Mataci, Maṭacī: 7 definitions

Introduction:

Mataci 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Matachi.

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Maṭacī (मटची) occurs in a passage of the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, where reference is made to the Kurus being overwhelmed by Maṭacīs. Śaṅkara interprets the word by “thunderbolts” (aśanayaḥ), while Ānandatīrtha in his commentary gives, as an alternative rendering, pāṣāṇa-vṛṣṭayaḥ—i.e., “hailstones”, which may be the sense. The Śabdakalpadruma, agreeing with Ānandatīrtha, says that Maṭacī means “a kind of small red bird” (rakta-varṇa-kṣndra-pakṣi-viśeṣa, reading -pakṣī-), and Jacob suggests that the “locust” is meant.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Maṭacī (मटची).—Hail; मटचीहतेषु कुरुष्वाटिक्या सह (maṭacīhateṣu kuruṣvāṭikyā saha) Ch. Up.1.1.1.

See also (synonyms): maṭatī.

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Maṭacī (मटची).—A locust.

See also (synonyms): maṭhacī.

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

Maṭacī (मटची).—[masculine] hail.

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

Maṭacī (मटची):—f. hail, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad i, 10, 1] (maṭacyo śanayaḥ, [Śaṃkarācārya])

[Sanskrit to German]

Mataci in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṭaci (ಮಟಚಿ):—[noun] any of various large grasshoppers, esp. a migratory the grasshoppers that often travel in great swarms and destroy nearly all vegetation in areas visited; locust.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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