Matanga, Mātaṅga, Mataṅga, Mataṃga, Matamga, Matamga: 36 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantraMātaṅga (मातङ्ग):—The name of the fifth of the pīthas of the Mātṛcakra, according to the Kubjikāmatatantra. The presiding goddess is Guhyakubjī and according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, it is associated with Kuṇḍalinī who may be considered as one of Kubjikā’s manifestations.
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of ŚivaMataṅga (मतङ्ग) or Mataṅgāgama refers to one of upāgamas (supplementary scriptures) of the Parameśvarāgama which is one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing upāgamas (e.g., Mataṅga Āgama) is to explain more elaborately than that of mūlāgamas (e.g., Parameśvara-āgama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in mūlāgamas.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Mataṅga (मतङ्ग).—An ancient sage. The Rāmāyaṇa in Araṇya Kāṇḍa describes the āśrama of Mataṅga. Rāmalakṣmaṇas after crossing the forest of Krauñca came to the āśrama of Mataṅga. Kabandha was slain at this place After abandoning his demoniac body Kabandha extolled the greatness of Mataṅgāśrama to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. "The flowers of this āśrama are never plucked and worn on heads. Even if they are not plucked they never fade. They remain fresh always. There is a reason for this. The disciples of Mataṅga once brought a heavy load of fruits for their guru and when they reached the āśrama they were tired and drops of perspiration fell on the plants and they became flowers. Śabarī is performing penance in this aśrama." Mataṅga once cursed Bāli. It happened that while the sage was living on the mountain of Ṛṣyamūka Bāli and the asura Dundubhi fought against each other and blood flowing from the body of Dundubhi by a blow of Bāli spurted out and fell on the hands of the sage. Mataṅga then cursed Bāli saying that his head would blow off if he entered Ṛṣyamūkācala again. (Sarga 46, Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa and Kamba Rāmāyaṇa, Pūrva Kāṇḍa). Mataṅgāśrama was a holy place. (Chapter 84, Vana Parva).
2) Mataṅga (मतङ्ग).—Another name of Triśaṅku. The name of Mataṅga is used for Rājarṣi Triśaṅku in Verse 31, of Chapter 71, of Ādi Parva. For more detail see under Triśaṅku.
3) Mataṅga (मतङ्ग).—A maharṣi born to a barber of a brahmin woman. This clandestine birth was not known either to the brahmin husband or Mataṅga for a long time. Once his brahmin father sent him to the fields for ploughing. He put a donkey to the yoke and ploughed. When the donkey slowed down its work Mataṅga beat it hard. The mother of the donkey saw it and wept. She called Mataṅga to her side and told him that he was the son of a barber and that was why he behaved like a caṇḍāla showing no kindness to wards the animal. Mataṅga ran to his house and told his parents what the mother-donkey said. After that he left his house and did penance to become a brahmin. Indra was pleased and he asked Mataṅga what he wanted and he replied he wanted to become a brahmin. Indra made him a brahmin and sent him back. (Chapter 27, Anuśāsana Parva).
4) Mataṅga (मतङ्ग).—A preceptor. He was the guru of Śabarī. (Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa).
5) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग).—Sage Mataṅga was known by this name also (See under Mataṅga).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Mataṅga (मतङ्ग).—A sage of great repute; father of Mātaṅga;1 footprint of, seen in the Bharatāśrama.2
2a) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग).—A son of Khaśa and a Rākṣasa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 134; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 165; 111. 53.
2b) A son of Matanga, and a sage; his wife Siddhimatī gave birth to Laghuśyāmā or Mātaṅgī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 31. 89, 91-106.
Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.60.64) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mātaṅga) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: The Kubjikāmatatantra: Kulālikāmnāya VersionMātaṅga (मातङ्ग) refers to the fifth Mahāpīṭhas having no fixed location on earth, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra.—[...] During her stay in the fourth Mahāpīṭha (i.e., Kāmarūpa) Devī explains the fifth which is called Mātaṅga. In contradistinction to the other Pīṭhas it has no fixed location on earth, but seems to be located above Kāmarūpa. As such it is the place of origin of the entire world. Also here, sons and daughters are born to Devī, and servants appear. It seems that in the Mātaṅga-pīṭha the deity is a river called Triśrotrā. After her visit to the fourth Mahāpīṭha, the goddess proceeds to various other places; [...]
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) or Mātaṅgakula refers to the “family of sweepers”, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, as the Goddess (i.e., Kubjikā) said to Kāmeśvarī: “There will be a wheel of energies (kalācakra) that comes forth from my body and it will know the supreme (transcendent) and lower (immanent) division. Know that that is common to (all) four (sacred seats). Born of the Mātaṅga Kula in the northern part of (lake) Nīla, it is in the forest of Mahocchuṣma. This, (both) supreme (transcendent) and inferior (immanent), is the fifth lord of the sacred seats”.
Note: Mātaṅga is the name of the yogi in Tisra. Tisra, like the seat Mātaṅga, is said to be meant for the “last-born”, those of the lowest castes, especially sweepers (mātaṅga). The deities here are the god and goddess of the sweepers—Mātaṅgīśa and Mātaṅgī, who is identified with a form of Kubjikā called Juṣṭacaṇḍālinī.
2) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) is the name of a sacred region, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra verse 3.135-138, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—The eight secondary fields are Kadaṃba, Alamba, Gokarṇa, the Vindhya mountain, Vimaleśvara, Sindhumāla, Mahāsena, and Mātaṅga.
3) Mātaṅga (कृशोदर) or Mārtaṇḍa refers to the Servant (kiṃkara) associated with Tisra, one of the eight Sacred Seats (pīṭha), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyMataṅga (मतङ्ग) (lit. “one going wilfully or roaming”) is a synonym (another name) for the Elephant (Gaja), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsMātaṅga (मातङ्ग) represents the number 8 (eight) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 8—mātaṅga] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) refers to one of the Forty-nine kinds of Tānas (in Indian music), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Tāna refers to “that which spreads” (being dependent on mūrcchanā), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, only forty nine kinds of tānas are accepted under three grāmas viz., madhyama, ṣaḍja and gāndhāra. The gāndhāragrāma contains twenty tānas [e.g., mātaṅga].
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismMatanga (मतंग): A rishi during Ramayana period, Rama and Laxman pass by while searching Sita on way to mountain Rishyamūk on which dwelt Sugriva.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Matanga. The Bodhisatta born as a candala. See the Matanga Jataka.
2. Matanga. A Pacceka Buddha (M.iii.70; ApA.i.107). He was the last of the Pacceka Buddhas and lived near Rajagaha. At the last birth of the Bodhisatta the devas, on their way to do him honour, saw Matanga and told him, “Sir, the Buddha has appeared in the world.” Matanga heard this as he was issuing from a trance, and, going to Mount Mahapapata where Pacceka Buddhas die, he passed away. ApA.i.170; SNA.i.128f; Mtu.i.357.
3. Matanga. A hermit. One day he arrived in Benares and went to a potter"s hall for the night. He found the place already occupied by another hermit named Jatima, and was told by the potter that he could only stay there with Jatima"s permission. Jatima agreed to his staying, but, on finding that Matanga was a candala, he wished him to occupy a place apart. During the night Matanga wished to go out, and, not knowing where Jatima was lying, trod on his chest. When Matanga returned he took the other way with the idea of passing near Jatima"s feet, but meanwhile Jatima had changed his position, and Matanga again trod on his chest. Jatima thereupon cursed him, saying that his head would split in seven pieces at sunrise. Matanga thereupon stopped the sun from rising (SA.ii.176f).
The rest of the story is as in the Matanga Jataka. It may be a variety of the same legend. cp. also Narada and Devala.
