Adrimatri, Adrimātṛ, Adri-matri: 2 definitions

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Adrimatri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Adrimātṛ can be transliterated into English as Adrimatr or Adrimatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adrimātṛ (अद्रिमातृ).—Ved. [अद्रि मेघः तज्जलं मिमीते, अद्रेर्माता वा मा-तृच् (adri meghaḥ tajjalaṃ mimīte, adrermātā vā mā-tṛc)] producing water from clouds (meghajalanirmātṛ); having a mountain for the mother (?). कोशं दिवोऽद्रिमातरम् (kośaṃ divo'drimātaram) Ṛgveda 9.86.3.

Adrimātṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adri and mātṛ (मातृ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adrimātṛ (अद्रिमातृ):—[=adri-mātṛ] [from adri] (adri-) mfn. having a rock or mountain for a mother, [Ṛg-veda ix, 86, 3.]

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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.

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