Mahamatra, Mahāmātra, Maha-matra: 14 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāmātra (महामात्र):—[(ma + mātrā)]
1) adj. dem Maasse nach gross, der grösste, beste, vorzüglichste: Śiva [Mahābhārata 13, 1199.] sarvāyudha (dhanus) [1, 8180. 4, 1309. 1344.] vṛṣṇyandhaka [1, 7988.] devāsura [13, 1258.] śākhāmṛga [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 25 (26 ed. Bomb. ), 1.] Ohne nähere Bestimmung m. ein im Range hochstehender Mann, ein hoher Beamter des Fürsten, Minister (= pradhāna [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 1, 5.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 720.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 275.] [Halāyudha 2, 272.] = amātya [Medinīkoṣa r. 291.] = samṛddha [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]) [Mahābhārata 2, 1166. 6, 4748. 15, 1042.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 36, 8. 37, 1. 4, 25, 21.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 8, 58. 9, 69. 12, 44.] rājaputrāśca mahāmātraduhitaraśca [Oxforder Handschriften 216,b,39. 217,a,27.] [Spr. 2096] (Minister und zugleich Elephantenlenker). —
2) m. Elephantenlenker [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 762.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 2, 70.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 259.] [Mahābhārata 4, 1761. 6, 2287. 3155] (wo mit der ed. Bomb. satomarairmahā zu lesen ist; man streiche also diese Stelle u. toraṇa) . [7, 837. 4320.] [Harivaṃśa 4552. 5053. 5581. 9377. 13497. 13619.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 9, 28. 15, 11. 19.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 17.] [Spr. 2096] (zugleich Minister). —
3) f. ī die Frau des Lehrers [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. gaṇanā, dharma .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāmātra (महामात्र):——
1) Adj. dem Maasse nach gross , gross , der grösste , beste , vorzüglichste , — unter (im Comp. vorangehend). —
2) m. — a) ein im Range hochstehender Mann , ein hoher Beamter des Fürsten , Minister. — b) Elephantenlenker. —
3) *f. ī die Frau des Lehrers.
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Starts with: Mahamatra-gana, Mahamatra-nagaravyavaharika.
Ends with: Anta-mahamatra, Antahpura-mahamatra, Devasuramahamatra, Dharmamahamatra, Ganakamahamatra, Gananamahamatra, Stryadhyaksha-mahamatra.
Full-text (+7): Dharmamahamatra, Gananamahamatra, Devasuramahamatra, Isila, Mamattiran, Mahamatra-gana, Antahpura-mahamatra, Ganakamahamatra, Mahamatra-nagaravyavaharika, Stryadhyaksha-mahamatra, Mahata, Ahara, Anta-mahamatra, Mahut, Mamatrai, Nagara-vyavaharika, Matra, Mahamatri, Stryadhyaksha, Ardhamukuta.
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Verse 5.7.19 < [Chapter 7 - The Killing of Kuvalayāpīḍa]
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A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
Historical Background of Kaushambi < [Chapter 2]
Political History of Vatsa < [Chapter 2]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.259 < [Section XXXVI - Who are ‘Thorns’ (kaṇṭaka)?]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 28 - Arrangements for the Match < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 29 - A Description of the Arena < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 43 - Krishna Meets His Enemy < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 13 - Protection of Parties < [Book 1 - Concerning Discipline]
Chapter 10 - The Character of Ministers < [Book 1 - Concerning Discipline]
Chapter 7 - The Business of Keeping up Accounts in the Office of Accountants < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)