Mathana: 22 definitions
Introduction:
Mathana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: Google Books: The Khecarividya of AdinathaMathana (啶ぅ啶�):鈥擝all腻la explains the purpose of practising Mathana as 蝉补谤惫补尘补濒补艣辞诲丑补苍腻谤迟丑补尘, 鈥渢o cleanse away all impurity鈥�. This is clearly not the main aim of the practice since verse 1.64 says that mathana brings about sa峁僺iddhi and identification of body and self with the universe. In the Khecar墨vidy腻, it appears that after the probe is inserted into the nasal cavity it is to be moved about by the tonque, which has entered the cavity via the palate.
The word Mathana usually refers either to the rubbing of wood to produce fire, particularly in a sacrificial context, or to the churning of milk to produce butter. It is used in this second sense in the archaic myth of the churning of the ocean of milk by the devas and asuras.
The Jogprad墨pak腻 has the most coherent description of the ha峁環ayogic Mathana and describes two varieties. In the first (verse 642) the yogin is to rub the 艣ivali峁単a, which is also the agnisth腻na, at the root of the palate with his thumb three times a day. In the second (verses 643–653), the yogin is to use a metal peg (k墨la dh腻tamaya) to churn, purify and produce am墨 (=am峁泃a) at four places:
- 补尘产颈办腻 (鈥榯he frenum鈥�),
- l补尘产颈办腻 (鈥榯he tongue鈥�),
- 迟腻濒耻 (鈥榯he palate鈥�)
- and 驳丑补峁囜弓颈办腻 (鈥榯he uvula鈥�).
These four places are said to be the teats of K腻madhenu.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMathana (啶ぅ啶�).鈥擜n asura on the side of T腻rak腻sura. Mah腻vi峁ａ箛u killed him. (Chapter 152, Matsya Pur腻峁嘺).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Mathana (啶ぅ啶�).鈥擜 commander of T腻raka's army; the special arm was the noose;1 threw darts on Vi峁ａ箛u;2 on horse back;3 Garu岣峚 was ordered to break his chariot; overpowered by the 驳补诲腻 of M腻dhava, Mathana fell dead when Mahi峁 appeared on the scene.4
1b) The divine union of 艢akta and 艢akti resulting in 25 truths.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 IV. 8. 29, 33.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMathana (啶ぅ啶�) (cf. Agnimanthana) refers to the 鈥渒indling of fire by friction鈥�.鈥擺There is] an ancient association between the 鈥榗hurning鈥� that takes place in sexual union and the churning that generates fire. [...] The 峁歡veda compares mathana鈥斺�榯he kindling of fire by friction鈥� to procreation: Agni is hidden in the kindling sticks (补谤补峁嚹�) as the seed (garbha) is well kept inside pregnant women (garbhin). The Veda declares: 鈥淧ut it down supinely stretched, you attentive (priest). When impregnated she gave birth to the male (Agni)鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻ktism) 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)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusMathana (啶ぅ啶�) refers to the 鈥渢earing鈥� (of natural objects) (which elephants are fond of), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 9, 鈥渙n kinds of must鈥漖: 鈥�10. Tearing (mathana) freely at ant hills, posts, bushes, shrubs, and trees, with excited look, when he walks along straight ahead with hastened footsteps, lifting his trunk high in air, and when, at the time when his girdle is being girded on, he constantly sprays forth water (from his trunk) and bellows, entwining his right tusk (with his trunk), then he shows attainment of (that kind of) must which brings victory鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMathana (啶ぅ啶�) refers to making fire by 鈥渇riciton鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah腻praj帽腻p腻ramit腻艣腻stra chapter 32.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渢hus, when one is making fire by friction (mathana), first the flame takes fire on the soft grass (尘峁沝耻-迟峁涐箛补) and dried cow dung (艣耻峁补驳辞尘补测补) and, as the strength of the fire increases, it is able to consume big pieces of moist wood. It is the same for the concentration of loving-kindness (尘补颈迟谤墨-蝉补尘腻诲丑颈): at the beginning, when one make the vows for loving-kindness (尘补颈迟谤墨-辫谤补峁僫诲丑腻苍补), one applies them only to one鈥檚 friends (mitra); but when the mind of loving-kindness has grown, enemies (amitra) and relatives (bandhu) become mixed up and one sees them all as experiencing happiness: this is because the 诲丑测腻苍补蝉 or 蝉补尘腻辫补迟迟颈蝉 of loving-kindness have grown and are becoming complete鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah腻y腻na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽腻p腻ramit腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymathana : (nt.) churning; disturbance.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMathana, (adj. nt.) (fr. math) shaking up, crushing, harassing, confusing Miln. 21 (+maddana); DhA. I, 312; PvA. 265. (Page 518)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarym腻tha峁嘺 (啶ぞ啶ムぃ) [or 啶｀, 峁嚹玗.鈥攆 (尘补迟丑补峁嚹抚箖) A large open-mouthed 岣嵞搑腻 or earthen vessel. Used in churning and to hold water.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmathana (啶ぅ啶�).鈥�n Churning. Fig. Discuss- ing. Killing.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMathana (啶ぅ啶�).鈥�a. (-苍墨 f.) [啶ぅ啷� 啶侧啶 啶侧啶啶熰 啶掂ぞ (math lyu lyu峁� v腻)]
1) Churning, stirring up.
