Metri, Metṛ: 2 definitions
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Metri 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.
The Sanskrit term Metṛ can be transliterated into English as Metr or Metri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMetṛ (मेतृ).—[masculine] who erects or builds.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMetṛ (मेतृ):—m. (√1. mi) one who erects a column, builder, architect, [Ṛg-veda iv, 6, 2] ([Sāyaṇa] metā f. = sthūṇā, a column, pillar)
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.
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Starts with: Metrics, Metrive.
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The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIII - The conversion of the Asuras < [Volume III]
Chapter XXI - Jātaka of Śiriprabha (the deer) < [Volume II]
Chapter XI - The fourth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
Vinaya Pitaka (4): Parivara (by I. B. Horner)