As a deity name
Name 108 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 256 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 500 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 51 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
As a Hindi name
चतुर्भुज · noun · masculine
विष्णु · वहक्षेत्र जिसमें चार भुजाएँ ओर चार कोण हों । जैसे, — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
four-armed
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
catur—bhuja (in comp.) 4 arms, BhP. iv, vi
catur—bhuja mf(ā)n. four-armed, MBh. iii, 16424; R. i; BhP. iv
quadrangular
catur—bhuja m. Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa (cf. Bhag. xi, 46), R. vi; Ragh.; Pañcat.; BhP. i
N. of Gaṇeśa, Gal.
Alternative readings
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