Vacanamatra, Vacanamātra, Vacana-matra: 4 definitions
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Vacanamatra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vachanamatra.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVacanamātra (वचनमात्र).—mere words, unsupported assertion.
Derivable forms: vacanamātram (वचनमात्रम्).
Vacanamātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vacana and mātra (मात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVacanamātra (वचनमात्र).—n.
(-traṃ) Mere words, assertion unsupported by facts. E. vacana, mātra only.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVacanamātra (वचनमात्र):—[=vacana-mātra] [from vacana > vac] n. mere words, assertion unsupported by facts, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVacanamātra (वचनमात्र):—[vacana-mātra] (traṃ) 1. n. Mere assertion.
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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