Number 4 चत्वार:/चतस्र:/चत्वारि
| Number | Sanskrit Term | Transliteration | Sanskrit List | Transliteration | Meaning | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | महावाक्यानि | mahAvAkyAni - the 4 great sayings | 1 प्रज्ञानम् ब्रह्मा 2 अयम् आत्मा ब्रह्मा 3 तत् त्वम् असि 4 अहम् ब्रह्मास्मि | 1 pragyAnam brahma 2 ayam AtmA brahma 3 tat tvam asi 4 aham brahmAsmi | 1 ' supreme knowledge is Brahman ' 2 'This self is Brahman'. 3 'Thou art That' 4'I am Brahman' | |
4 | चतुर्वेद | chatur veda the 4 vEdAs - vid means knowledge | ऋग्वेद यजुर्वेद सामवेद अथर्व वेद | Rug veda yajur veda saama veda atharva veda | 'Rc' means "praise verse". . 'yajus' means sacrificial formula 'Saaman' means tranquility. Sacred text of knowledge by atharvan RuSHi. | |
4 | चतुरात्मा | chaturAtma -the 4 faculties of the soul | मन बुद्धि चित् अहङ्कार | mana buddhi chit ahankaar | Mind Discriminative faculty Storage of impressions the ego 'I'. | |
4 | चतुर् वर्णाश्रम | chaturvarNaashrama - 4 AshramAs of human life. | ब्रह्मचर्य गृहस्थ वानप्रस्थ सन्यास | brahmacharya gruhastha vaanaprastha sanyaasa | Celibate student life Married householder Retired renounced life | |
4 | चतुर्तन्त्र चतुरोपाय | chaturtantra chaturOpAya 4 step by step techniques/sarasa of ruling or conquering | साम दान भेद दण्ड | sAma dAna bheda danDa | Persuation Temptation Separation Punishment |
