Vaimatrika, Vaimātṛka: 2 definitions
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Vaimatrika 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 Vaimātṛka can be transliterated into English as Vaimatrka or Vaimatrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaimātṛka (वैमातृक).—A stepmother's son; येन वैश्रवणो भ्राता वैमात्राः कारणान्तरे (yena vaiśravaṇo bhrātā vaimātrāḥ kāraṇāntare) Rām.3.48.4.
Derivable forms: vaimātṛkaḥ (वैमातृकः).
See also (synonyms): vaimātra, vaimātraka, vaimātreya.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vaimātṛka (वैमातृक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vemāua, Vemāuga.
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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Ends with: Dvaimatrika.
Full-text: Vemaua, Vemauga, Vaimatraka, Vaimatreya, Vaimatra.
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