Matucutan, Matucūtaṉ: 2 definitions
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Matucutan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: academia.edu: Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition (iconography)Matucūtaṉ (மதுசூதன்) (Tamil) (in Sanskrit: Madhusūdana) refers to one of the Twelve Sacred Names of Viṣṇu (Dvādaśamūrti), according to the chapter 2.7 of the Tiruvāymoḻi.—Matucūtaṉ and Tirivikkiramaṉ are the lords. No God is Madhusūdana’s match. Other epithets that come under Caturviṃśati are notified in the ‘Nālāyiram’ sporadically.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMatucūtaṉ (மதுசூதன்) noun See மதுசூதனன். மதுசூ தனையன்றி மற்றிலே னென்று [mathusuthanan. mathusu thanaiyanri marrile nenru] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 2, 7, 6).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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