As a deity name
Name 577 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 139 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
चतुर्दंष्ट्र · noun · masculine
ईश्वर · कार्तिकेय की सेना · एक राक्षस का नाम — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having 4 tusks
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
catur—daṃṣṭra (cat˚), mfn. having 4 tusks, AV. xi, 9, 17; MBh.; R. v
catur—daṃṣṭra m. a beast of prey, Gal.
Viṣṇu, L.
N. of an attendant of Skanda, MBh. ix, 2564
of a Dānava, Hariv. 12935.
Alternative readings
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