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Adevamatrika, 𱹲ṛk, Adeva-matrika: 2 definitions

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Adevamatrika 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 𱹲ṛk can be transliterated into English as Adevamatrka or Adevamatrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adevamatrika in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

𱹲ṛk (अदेवमातृ�).�a. [na devo megho mātā vṛṣṭikāraka� yasya] not rained upon; (lit.) not having the god of rain as mother to suckle or water; hence (artificially) supplied with the water of rivers, canals &c., irrigated; वितन्वति क्षेममदेवमातृकाश्चिराय तस्मिन्कुरवश्चकासत� (vitanvati kṣemamadevamātṛkāścirāya tasminkuravaścakāsate) Kirātārjunīya 1.17.

𱹲ṛk is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adeva and ṛk (मातृ�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

𱹲ṛk (अदेवमातृ�):—[=a-deva-ṛk] [from a-deva] mfn. ‘not having the gods or clouds as mothers, not suckled by any deity�, not rained upon.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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