Matraka, Mātraka: 11 definitions
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Matraka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Matrak.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Mātraka (मात्रक) [=Mātra] refers to the “size (of a single atom)”, according to the Viṃśikā 12.—Accordingly, “If the six [atoms supposedly surrounding the first one] share the same location [as the first one], [they] must [constitute] a lump [of matter] that has the size of a [single] atom (aṇu-mātraka)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchMātraka (मात्रक) refers to “that which is limited (to the senses)”, according to the South-Indian recension of the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Tāraka [yoga] has a form consisting of all material forms and is limited to the senses (indriya-mātraka). Practiced in two ways, it is dependent on the mind [and] causes one to cross over everything [to liberation]. Having fixed the eyes on a light, [the yogin] should raise the eyebrows a little. This method of the preliminary yoga causes the no-mind state [to arise] spontaneously. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātraka (मात्रक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Mere, only, solely. E. kan added to the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātraka (मात्रक).—[-mātra + ka], a substitute for mātra, when latter part of a comp. adj.; e. g. aṅguṣṭha-, adj. As long as a thumb, [Nala] 14, 9. stanya -tyāga-, adj. In which (viz. age), one is just weaned, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 34, 16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātraka (मात्रक).—[feminine] trikā (—°) = [preceding] (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātraka (मात्रक):—[from mā] mfn. (ifc.) = mātra, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātraka (मात्रक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Merely, solely.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mātraka (मात्रक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Mattaga, Mattaya.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMātraka (मात्रक) [Also spelled matrak]:—(nm) a unit.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Matrakala.
Ends with: Amatraka, Angushthamatraka, Anumatraka, Ardhamatraka, Indriyamatraka, Kumbhamatraka, Stanyatyagamatraka, Tamatraka, Trimatraka, Ubhayamatraka, Vacamatraka, Vaimatraka.
Full-text: Mattaya, Matrak, Tamatraka, Angushthamatraka, Mattaga, Stanyatyagamatraka, Anu, Nirapeksh, Matra, Nirapeksha, Apoha, Matrika, Bharata.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.224 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Origination < [Chapter XII - The Philosophy of the Yogavāsiṣṭha]