Cātur˚

(and cātu˚) consisting of four. Only in compounds viz.

• -(r)anta (adj.) “of four ends,” i.e. covering or belonging to the 4 points of the compass, all-encircling, Ep of the earth: Ja.ii.343 (paṭhavī); Ja.iv.309 (mahī)-(n-m. one who rules over the 4 points; i.e. over the whole world (of a Cakkavattin) DN.i.88 (cp. DN-a.i.249); DN-a.ii.16; Snp.552. See also Sp. Avs.ii.111, n. 2;
• -kummāsa sour gruel with four ingredients Vv-a.308;
• -(d)dasī (f.) [to catuddasa fourteen] the 14^th day of the lunar half month AN.i.144. Pv-a.55; Vv-a.71, Vv-a.99, Vv-a.129. With pancadasī aṭṭhamī & pāṭihāriyapakkha at Snp.402; Vv.15#5
• -dasika belonging to the 14^th day at Vin.iv.315
• -(d)disa (adj.) belonging to, or comprising the four quarters, applied to a man of humanitarian mind Snp.42 (“showing universal love,” see Cnd.239); cp. RV x.136. Esp. applied to the bhikkhu-sangha “the universal congregation of bhikkhus” Vin.i.305; Vin.ii.147; DN.i.145; Ja.i.93; Pv.ii.2#8; Pv.iii.2#14 (explained Pv-a.185 by catūhi disāhi āgata-bhikkhu-sangha). Cp. Avs.i.266 Avs.ii.109;
• -(d)dīpa of four continents: rājā Thig.486; cp Mhvs.i.108, Mhvs.i.114;
• -(d)dīpaka sweeping over the whole earth (of a storm) Vin.i.290, cp. Ja.iv.314 & Avs.i.258
• -(b)bedā (pl.) the four Vedas Mil.3;
• -māsin of 4 months f. ˚inī Vin.i.155; DN.i.47; MN.iii.79; DN-a.i.139, cp. komudī
• -(r)anta (adj.) “of four ends,” i.e. covering or belonging to the 4 points of the compass, all-encircling, Ep of the earth: Ja.ii.343 (paṭhavī); Ja.iv.309 (mahī)-(n-m. one who rules over the 4 points; i.e. over the whole world (of a Cakkavattin) DN.i.88 (cp. DN-a.i.249); DN-a.ii.16; Snp.552. See also Sp. Avs.ii.111, n. 2;
• -(m)mahābhūtika consisting of the 4 great elements (of kāya) DN.i.34, DN.i.55, DN.i.186, DN.i.195; SN.ii.94 sq.; Mil.379; cp Avs.ii.191 & Sk. cāṭurbhautika;
• -(m)mahārājikā (pl. (sc. devā) the retinue of the Four Kings, inhabiting the lowest of the 6 devalokas Vin.i.12; Vin.iii.18; DN.i.215 Cnd.307 (under devā); Ja.ii.311 (deva-loka);
• -yāma (saṃvara) fourfold restraint (see yāma) DN.i.57, DN.i.58 (cp DN-a.i.167); DN-a.iii.48 sq.; SN.i.66; MN.i.377; Vism.410 Cp. Dial. i.75 n¹.

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