Angushthamatra, Aṅguṣṭhamātra, Angushtha-matra: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Aṅguṣṭhamātra can be transliterated into English as Angusthamatra or Angushthamatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṅguṣṭhamātra (अङ्गुष्ठमात्र).—a. [parimāṇārthe mātrac] of the length or size of a thumb; अङ्गुष्ठमात्रः पुरुषोऽङ्गुष्ठं च समाश्रितः (aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo'ṅguṣṭhaṃ ca samāśritaḥ) | Narā. Up. °त्रं पुरुषं निश्चकर्ष बलाद्यमः (traṃ puruṣaṃ niścakarṣa balādyamaḥ) Mb.
Aṅguṣṭhamātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅguṣṭha and mātra (मात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṅguṣṭhamātra (अङ्गुष्ठमात्र):—[=aṅguṣṭha-mātra] [from aṅguṣṭha > aṅgula] mf(ī)n. having the length or size of a thumb.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṅguṣṭhamātra (अङ्गुष्ठमात्र):—m. f. n.
(-traḥ-trī-tram) Having the size of, being as little as a thumb. E. aṅguṣṭha, taddh. aff. mātrac; but, more properly, a [bahuvrihi compound] composed of aṅguṣṭha and mātrā.
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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Partial matches: Angushtha, Matra.
Starts with: Angushthamatraka.
Full-text: Angushtha, Adhumaka, Antaratman, Abhiklipta.
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