indian courtyard building, typically a rectangular structure where four halls are joined together with a central yard, which is open to the sky.鈥斺�淣膩lukettu鈥� is the Malayalam version of the Sanskrit word 颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒补.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶�) refers to a 鈥渇our-roomed residence鈥�, according to the Devy膩mata (chapter 105).鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the construction of residence for initiates]鈥斺�淸...] The residence for the initiates should be built not too far from water. Initiates should live in a fine, unpolluted place. The residence should have one, two, or three rooms. Or a four-roomed residence (肠补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补-驳峁沨补) should be built, according to funding. A pleasing 丑颈谤补峁噛补苍腻产丑补 or 蝉耻办峁迟谤补 may be built鈥�.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒腻 (啶氞い啷佮ざ啷嵿ざ啶距げ啶�) refers to one of the various housing types described in the 碍腻尘颈办腻驳补尘补: an ancient 艢aiva 膧gama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (办谤颈测腻辫腻诲补).鈥擨n modern print editions, the K膩mika-膩gama is structured in two major parts. The P奴rvabh膩ga consists of 75 chapters (辫补峁璦濒补蝉) [...] In Chapters 35 to 48, we also find an account of construction and architectural practices but with a particular focus on housing and civil buildings. [...] Chapters 36 to 44 detail characteristics of various housing types according to how many constituent buildings they comprise (e.g., 肠补迟耻艣艣腻濒腻蝉补谤惫补迟辞产丑补诲谤补濒补办峁峁嘺), according to their architectural design, and according to their intended occupants (elephant stables, etc.,).
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA quadrangular hall, forming a part of the Mahavihara and serving as a refectory for the monks. It was erected on one of the spots where the earth trembled when sprinkled with flowers by Mahinda. Mahinda declared that in the time of the three previous Buddhas gifts, brought from all parts of the Island, were collected there and offered to the Buddhas and their followers (Mhv.xv.47ff). It is not known who built the hall, but it was restored by Vasabha (Mhv.xxxv.88). The Mahavamsa Tika says (p.307) that earth from under the lintel of the Catussala was used to make the vessels in which were placed the utensils employed in the coronation ceremony of the kings of Ceylon.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryCatu岣�-艣腻濒补 or Catu岣�-艣腻濒腻.鈥�(EI 20; SITI), a cloister. (SITI), a meeting hall; see catu艣-艣腻濒腻. (EI 24), same as catur-膩laya. Note: 肠补迟耻岣�-艣腻濒补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶�).鈥�(肠补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补尘, catu艣艣腻濒补m, catu岣ヅ浤乴墨, catu艣艣膩l墨) a square of four buildings, a quadrangle enclosed by four buildings; 啶呧げ啶� 啶氞い啷� 啶多ぞ啶侧ぎ啶苦ぎ啶� 啶啶班さ啷囙ざ啷嵿く (ala峁� catu 艣腻濒补mima峁� prave艣ya) M峁沜chaka峁璱ka 3.7; 啶︵啶掂啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶侧ぎ啶苦う啶 (dev墨n膩峁� 肠补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补尘idam) Pratim膩 6.
Derivable forms: 肠补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补尘 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶侧ぎ啷�).
颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and 艣腻濒补 (啶多ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶�).鈥攏f.
(-濒补峁�-濒腻) A square formed by four houses. E. catur four, 艣腻濒腻 a hall or house: the compound takes the neuter gender or the feminine, with 峁乸 affix; also with kan added catu岣ヅ浤灞舨筴a catas峁涐箛膩峁� 艣腻濒腻n膩峁� sam膩h膩ra岣� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒腻 (啶氞い啷佮ざ啷嵿ざ啶距げ啶�).鈥攆.
(-濒腻) A square of four houses, or a court enclosed by four buildings. E. catur, and 艣腻濒腻 a hall.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶�).鈥擨. adj. possessing four halls, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 252, 17. Ii. n. a square formed by four houses, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 3, 23, 10.
颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and 艣腻濒补 (啶多ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶�).鈥擺adjective] containing four halls; [masculine] such a building.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶�):鈥擺=肠补迟耻岣�-艣腻濒补] [from catu岣� > catas峁�] mfn. having 4 halls, [Mah膩bh膩rata i, iii; 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
2) [v.s. ...] m. a building with 4 halls, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 ii f.; M峁沜chaka峁璱k膩 iii, 7; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹� iii, 13.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补 (啶氞い啷佮啶多ぞ啶�):鈥擺(la峁�-濒腻)] 1. n. f. A square formed by four houses.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒腻 (啶氞い啷佮ざ啷嵿ざ啶距げ啶�):鈥擺catu-艣艣腻濒腻] (濒腻) 1. f. A square of four houses, square court-yard.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒腻 (啶氞い啷佮ざ啷嵿ざ啶距げ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 颁腻耻蝉蝉腻濒腻.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)1) catuss膩la鈥�
(Burmese text): (醽�) 醽�-醼嗎�贬��勧�横�炨�贬�� 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亰 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�� 醽�-醼嗎�贬��勧�横亱 (醼戓��) (醽�) 醽�-醼欋�会��醼横�斸�踞��愥���丰亴 醼嗎��醼横�戓��羔�炨�贬�� 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亰 醽�-醼嗎�贬��勧�横�愥�结�册��醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亱 (醽�) 醼欋��佱�横�戓�结��醼� 醽�-醼欋�会��醼横�斸�踞��愥����,醼氠�踞�夅�横�炨�贬�� 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亰 醼欋��佱�横�戓�结��醼� 醽�-醼欋�会��醼横�斸�踞��涐�踞��炨�贬�� 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亱 醼呩�愥��炨��溼�掅�结���,醼呩�愥��炨��溼�樶�愥�贯��-醼愥���丰��醼坚�娽�丰�横亱
(Auto-Translation): (1) 4-sided schools, 4-sided school. (2) Schools connected on 4 sides, 4-sided paired schools. (3) Schools with 4-sided corners, comparative schools, schools with 4-sided corners. Look at the square tables, square level tables.
2) catus膩la鈥�
(Burmese text): (醽�) 醽�-醼嗎�贬��勧�横�炨�贬�� 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亰 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�� 醽�-醼嗎�贬��勧�横亱 (醼戓��) (醽�) 醽�-醼欋�会��醼横�斸�踞��愥���丰亴 醼嗎��醼横�戓��羔�炨�贬�� 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亰 醽�-醼嗎�贬��勧�横�愥�结�册��醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亱 (醽�) 醼欋��佱�横�戓�结��醼� 醽�-醼欋�会��醼横�斸�踞��愥����,醼氠�踞�夅�横�炨�贬�� 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亰 醼欋��佱�横�戓�结��醼� 醽�-醼欋�会��醼横�斸�踞��涐�踞��炨�贬�� 醼�醼会�贬��勧�横�羔亱 醼呩�愥��炨��溼�掅�结���,醼呩�愥��炨��溼�樶�愥�贯��-醼愥���丰��醼坚�娽�丰�横亱
(Auto-Translation): (1) School with 4 levels, 4-level school. (2) School connected with 4 faces, 4-face combined school. (3) School with 4 faces emerging, comparing school, school with emerging 4 faces. Watch the tetragonal balance, the tetragonal axis.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shala, Catuh, Catur.
Starts with: Catuhshalaka.
Full-text (+274): Bhojana-catuhshala, Catusalaajjhokasa, Catusaladvara, Catussalabhatta, Mahacatussala, Catusaladimajjhagata, Catush-shala, Caussala, Catuhshalaka, Pottha, Ambadi, Kammatathillam, Kunnathara Valiyaveedu, Thevara Madam, Kunnath Illam, Alambati Illam, Alambati Natuvumthoti Illam, Echikkanath Chirakkara Tharavad, Kalyanath Bhavanam, Keekkamkottu Kizhakkillam.
Relevant text
Search found 13 books and stories containing Catuhshala, Catuh-sala, 颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒补, Catu岣�-艣腻濒腻, 颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补, Catu岣�-艣腻濒补, Catuh-shala, Catur-sala, Catuhsala, Catur-艣腻濒补, Catuss膩l膩, Catussala, 颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒腻, Catushshala, Catur-shala, Catu-shshala, Catu-艣艣腻濒腻, Catu-ssala, Catuss膩la, Catu-sala, Catu-s膩l膩, Catusala, Catus膩la; (plurals include: Catuhshalas, salas, 颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒补s, 艣腻濒腻s, 颁补迟耻岣ヅ浤乴补s, 艣腻濒补s, shalas, Catuhsalas, Catuss膩l膩s, Catussalas, 颁补迟耻艣艣腻濒腻s, Catushshalas, shshalas, 艣艣腻濒腻s, ssalas, Catuss膩las, s膩l膩s, Catusalas, Catus膩las). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 4 - 艢膩l膩-houses < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
(v,2) V膩stu in Epic literature < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
Chapter 5 - Planning of 艢膩l膩s: The House Plans and Building Byelaws < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1 - Measurement of Buildings < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
11. Residential architecture < [Chapter 3 - Architecture in the Puranas]
Architectural data in the Puranas (by Sharda Devi)
Height of Building < [Chapter 6 - Houses]
Application of Vastupurusha-mandala in Palace architecture < [Chapter 5 - Palace architecture]
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)