Alpamatra, Alpamātra, Alpa-matra: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAlpamātra (अल्पमात्र).—
1) a little, a little merely.
2) a short time, a few moments.
Derivable forms: alpamātram (अल्पमात्रम्).
Alpamātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms alpa and mātra (मात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlpamātra (अल्पमात्र).—n.
(-traṃ) 1. A little, a little only. 2. A short time, a few moments. E. alpa, and mātra only.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Alpamātra (अल्पमात्र):—[=alpa-mātra] [from alpa] n. a little, a little merely
2) [v.s. ...] a short time, a few moments, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlpamātra (अल्पमात्र):—[alpa-mātra] (traṃ) 1. n. A little.
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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Ends with: Kalpamatra.
Full-text: Niroga, Pramattaka.
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