4. Matanga. Father of Matangaputta (q.v.).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiMātaṃga (मातंग) refers to an “elephant”, according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “In the Mandala, an obscured Himalaya, abiding seated in lotus posture, [..] the skin of a rutting elephant (matta-mātaṃga) two-arms’ length of an enormous man, a glittering ax, sharp cutting knife, flaming banner, staff, noose, broad chest, lopped off Brahma heads, with firewood, with a skull bowl, with shining arms, and beautiful pride, [...] a helper for crossing over together, the dreadful wilderness of saṃsāra, routing Māra, Śrī Vajrasattva, homage”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography1) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) or Varanandi is the name of the Yakṣa accompanying Supārśvanātha: the seventh of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—Supārśvanātha has, according to the canon, the emblem of the mystic cross called the Svastika. Books give him the additional symbolic decorations of serpents. There is some regularity with regard to the number of the hoods of the serpents. The number must be either one or five or nine. His Kevala tree is Śirīśa. The attendant spirits serving him are Mātaṅga and Śānti (Digambara: Varanandi and Kālī). The name of the bearer of the fly-fan is Dharmavīrya.
Mātaṅga’s characteristic emblem is not common to both the sects. The Śvetāmbara view will prescribe an elephant for his vehicle while the Digambara will make him ride a lion. The attributes which the Yaksa holds vary with the books of the two sects. The Śvetāmbara version gives them as: a Vilva fruit, noose, mongoose and goad. The other version enumerates the same as: staff, spear, Svastika and flag. One text, however, of the Digambaras speaks of the Yakṣa as two-armed and as having a crooked lace.
2) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) is also the Yakṣa accompanying Mahāvīra: the last of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas.—Mahāvīra, the twenty-fourth or the last Jina is the greatest of all the Tīrthaṃkaras. His position is of unchallenged eminence in the Jaina religion, history and iconography. Being the Lion among the Jaina prophets, rightly given was his emblem of a lion. His Yakṣa spirits are respectively known as Mātaṅga and Siddhāyikā. The Magadhan King Śreṇika or better known as Bimbisāra acts as his Chowri-bearer. His Kevala tree is called Sāla (L. Shorca robusta).
Mātaṅga Yakṣa, being the attendant of Mahāvīra, is the last but the most important one in the list of Yakṣas. Not much difference exists between the two sects in the matter of his iconographic descriptions. Both the sects describe him as two-handed and riding an elephant. The Śvetāmbava school gives a mongoose and a citrus as his attributes, while, the Digambara makes thema Varada-mudrā and a citron. The same sect adds a Dharma-Cakra symbol for his head.
Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) refers to one of the sixteen classes of Vidyādharas derived from their respective Vidyās (in this case, from Mātaṅgī-vidyā), according to chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, “[...] After making [the two rows of Vidyādhara-cities], many villages and suburbs, they established communities [viz., the Mātaṅgas] according to the suitability of place. [...] Dharaṇendra instructed them about the law as follows: ‘If any insolent persons show disrespect or do injury to the Jinas, or the Jinas’ shrines, or to those who will attain mokṣa in this birth, or to any ascetics engaged in pratimā, the Vidyās [viz., Mātaṅgīs] will abandon them at once, just as wealth abandons lazy people. Whoever kills a man with his wife, or enjoys women against their will, the Vidyās will abandon him at once’.”
2) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) is the name of the Yakṣa (i.e., śāsanadevatās or ‘messenger-deities’) associated with Supārśva, according to chapter 3.5 [supārśva-caritra].—Accordingly, “[...] Originating in that congregation, Mātaṅga, dark-bodied, with an elephant for a vehicle, with two right hands of which one held a bilva and the other a noose, and two left hands of which one held an ichneumon and the other a goad, became a messenger-deity at the side of Supārśva Svāmin. Arising in the same way, Śāntādevī, gold colored with an elephant for a vehicle, with two right hands of which one was in varada-position and the other was holding a rosary, and with two left hands, one of which held a trident and the other was in abhayada-position, was a messenger-deity of the Lord, always in his vicinity. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (history)Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) is also the name of a place, identified variously with Mātaṅgāśrama at Bakraur on the Phalgu river opposite Bodhgaya, or with Śrīśaila, Andhra Pradesh, or with Maher, Bangladesh.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMātaṅga.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘eight’. Note: mātaṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) refers to one of the various tribes of ancient India, commonly depicted as engaging in Śabaravidyā cult practices and beliefs, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The special cult-practices and beliefs in Mantras amongst the tribes of Pulindas, Kāpālikas, Mātaṅgas, Rākṣasas, Vānaras on hill-tops and forests formed part of the Śabaravidyā. This was a cult involving occult practices like the muttering of śabaramantras and uttering the same through the ear (133.5). [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymātaṅga : (m.) an elephant; a low-caste man.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMātaṅga, (cp. Epic Sk. mātaṅga, dial. ) an elephant Dh. 329, 330 (here as Ep. of nāga); J. III, 389; VI, 47; Vv 439; Miln. 368.—2. a man of a low class (cp. BSk. mātaṅgī Divy 397) SnA 185 sq. (as Np.). (Page 527)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymātaṅga (मातंग).—m S An elephant. 2 pop. māṅga A low race or an individual of it.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmātaṅga (मातंग).—m An elephant.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMataṅga (मतङ्ग).—[mādyati anena, mad-aṅgac dasya taḥ Tv.]
1) An elephant.
2) A cloud.
3) Name of a sage; मतङ्गशापादवलेप- मूलादवाप्तवानस्मि मतङ्गजत्वम् (mataṅgaśāpādavalepa- mūlādavāptavānasmi mataṅgajatvam) R.5.53.
4) The king त्रिशङ्कु (triśaṅku); मतङ्गो धर्मात्मा राजर्षिर्व्याधतां गतः (mataṅgo dharmātmā rājarṣirvyādhatāṃ gataḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.71.31.
Derivable forms: mataṅgaḥ (मतङ्गः).
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Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग).—[mataṅgasya munerayam aṇ]
1) An elephant; मातङ्गाः किमु वल्गितैः (mātaṅgāḥ kimu valgitaiḥ) K. P.7; Śiśupālavadha 1.64.
2) A man of the lowest caste, a Chāṇḍāla.
3) A Kirāta, mountaineer or barbarian.
4) (At the end of comp.) Any thing the best of its kind; e. g. बलाहकमातङ्गः (balāhakamātaṅgaḥ).
-ṅgī 1 Name of Pārvatī.
2) Name of Vasiṣṭha's wife.
3) Name of one of the ten Mahāvidyās.
4) A Chāṇḍāla lady; नताङ्गी मातङ्गी रुचिर- गीतभङ्गी (natāṅgī mātaṅgī rucira- gītabhaṅgī) Ā. L.
Derivable forms: mātaṅgaḥ (मातङ्गः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMātaṅga (मातङ्ग).—(1) (= Pali id., Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names) 2) name of a Pratyeka-buddha: Lalitavistara 18.15; (2) (perhaps = Pali id., Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names) 3) name of a maharṣi: Mahā-Māyūrī 257.2; (3) name of a nāga king: Mahāvyutpatti 3262.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMataṅga (मतङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. The name of a Muni. 2. A cloud. 3. An elephant. E. mad to please, to be pleased, aṅgac Unadi aff., da changed to taḥ .
