The Sanskrit term Mātṛkākṣara can be transliterated into English as Matrkaksara or Matrikakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: McGill: The architectural theory of the Mānasāra

Mātṛkākṣara (मातृकाक्षर).—Acharya translates mātṛkākṣaram as “ligatures (conjunct consonants)”. This reading is untenable since ligatures are so numerous in Sanskrit that their specific significance in this “placing” on the body remains vague. Rather, mātṛkākṣaram means the set of letters comprising the fourteen vowels, the allusvarā and visarga, signifying the sixteen divine mothers, and hence of magical potency.

For a scheme of placing mātṛkākṣara based on the Tāntric text Yoginihṛdaya, see A. N. Jani, “Method of Implementing Mātṛkanyāsa”.

context information

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mātṛkākṣara (ಮಾತೃಕಾಕ್ಷರ):—

1) [noun] any of the vowels.

2) [noun] (fig.) the source origin or beginning of anything; the seed.

context information

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Matrika, Akshara.

Starts with: Matrikaksharanighantu.

Full-text: Bhutashuddhi.

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