Matula, Mātula, Mātulā: 20 definitions
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Matula means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Matul.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaMātula (मातुल) is the name of an herbal ingredient which is included in a (snake) poison antidote recipe, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Several herbal formulations have been recommended in the segment exclusively for lepa or ointment to counter poison. According to Kāśyapasaṃhitā (verse VIII.45), “A paste or bolus fashioned out of ginger, garlic, lac, asafoetida, two kinds of Niśā, mustard, Mātula mixed with urine ,when applied as ointment, destroys venom”.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA village in Magadha, where the Buddha stayed and where he preached the Cakkavattisihanada Sutta. A iii.58.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymātula : (m.) maternal uncle.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMātula, (cp. Epic Sk. mātula & semantically Lat. matruus, i.e. one who belongs to the mother) a mother’s brother, an uncle J. I, 225; DhA. I, 15; PvA. 58, 60.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymātula (मातुल).—m S pop. mātūḷa m A maternal uncle.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmātula (मातुल).—m A maternal uncle.
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mātūḷa (मातूळ).—m A maternal uncle.
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 dictionaryMātula (मातुल).—[māturbhrātā mātṛ-ḍulac]
1) A maternal uncle; (tatrāpaśyat) आचार्यान् मातुलान् भ्रातॄन् (ācāryān mātulān bhrātṝn) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.26; Manusmṛti 2.13; 5.81.
2) The Dhattūra plant.
3) An epithet of the solar year.
4) A kind of rice.
5) A kind of snake.
Derivable forms: mātulaḥ (मातुलः).
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Mātulā (मातुला).—
1) The wife of a maternal uncle; Manusmṛti 2.131; Y.3.232; Bhāgavata 1.14.27.
2) Hemp; जातीफलं मातुलानी महिफेनं च पत्रकम् (jātīphalaṃ mātulānī mahiphenaṃ ca patrakam) Śiva B.3.15.
See also (synonyms): mātulānī, mātulī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMātula (मातुल).—m. (var. ma°), a high number: Mahāvyutpatti 7772 = Tibetan ma gzhal; compare māludu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātula (मातुल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. A maternal uncle. 2. Thorn-apple, (Dhutura metal.) 3. A sort of grain. 4. A variegated snake. f. (-lā-lī or -lānī) 1. The wife of a maternal uncle, &c. 2. Hemp, (Cannabis sativa.) 3. Common Bengal San, a sort of Crotolaria, (C. juncea.) f. (-lānī) Pulse of various kinds. E. mātṛ a mother, and ḍulac aff., fem. aff. ṭāp or ṅīṣ with ānuk optionally inserted before the latter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātula (मातुल).—i. e. matṛ + a, I. m. A maternal uncle, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 292; [Pañcatantra] 215, 10. Ii. f. lā, lī, and lāni, The wife of a maternal uncle. Iii. f. lānī, Hemp, Cannabis sativa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātula (मातुल).—[masculine] maternal uncle (applied also to others in confidential address).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Matula (मतुल):—m. or n. (?) a [particular] high number, [Buddhist literature]
2) Mātula (मातुल):—a etc. See [column]3.
3) [from mātṛ] b m. a maternal uncle (often in respectful or familiar address, [especially] in fables), [Gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the solar year, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the thorn-apple tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a species of grain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Mātulā (मातुला):—[from mātula > mātṛ] f. the wife of a mat° uncle, mat° aunt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) Mātula (मातुल):—[from mātṛ] mf(ā or ī)n. belonging to or existing in a mat° uncle, [Śukasaptati] ([varia lectio])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātula (मातुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A maternal uncle; thorn-apple; sort of grain; variegated snake. f. (lā-lī-lānī) Uncle’s wife, hemp; (lānī) pulse.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mātula (मातुल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Māula, Māhava, Māmvaha.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMātula (मातुल) [Also spelled matul]:—(nm) maternal uncle, mother’s brother; ~[lānī/lī] wife of maternal uncle, maternal aunt; ~[leya] son of [mātula].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMātula (ಮಾತುಲ):—
1) [noun] a brother of one’s mother; a maternal uncle.
2) [noun] the plant Datura stramonium of Solanaceae family.
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Mātuḷa (ಮಾತುಳ):—[noun] = ಮಾತುಲ [matula].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMātula (मातुल):—n. → मामा [māmā]
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)
Starts with (+10): Matula Vihara, Matuladhita, Matulagiri, Matulahi, Matulai, Matulainkam, Matulaka, Matulam, Matulamgaka, Matulan, Matulanatacceti, Matulanatam, Matulanga, Matulangana, Matulangasthali, Matulani, Matulankam, Matulankamaram, Matulantacam, Matulaputra.
Ends with: Bhasmatula, Kashtamatula, Pitrishvasamatula, Samatula, Samgramatula, Trimatula.
Full-text (+42): Madhula, Matulaka, Matulahi, Kashtamatula, Matuli, Matul, Matulaputraka, Matulani, Madula, Matulam, Matulasutaparinaya, Vijayapala, Roliya Janapada, Dulac, Narumatulam, Matulya, Matulaputra, Parushita, Madhulika, Maludu.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.17.11 < [Chapter 17 - Description of the Yogurt Theft]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 1.32-34 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verse 2.5 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.148 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Verse 5.80 < [Section IX - Other forms of Impurity]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Mother’s Brother and Sister’s Son < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Appendix: Timeline of Vikrama Chola’s contributions < [Chapter IV - Temples of Vikrama Chola’s Time]