Bijamatra, Bija-matra, Bījamātra: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBījamātra (बीजमात्र).—only as much as is required for seed (for the preservation of a family).
Derivable forms: bījamātram (बीजमात्रम्).
Bījamātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bīja and mātra (मात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bījamātra (बीजमात्र):—[=bīja-mātra] [from bīja] n. only as much as is required for seed id est. for the procreation of offspring or for the preservation of a family, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [Ṛg-veda ix; Bṛhad-devatā]
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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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