Upamata, Upamātā, Upa-mata: 3 definitions
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Upamata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramUpamata (उपमत) refers to “secondary Matas”, according to the Jayadrathayāmala: one of the earliest and most extensive sources of the emergent Kālīkrama.—The common meaning of the word ‘mata’ is ‘point of view’, ‘doctrine’, ‘teaching’ or by extension ‘school of thought’. In a technical sense, the word conveys a number of other related meanings. A Mata is a type of Tantra. [...]
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: WJPR: Concept of wet nursing in Ayurveda and Contemporary scienceUpamata refers to a “step mother” and is used to describe the Dhatri (“a wet medical attendant” or “a lactating lady who bosom-feeds”).—Although creature milk is promptly accessible, Ayurveda accentuates on Dhatri as a quick next decision of taking care of for infant and newborn child in the non accessibility of moms bosom milk. Ayurvedic researchers were very much aware of child explicit and species explicit nature of the bosom milk. Giving Dhatris milk is the most ideal choice as it satisfies species explicit nature of bosom milk which a creature milk cannot give. She is additionally called the Upamata or step mother, who takes care of the child without even a trace of mother and become the second mother of the kid.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryupamātā (उपमाता).—f (S) A wet-nurse. 2 A foster-mother.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Upamataddhita, Upamatar.
Full-text (+8): Samvara-Tantra, Raktamata, Raktatantra, Utphullamata, Utphullatantra, Utphulla, Petika, Nilakeshi, Pingalamata, Pingalatantra, Petikamata, Petikatantra, Bharundimata, Bharunditantra, Bharundi, Mahamatatantra, Hahlamata, Hahlatantra, Hahla, Nilakeshimata.
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Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
Description of the Matrikas—Introduction < [Chapter 3 - Minor Goddesses]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Concept of wet nursing in ayurveda andamp; contemporary science < [2021: Volume 10, November issue 13]