Varnamatri, Varṇamātṛ, Varna-matri: 4 definitions
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Varnamatri 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 Varṇamātṛ can be transliterated into English as Varnamatr or Varnamatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarṇamātṛ (वर्णमातृ).—f. a pen, pencil.
Varṇamātṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and mātṛ (मातृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇamātṛ (वर्णमातृ).—f.
(-tā) A pen. E. varṇa a letter, and mātṛ mother.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇamātṛ (वर्णमातृ):—[=varṇa-mātṛ] [from varṇa > varṇ] f. ‘letter-mother’, a pen, pencil etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇamātṛ (वर्णमातृ):—[varṇa-mātṛ] (tā) 4. f. A pen.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varna, Matri.
Starts with: Varnamatrika.
Ends with: Svarnamatri.
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