Martya, 惭腻谤迟测补, Matrya: 18 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Marty.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く) refers to 鈥減eople (of modern times)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.5 (鈥淭he Tripuras are fascinated).鈥擜ccordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: 鈥淸...] It is unnecessary to divide the people into different castes. When all are men who is superior and who is inferior? Old men say that creation began with Brahm膩. He begot two sons the famous Dak峁 and Mar墨ci. Ka艣yapa, the son of Mar墨ci married thirteen of the sweet-eyed daughters of Dak峁, they say, in accordance with righteous path. But people (martya) of modern times whose intelligence and valour are but a modicum unnecessarily wrangle over the fact whether this is proper or improper. [...]鈥�.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く) together with the Sudhiyas are the deities in the 罢腻尘补蝉补尘补苍惫补苍迟补谤补: one of the fourteen Manvantaras, according to the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥� In the 迟腻尘补蝉补manvantara the Martyas and the Sudhiyas are the Gods, Jyoti, Dharma P峁泃hu, Kalpa, Caitr膩gni-savana and P墨vara are the seven sages. 艢ibi was the Indra鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Martya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥渕ortal condition鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Without utterance, incomparable, free of the impurity that is thought and the duality of desire, it is the undisturbed (stream up to the Transmental) with six parts. This is said to be the differentiated form of liberation. The undifferentiated (form鈥�苍颈峁补濒补) is said to (come) at the end of that. Once known the differentiated and the undifferentiated (forms of liberation), the yogi is freed from the mortal condition (martya). I will now expound the sixfold introduction to the differentiated (sakala aspect). [...]鈥�.
2) Martya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥渕ortal (world)鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淜ula is the goddess Ku峁囜笉alin墨, Kara峁卥in测腻, she who transports (the energies). She is 艢akti who goes to Kula. I praise her who is auspicious in every way. All that is perceived in the mortal (world) (martya) is just an entity born of Kula. Kula, the omnipresent Lord is where everything dissolves away鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渕ortal men鈥�, according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 1, 鈥渙n the origin of elephants鈥漖: 鈥淸...] 11-12. Then, propitiated, the sage P膩lak膩pya said to the lord of A峁単a [=Romap膩da]: 鈥楩ormerly elephants could go anywhere they pleased, and assume any shape; [...] 12. They broke off a branch (which fell) upon a hermitage place, where dwelt a hermit named D墨rghatapas. He was angered by this and straightway cursed the elephants. Hence, you see, the elephants were deprived of the power of moving at will, and came to be vehicles for even mortal men (martya). The elephants of the quarters, however, were not cursed鈥�. [...]鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥�(world of) mortals鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he doctrine is able to produce the happiness which is the best part of the city of the chief of the snakes. The doctrine is the great joy conveyed to the world of mortals (martya-loka) for those possessing a desire for that. The doctrine is the place of the arising of the taste for the constant happiness in the city of heaven. Does not the doctrine make a man fit for pleasure with a woman [in the form] of liberation?鈥�.
Synonyms: Nara, N峁�, Manu峁a.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く).鈥攁 S Mortal. 2 Used as s m A mortal.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く).鈥�m A mortal. a Mortal.
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 dictionaryMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く).鈥�a. [marte-bhava岣� yat] Mortal.
-rtya岣� 1 A mortal, a human being, man; 啶多啶氞ぞ啶多啶氞 啶灌た 啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く啶距え啶距 啶侧啶曕啶多お啷嵿ぐ啶さ啶距お啷嵿く啶ぎ啷� (艣auc膩艣auca峁� hi mart测腻n膩峁� loke艣aprabhav膩pyayam) Manusm峁泃i 5.97.
2) The world of mortals, the earth.
-tyam The body; 啶呧え啷嵿え啷� 啶啶班げ啷�啶い啷� 啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く啶え啷嵿え啶� 啶оぞ啶ㄠぞ啶膏 啶侧啶い啷� (anne pral墨yate martyamanna峁� dh膩n膩su l墨yate) Bh膩gavata 11.24. 22.
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惭腻谤迟测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶む啶�).鈥�a. Mortal.
-tyam Mortality; 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿い啶︵啶啶椸さ啶苦ぇ啷佮い啶ぞ啶班啶む啶 啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く啶き啷傕い啷� 啶膏ぐ啶苦い啷� (tas测腻stadyogavidhutam膩rtya峁� martyamabh奴t sarit) Bh膩gavata 3.33.32.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻谤迟测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶む啶�).鈥攏.
(-谤迟测补峁�) Morality.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く).鈥攊. e. marta + ya, I. m. 1. A mortal, a man, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] ii. [distich] 89. 2. The earth. Ii. f. 测腻, A woman. Iii. n. The body, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 33, 32.
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惭腻谤迟测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶む啶�).鈥攊. e. m峁泃a + ya (adj. or sbst. n.), Mortal, the mortal part, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 33, 32.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く).鈥擺adjective] mortal, [masculine] man.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Martya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く):鈥擺from marta] mfn. who or what must die, mortal, [Br膩hma峁嘺; Kau艣ika-s奴tra]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a mortal, man, person, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] the world of mortals, the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) 惭补谤迟测腻 (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く啶�):鈥擺from martya > marta] f. dying, death (See putra-mart测腻)
5) Martya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く):鈥擺from marta] n. that which is mortal, the body, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
6) 惭腻谤迟测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶む啶�):鈥�n. ([from] martya) the corporeal part (of man), mortality, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Martya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Macca, Maccia.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く) [Also spelled marty]:鈥�(a) mortal; ~[诲丑补谤尘腻] mortal, who is destined to pass away; ~[loka] the mortal world, the earth.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMatrya (嗖菠喑嵿舶喑嵿帛):鈥擺adjective] that is bound to die; not eternal; liable to die.
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Matrya (嗖菠喑嵿舶喑嵿帛):鈥�
1) [noun] a human being who is liable to die.
2) [noun] the earth, the world of human beings.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMartya (啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く):鈥攁dj. mortal; dying; n. 1. man; mankind; human being; 2. mortal world; the earth;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+1): Martyabhava, Martyabhuvana, Martyadharma, Martyadharman, Martyadharmin, Martyakrita, Martyalok, Martyaloka, Martyalokata, Martyamahita, Martyamandala, Martyamrita, Martyamukha, Martyanivasin, Martyata, Martyatra, Martyatva, Martyatvana, Martyava, Matryadeha.
Full-text (+63): Amartya, Martyaloka, Martyabhuvana, Atimartya, Martyatra, Martyabhava, Martyata, Martyamahita, Putramartya, Martyadharma, Martyamukha, Martyakrita, Martyanivasin, Martyatvana, Martyamandala, Martyadharman, Martyatva, Uparimartya, Pautramartya, Amartyatva.
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