Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Chaturanga
Hindi translation:
"चतुरंग"
English term
Chaturanga
Please could someone give me the correct Hindi word for Chaturanga as seen on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturanga
Please write in Devanagari. Any help on etymology/background of word most appreciated.
All the best,
Simon
5 +7 | "चतुरंग" | satish krishna itikela |
4 +4 | शतरंज या चतुरंग | Rajesh Srivastava |
5 +2 | चतुर् + अंग = चतुरंग | Anindita Basu (X) |
5 | CHATURANGA | sondhink (X) |
Feb 24, 2008 16:15: Anindita Basu (X) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Feb 26, 2008 06:39: satish krishna itikela Created KOG entry
PRO (3): satish krishna itikela, Rajesh Srivastava, Anindita Basu (X)
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Proposed translations
"चतुरंग"
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-02-24 15:24:57 GMT)
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This is also called as "शतरंज"
शतरंज या चतुरंग
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Anindita Basu (X)
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धन्यवाद अनिंदिता जी
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Mohd Shahid Akhtar
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Thanks
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Ramesh Kulandaivel
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chandan mishra
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Thanks Chandan
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चतुर् + अंग = चतुरंग
According to the Sanskrit-English dictionary of V. S. Apte, in compunds, the र् of चतुर् is changed to a visarga (which, in some cases becomes स् , ष् or remains unchanged) before words begining with a hard consonant.
Semantics: चतुरंग means that which has 4 parts, that which is quadripartite. It also means a complete army consisting of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry.
Etymology: The चतुरंग of the real-world battlefield, when it descended on the board of a game, became चतुरंग > शतरंज
CHATURANGA
CHATURANGA KAM KARNA MERA LAKSHYA HAI
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