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हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

मातृ — maternal (Adjective)

Monier–Williams

मातृ — {mātṛ} m. (for 2. {mātṛ} f. p. 807, col. 1) a measurer, Nix. xi, 5##one who measures across or traverses viii, 41, 4 (cf. 10)##a knower, one who has true knowledge##N. of a Partic. caste (wṛ. for {māḍava}?)##of an author

मातृ — {mātṛ} f. (derivation from √3. {mā} very doubtful##for 1. {mātṛ}, p. 804, col. 2) a mother, any mother (applicable to animals) &c. &c. (sometimes ifc., e.g. {kuntī-m}, having Kuntī for a mother)##du. father and mother, parents iii, 3, 33 ; vii, 2, 5 (also', {mātárā-pitárā}, iv, 6, 7, and {pitárā-mātárā} 6-3, 33##cf. {mātarapitarau}, col. 2)##the earth (du. heaven and earth)##(with or scil. {lokasya}), a cow##(du. and pl.) the two pieces of wood used in kindling fire (cf. {dvi-m})##(pl.) the waters (cf. {saptam} and i, 13)##(pl.) the divine mothers or personified energies of the principal deities (sometimes reckoned as 7 in number, viz. Brāhmī or Brahmāṇi, Māheśvarī, Kaumārī, Vaishṇavii, Vārāhī, Indrāṇ! or Aindrī or Mihendrī, Cāmuṇḍā##sometimes 8, viz. Brāhmi, Māheśvarī, Kaumāri, Vaishṇavii, Vārāhī, Raudrī, Carma-muṇḍā, Kāla-saṃpkarshiṇī##sometimes 9, viz. Brahmāṇī, Vaishṇavii, Raudrī, Vārāhī, Nārasiṃhikā, Kaumāri, Māhendrī, Cāmuṇḍā, Caṇḍikā##sometimes 16, viz. Gaurī, Padmā, Śacī, Medhā, Sāvitrī, Vijayā, Jayā, Deva-senā, Sva-dhā, Svāhā, Śānti, Pushṭi, Dhṛiti, Tushṭi, Ātma-devatā and Kula-devatā##they are closely connected with the worship of Śiva and are described as attending on his son Skanda or Kārttikeya, to whom at first only 7 Mātṛis were assigned, but later an innumerable number##also the 13 wives of Kaśyapa are called, {lokānām mātaraḥ}) (cf. RTL. 222 &c.)##(pl.) the 8 classes of female ancestors (viz. mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, paternal and maternal aunts &c.##but the word 'mother' is also applied to other female relatives and in familiar speech to elderly women generally)##N. of Lakshmī##of Durgā##of Dākshāyaṇi in certain places##accord. to also = a colocynth##Salvinia Cucullata, Nardostachys Jatamansi, Sphaerantus Indicus##air, space##the lower mill-stone##= {vibhūti}##{-revatī}. [Cf. Gk., ?, ? ; Lat. {mater} ; [807, 1] Lith. {mote} ; Slav. {mati} ; Germ. {muotar}, {ṃutter} ; Eng. {mother}.]