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Number 4 चत्वार:/चतस्र:/चत्वारि

NumberSanskrit TermTransliterationSanskrit ListTransliterationMeaningCitation

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