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Name Matrika
Gender Feminine
Usage Hinduism
Pronounced Pron. maatrikaa
Other Forms Formsमातृका
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Meaning & History
MEANING: a mother, a divine mother, a grandmother, Name of 8 veins on both sides of the neck (prob. so called after the 8 divine mothers) ,Name of partic. diagrams (written in characters to which a magical power is ascribed ; also the alphabet so employed ; prob. only the 14 vowels with अनुस्वार and विसर्ग were originally so called after the 16 divine magical), a wooden peg driven into the ground for the support of the staff of इन्द्र 's banner
Usage : Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Hindi, Sikh, Buddhist
Usage : Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Hindi, Sikh, Buddhist