Matrigotra, Mātṛgōtra, ṛgdzٰ, Matri-gotra: 5 definitions
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Matrigotra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Mātṛgōtra and ṛgdzٰ can be transliterated into English as Matrgotra or Matrigotra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṛgōtra (मातृगोत्�).—n (S) The mother's family.
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ṛgōtra (मातृगोत्�).—a (S) Belonging or relating to the mother's family.
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 dictionaryṛgdzٰ (मातृगोत्�).—a mother's family.
Derivable forms: ṛgdzٰ (मातृगोत्रम�).
ṛgdzٰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms � and gotra (गोत्�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛgdzٰ (मातृगोत्�).—mfn.
(-ٰ�-ٰ-ٰ�) Belonging to the mother’s family. n.
(-ٰ�) The mother’s family. E. �, and gotra race.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛgdzٰ (मातृगोत्�):—[=�-gotra] [from �] n. a m°’s family (mfn. belonging to it)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛgdzٰ (मातृगोत्�):—[�-gotra] (tra�-trā-ٰ�) a. Of the mother’s family. n. Mother’s family.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Matri, Gotra.
Starts with: Matrigotranirnaya.
Full-text: Matrigotranirnaya, Mada.
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