[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c16.120 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.120 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.120 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.120) Catukuṇḍika-niraya.—A description of the sufferings undergone by a child while in its mother’s womb. The fœtus has to lie bent in four (catukuṇḍena), hence the name.¹ - [Previous: v1.c16.119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.119) - [Next: v1.c16.121](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.121) - [Up: v1.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.120) · Pramāṇa