Matimat, Matiman, Matimān: 10 definitions
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Matimat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusMatimat (मतिमत्) refers to a “wise man”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 3, “on unfavorable marks”]: “5. One that has (evil) spots on his skin, tusks, palate, toenails, etc., shall be abandoned; or else the wise man (matimat) shall perform in proper fashion an operation to burn or scrape them off, and all the things necessary to heal and cure them, and cut them off”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryMatimān (मतिमान्).—a S Wise, sensible, intelligent, shrewd.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMatimān (मतिमान्).—a Wise; sensible, intelligent.
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 dictionaryMatimat (मतिमत्).—a. Clever, intelligent; मतिमतां च विलोक्य दरिद्रताम् (matimatāṃ ca vilokya daridratām) Bhartṛhari 1.91.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMatimat (मतिमत्).—mfn. (-mān-matī-mat) Sensible, clever, intelligent. E. mati, and matup aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Matimat (मतिमत्):—[=mati-mat] [from mati > man] mfn. clever, intelligent, wise, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Janam-ejaya, [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMatimat (मतिमत्):—[(mān-matī-mat) a.] Clever.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMatiman in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) intelligent, wise, prudent..—matiman (मतिमान) is alternatively transliterated as Matimāna.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMatimāṉ (மதிமான்) noun < mati-mān nominative singular of mati-mat. Wise man; புத்திமான். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [puthiman. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMatimaan is another spelling for मतिमान [matimāna].—adj. thoughtful; intelligent; clever; discreet;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maat, Mat, Mati.
Starts with: Matimatta.
Full-text: Sukshmamatimat, Matimana, Upakalpana, Mattiman, Chedana.
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