num. a. [cat-uran Uṇ. 5. 58] (always in pl.; catvāraḥ m.; catasraḥ f.; catvāri n.) Four; catvā- ro vayamṛtvijaḥ Ve. 1. 25; catasro'vasthā bālyaṃ kaumāraṃ yauvanaṃ vārdhakaṃ ceti; catvā- ri śṛṃgā trayo asya pādāḥ &c.; śeṣān mā- sān gamaya caturo locane mīlayitvā Me 110. ind. Four times. [cf. Zend chathru; Gr. tessares; L. quatuor ]. [In comp. the r of catura is changed to a visarga (which in some cases be- comes ś,...