Mrigamattaka, Mṛgamattaka, Mriga-mattaka: 2 definitions
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Mrigamattaka 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 Mṛgamattaka can be transliterated into English as Mrgamattaka or Mrigamattaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛgamattaka (मृगमत्तक).—a jackal.
Derivable forms: mṛgamattakaḥ (मृगमत्तकः).
Mṛgamattaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and mattaka (मत्तक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgamattaka (मृगमत्तक):—[=mṛga-mattaka] [from mṛga > mṛg] m. a, jackal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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