Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Matka in India is the name of a plant defined with Cordia obliqua in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1818)
· Florae Fluminensis (1829)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15 (1819)
· Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève (1933)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1845)
· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum, quas in insulis Caribaeis (1760)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Matka, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.

context information

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Matka (मत्क).—a. My, mine; संशृणुष्व कपे मत्कैः संगच्छस्व वनैः शुभैः (saṃśṛṇuṣva kape matkaiḥ saṃgacchasva vanaiḥ śubhaiḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.16.

-tkaḥ A bug.

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

Matka (मत्क).—mfn.

(-tkaḥ-tkā-tkaṃ) Mine, belonging to me, &c. m.

(-tkaḥ) A bug: (see the next.) E. mat for mama mine, and kan poss. aff.

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

Matka (मत्क).—1. i. e. 2. mad + ka, adj. Mine. 2. m. A bug.

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

Matka (मत्क).—[adjective] my, mine.

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

1) Matka (मत्क):—1. matka m. (for 2. See p. 777, col. 2) a bug, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [from mad] 2. matka mfn. (for 1. See p. 776, col. 2) mine, my, [Bālarāmāyaṇa; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]

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

Matka (मत्क):—(tkaḥ) 1. m. A bug. a. Mine.

[Sanskrit to German]

Matka 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Kherijamatka.

Full-text: Matkuna, Matkunatva, Matkunagandha, Matkunari, Matkunika.

Relevant text

Search found 2 books and stories containing Matka; (plurals include: Matkas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Triveni Journal

The Celestial Sight < [October – December, 1982]

Reviews < [January – March, 1983]

show preview

Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)

Part 9 - Rājagṛha at the cross-roads of religious affiliations < [Chapter II - Origin and Function of Rājagṛha as the seat of Monarchy]

show preview