Angushthamatra, ṅgṣṭٰ, Angushtha-matra: 3 definitions
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Angushthamatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ṅgṣṭٰ can be transliterated into English as Angusthamatra or Angushthamatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṅgṣṭٰ (अङ्गुष्ठमात्�).�a. [parimāṇārthe ٰc] of the length or size of a thumb; अङ्गुष्ठमात्रः पुरुषोऽङ्गुष्ठ� � समाश्रित� (ṅgṣṭٰ� puruṣo'ṅguṣṭha� ca samāśrita�) | Narā. Up. °त्रं पुरुषं निश्चकर्� बलाद्यमः (tra� puruṣa� niścakarṣa balādyama�) Mb.
ṅgṣṭٰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṅgṣṭ and ٰ (मात्�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgṣṭٰ (अङ्गुष्ठमात्�):—[=ṅgṣṭ-ٰ] [from ṅgṣṭ > aṅgula] mf(ī)n. having the length or size of a thumb.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgṣṭٰ (अङ्गुष्ठमात्�):—m. f. n.
(-ٰ�-ٰī-ٰ) Having the size of, being as little as a thumb. E. ṅgṣṭ, taddh. aff. ٰc; but, more properly, a [bahuvrihi compound] composed of ṅgṣṭ and ٰ.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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: Angushtha, Matra.
Starts with: Angushthamatraka.
Full-text: Angushtha, Adhumaka, Antaratman, Abhiklipta, Varti.
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