In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: McGill: The architectural theory of the Mānasāra (hinduism)

Mānamātra (मानमात्र).—As for mānamātra, its interpretation as a tatpuruṣa compound poses semantic difficulty (though syntactically plausible), owing to the problem of redundancy with respect to the meaning of the component nouns. The nuances in the meanings of the two component nouns are not significantly different enough to strike a permutation among them that would overcome this difficulty. If it is attempted to be interpreted as a karmadhāraya compound, the same problem leads to a self-referential circularity (“measurement-measurement”). Thus the meaning of this compound in either case cannot but be tautological. The only way, then, to interpret the use of this compound to refer to aṅgula is as a vital component in the larger scheme that asserts the a priori, conceptual and universal (absolute) nature of the unit and the pretense of a purely deductive process of its derivation.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Mānamātra (मानमात्र):—[=māna-mātra] [from māna] n. mere honour, [Pañcatantra]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Matra, Mana.

Full-text: Sharabhapura, Mana.

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