Dvimatrija, Dvimātṛja, Dvi-matrija: 5 definitions

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Dvimatrija 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 Dvimātṛja can be transliterated into English as Dvimatrja or Dvimatrija, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dvimātṛja (द्विमातृज).—an epithet of

1) Gaṇesa.

2) king Jarāsandha.

Derivable forms: dvimātṛjaḥ (द्विमातृजः).

Dvimātṛja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and mātṛja (मातृज). See also (synonyms): dvimātṛ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvimātṛja (द्विमातृज).—mfn.

(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Having two mothers, born in two ways; it may be said of some of the deities, thus Ganesa was the son of Parvati, but not born in the usual way, being made of the scur of her body; see dvaimātura. E. dvi two, mātṛ a mother, and ja born. dvābhyāṃ mātṛbhyāṃ jāyate jana-ḍa .

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

Dvimātṛja (द्विमातृज):—[=dvi-mātṛ-ja] [from dvi-mātṛ > dvi] mfn. born from 2 mothers or in 2 ways, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. dvaimātura).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvimātṛja (द्विमातृज):—[dvi-mātṛ-ja] (jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) a. Having two mothers; born in two ways.

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Dvimatrija in German

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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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