Matsa: 7 definitions
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Matsa 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMatsa (मत्स).—
1) A fish.
2) A lord of the Matsyas.
Derivable forms: matsaḥ (मत्सः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMatsa (मत्स).—m.
(-tmaḥ) A fish. E. madi to be pleased, sa aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Matsa (मत्स):—m. ([from] √2. mad, ‘the gay one’) a fish (= matsya; cf. maccha), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (f(ī). a female fish, [Kāvya literature])
2) the king of the [Matsyasūkta’s Śabdakalpadruma; Mahābhārata iv, 145] ([Bombay edition] matsya).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMatsa (मत्स):—(tsaḥ) 1. m. A fish.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMatsa (ಮತ್ಸ):—[noun] = ಮತ್ಸ್ಯ - [matsya -] 1.
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)
Starts with (+23): Matsa kanda, Matsadrishya, Matsafushi, Matsaganta, Matsagantha, Matsagi, Matsakanda, Matsakashe, Matsakhi, Matsalmo, Matsamaksham, Matsamatva, Matsambisambi, Matsamdesha, Matsamstha, Matsandaka, Matsandaka tsumbe, Matsantha, Matsar, Matsara.
Full-text (+66): Matsaganta, Matsyi, Matsa kanda, Matsagantha, Matsyabandhin, Matsodari, Matsyanda, Matsarikrita, Matsyavataraprabandha, Matsaramanas, Matsyangi, Matsyada, Matsyasagandhin, Matsyasukta, Matsyashakala, Matsyashin, Matsyakshaka, Matsyatantra, Matsyabandha, Matsyajivin.
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The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 1 - The Matsyas of Oddadi (A.D. 1200-1470) < [Chapter XIII - The Dynasties in South Kalinga]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 103 - Narada Describes the Feat of Krishna (continued) < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]