Matya: 9 definitions

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2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Matya 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 dictionary

Matya (मत्य).—[mate samīkaraṇe sādhu yat Tv.]

1) A harrow.

2) The means of acquiring knowledge.

3) The exercise of knowledge.

4) Harrowing, making even or level (as a field).

Derivable forms: matyam (मत्यम्).

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

Matya (मत्य).—n.

(-tyaṃ) 1. The iron-bound handle of a sickle. 2. The exercise or application of knowledge. 3. The means of acquiring knowledge. E. mati knowledge, &c. aff. yat.

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

Matya (मत्य).—n. The handle of a sickle.

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

Matya (मत्य).—[neuter] harrow, roller; club.

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

1) Matya (मत्य):—1. matya n. (for 2. See p. 783, col. 2) a harrow, roller, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa]

2) a club (perhaps with iron points), [Atharva-veda]

3) harrowing, rolling, making even or level, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Matyā (मत्या):—[from mati > man] ind., wittingly, knowingly, purposely

5) [v.s. ...] ind., at will

6) Matya (मत्य):—[from man] 2. matya n. (for 1. See p. 776, col. 2) the means of acquiring knowledge (= jñānasya kāraṇam), [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 4-4, 97.]

7) Mātyā (मात्या):—See 2. māta, p. 806, col. 3.

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

Matya (मत्य):—(tyaṃ) 1. n. The iron bound handle of a sickle; application of knowledge; means of getting it.

[Sanskrit to German]

Matya 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṭya (ಮಟ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] (mus.) a time-cycle, having one laghu, one dřta followed by another laghu (laghu being of varied length).

2) [noun] any of various types of accentuation used in versification in a particular language.

3) [noun] the style that is particular to each song.

context information

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

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