2) Hurting, injuring.
3) Killing, destroying, a destroyer; 啶啶椸啶о 啶ぇ啷佮ぎ啶ムえ啶え啷佮啶むぎ啶ㄠ啶膏ぐ 啶班ぞ啶оた啶曕 (mugdhe madhumathanamanugatamanusara r腻dhike) G墨tagovinda 2.
4) Rubbing.
-苍补岣� Name of a tree (驳补峁噄办腻谤颈办腻, used in producing fire by attrition).
-nam 1 Churning, stirring round, agitating.
2) Rubbing, friction.
3) Injury, hurting, destruction.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMathana (啶ぅ啶�).鈥攏.
(-苍补峁�) 1. Churning. 2. Rubbing. 3. Injury. m.
(-苍补岣�) A tree, the wood of which is used to produce fire by attrition, (Premna longifolia.) E. math to churn, to stir or rub, aff. lyu峁� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMathana (啶ぅ啶�).鈥擺math + ana], n. Churning, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] v. [distich] 28.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMathana (啶ぅ啶�).鈥擺feminine] 墨 (腻) afflicting, injuring, destroying; [neuter] the act of afflicting etc., whirling, churning.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mathana (啶ぅ啶�):鈥擺from manth] mf(墨, once 腻)n. rubbing, stirring, shaking, harassing, destroying (with [genitive case] or ifc.), [Mah腻bh腻rata; R腻m腻ya峁嘺] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Premna Spinosa (the wood of which is used to produce fire by attrition), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the act of rubbing, friction, [Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] stirring or whirling round, churning or producing by churning, [Mah腻bh腻rata; R腻m腻ya峁嘺; Pur腻峁嘺]
5) [v.s. ...] hurting, annoying, injury, destruction, [R腻m腻ya峁嘺; Ratn腻val墨]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMathana (啶ぅ啶�):鈥�(苍补峁�) 1. m. A tree (Premna longifolia). n. Churning.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mathana (啶ぅ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 骋丑耻蝉耻濒补峁嘺, 惭补丑补峁嘺.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Mathana (啶ぅ啶�):鈥�(nm) churning; stirring.
2) Mathan腻 (啶ぅ啶ㄠぞ) [Also spelled mathna]:鈥�(v) to churn; to stir deeply; to batter; to agitate; to probe profoundly, to make an in-depth study.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMathana (嗖播嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the act of beating, shaking (curd) in a churn to form butter; churning.
2) [noun] a tormenting or being tormented.
3) [noun] the killing in a brutal manner; slaughter.
4) [noun] he who slaughters; a slaughterer.
5) [noun] a rubbing of one object against another; friction.
6) [noun] a physical struggle; a fight.
7) [noun] the result of cogitation; concerted thought or reflection.
8) [noun] a deliberating or considering carefully.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.44 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balar腻ma]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 196 < [Volume 16 (1913)]
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 2653: Lord is in Guru's Monastery < [Tantra Nine (onpatam tantiram) (verses 2649-3047)]
Verse 508: Do not Give to Unworthy; the Giver and the Receiver Both < [Tantra Two (irantam tantiram) (verses 337-548)]
Verse 1664: Ten appurtenances of Siva Yogins < [Tantra Six (aram tantiram) (verses 1573-1703)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - Vi峁ａ箛u Fights with Daityas < [Section 2 - Kaum腻rik腻-kha峁囜笉a]
Chapter 16 - T腻raka and Devendra Prepare for War < [Section 2 - Kaum腻rik腻-kha峁囜笉a]
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