As a deity name
Name 704 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
clever, intelligent, wise, &c.
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "matimate" is the dative of "matimat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "matimat" is derived from "mati" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
mati &c. See p. 783, col. 2.
mati f. (in ŚBr. also mati) devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred utterance, RV.; VS.
mati—mat mfn. clever, intelligent, wise, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
mati—mat m. N. of a son of Janam-ejaya, Hariv.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
mati—mat mfn. clever, intelligent, wise, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
mati—mat m. N. of a son of Janam-ejaya, Hariv.
mati &c. See p. 783, col. 2.
mati f. (in ŚBr. also mati) devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred utterance, RV.; VS.
Caveats
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