Matribandhu, Mātṛbandhu, Matri-bandhu: 8 definitions
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Matribandhu has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mātṛbandhu can be transliterated into English as Matrbandhu or Matribandhu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMātṛbandhu (मातृबन्धु):—(1. mātar + bandhu) m. ein Verwandter von Mutterseite [Mitākṣarā im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. mātṛbāndhava .
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Mātṛbandhū (मातृबन्धू):—(wie eben) adj. f. so v. a. nur den Namen einer Mutter führend, Rabenmutter [MAHĀVĪRAC. 65, 15.]
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Mātṛbandhu (मातृबन्धु):—n. mütterliche Blutsverwandtschaft [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 12, 5, 43.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMātṛbandhu (मातृबन्धु):——
1) m. ein Verwandter mütterlicherseits [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra 4,5.] —
2) f. bandhu nur den Namen einer Mutter führend , Rabenmutter. —
3) n. mütterliche Blutsverwandtschaft.
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.
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Partial matches: Matri, Bandhu.
Full-text: Matirupantu, Matribandhava, Nivasin.
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