As a deity name
Name 812 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
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
a mother (also fig. = source, origin)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mātṛkāyai" is the dative of "mātṛkā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "mātṛkāyai" is the dative of "mātṛka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "mātṛka" is derived from "mātṛ" with the ṭhak/ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. mātṛ m. (for 2. mātṛ f. See p. 807, col. 1) a measurer,Nir. xi, 5
one who measures across or traverses, RV. viii, 41, 4 (cf. 10)
mātṛka mfn. coming from or belonging to a mother, maternal, Mn.; MBh. &c.
mātṛka m. a maternal uncle, R.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
mātṛkā f. See next
mātṛkā f. a mother (also fig. = source, origin), Kāv.; Kathās.; Pur.
mātṛka mfn. coming from or belonging to a mother, maternal, Mn.; MBh. &c.
mātṛka m. a maternal uncle, R.
1. mātṛ m. (for 2. mātṛ f. See p. 807, col. 1) a measurer,Nir. xi, 5
one who measures across or traverses, RV. viii, 41, 4 (cf. 10)
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