Devamatri, Devamātṛ, Deva-matri: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Devamātṛ can be transliterated into English as Devamatr or Devamatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevamātṛ (देवमातृ).—f. Name of Aditi, mother of gods.
Devamātṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and mātṛ (मातृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevamātṛ (देवमातृ).—f.
(-tā) A name of Aditi. E. deva, and mātṛ a mother; the mother of gods.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevamātṛ (देवमातृ).—[feminine] the mother of the gods.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devamātṛ (देवमातृ):—[=deva-mātṛ] [from deva] f. [plural] the mother of the gods, [Mahābhārata xiii, 626]
2) [v.s. ...] sg. Name of Aditi or of Dākṣāyaṇī, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevamātṛ (देवमातृ):—[deva-mātṛ] (tā) 1. f. A name of Aditī.
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: Deva, Matri, Teva.
Starts with: Devamatrika, Devamatrike.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 185 - Greatness of Devamātṛgaurī (Devamātṛ-gaurī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 203 - Greatness of Maṅkīśvara (Maṅkī-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 16 - Origin of Sunandā and Other Mother Goddesses < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]