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Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. An elephant. 2. A man of a degraded caste, a Chandala, and outeaste. 3. A sort of divine being attendant on a Jina. 4. The sacred fig-tree, (Ficus religiosa.) 5. A mountaineer, a barbarian. 6. Any thing the best of its kind, (at the end of a compound.) f. (-ṅgī) 1. The goddess Parvati. 2. The wife of Vasisht'Ha. E. mataṅga a saint, an elephant, &c., and aṇ aff. of descent or pleonastic aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMataṃga (मतंग).—i. e. mata (vb. man), + m-ga, m. 1. A cloud. 2. An elephant. [Hiḍimbavadha] 1, 13. 3. A proper name, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 19, 14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātaṅga (मातङ्ग).—i. e. mataṃga + a, I. m. 1. An outcaste, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 6. 2. A barbarian. 3. An elephant, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 63. 4. The sacred fig-tree, Ficus religiosa. Ii. f. gī, Pārvatī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMataṅga (मतङ्ग).—[masculine] elephant.
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Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग).—[masculine] elephant, greatest or best of (—°); a man’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMātaṅga (मातङ्ग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—on music. Quoted by Mallinātha on Raghuvaṃśa 1, 39, on Kirātārjunīya 4, 33.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mataṃga (मतंग):—[=mata-ṃ-ga] [from mata > man] a See sub voce
2) [from man] b m. ‘going wilfully’ or ‘roaming at will’, an elephant, [Mahābhārata; Śrutabodha]
3) [v.s. ...] a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa]
5) [v.s. ...] of a Muni and ([plural]) his family, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]
6) Mātaṃga (मातंग):—m. ([from] mataṃ-ga) an elephant, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (ifc. = the chief or best of its kind, [Harivaṃśa])
7) Ficus Religiosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) (in [astronomy]) Name of the 24th Yoga
9) a Caṇḍāla, man of the lowest rank, [Daśakumāra-carita; Lalita-vistara]
10) a kind of Kirāta mountaineer, barbarian, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
11) Name of a serpent-demon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) of a Pratyeka-buddha, [Lalita-vistara]
13) of the servant of the 7th and 24th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) of a writer on music, [Raghuvaṃśa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mataṅga (मतङ्ग):—(ṅgaḥ) 1. m. Name of a sage; a cloud; an elephant.
2) Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग):—(ṅgaḥ) 1. m. An elephant; an outcast; attendant on a Jaina; a sacred fig-tree; a mountaineer. f. Durgā; the wife of Vashishta.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mātaṅga (मातङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Māyaṃga.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Mataṃga (मतंग) [Also spelled matang]:—(nm) an elephant.
2) Mātaṃga (मातंग) [Also spelled matang]:—(nm) an elephant.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMataṃga (ಮತಂಗ):—
1) [noun] an elephant.
2) [noun] a cloud.
3) [noun] name of a mythological sage.
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Mātaṃga (ಮಾತಂಗ):—
1) [noun] an elephant.
2) [noun] caṇḍāla caste.
3) [noun] a man belonging to this caste.
4) [noun] a man belonging to a caste the main profession of the members of which is hunting; a hunter.
5) [noun] the ficus tree Ficus religiosa of Moraceae family; Peepul tree.
6) [noun] (myth.) name of a demon slain by Śiva.
7) [noun] name of a particular tāla, time cycle in music.
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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Starts with (+10): Matamgacarita, Matamgaka, Matamgakula, Matanga Jataka, Matangadeva, Matangadivakara, Matangadvipa, Matangahataka, Matangaja, Matangaka, Matangakedara, Matangakumari, Matangalila, Matangamakra, Matanganakra, Matanganucara, Matangapada, Matangaparameshvara, Matangaparameshvaragama, Matangaparameshvaratantra.
Ends with: Abhramatanga, Bhishmamatanga, Chandomatanga, Chhandomatanga, Dandamatanga, Dinmatanga, Kashyapamatanga, Mattamatamga, Ormatanga, Plavangamatanga.
Full-text (+273): Matamgaja, Matangaja, Matamgaka, Chandodeva, Matamgajatva, Matang, Matamgayajnagni, Matamgamatamga, Matamgavritti, Matamgaraja, Matamgaparameshvara, Matamgalilaprakashika, Matamgalilavyakhya, Matamgakumari, Matamgadivakara, Matamgasutra, Matamgapati, Matamgatva, Matamganakra, Matamgatirtha.
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