As a deity name
Name 541 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 845 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 97 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 766 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
चतुर्बाहु · noun · masculine
शिव । महादेव · विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
चतुर्बाहु · adj
चार भुजाओंवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
four-armed
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
catur—bāhu mfn. four-armed, Pañcat. v, 8, 8/9
(Viṣṇu), BhP. viii, 17, 4
catur—bāhu m. N. of Śiva.
Alternative readings
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