Matula, ٳܱ, ٳܱ: 22 definitions
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Matula means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Matul.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsaٳܱ (मातु�) is the name of an herbal ingredient which is included in a (snake) poison antidote recipe, according to the Kśyapa Saṃhit: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pñcartra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikits—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidy or Sarpavidy).—Several herbal formulations have been recommended in the segment exclusively for lepa or ointment to counter poison. According to Kśyapasaṃhit (verse VIII.45), “A paste or bolus fashioned out of ginger, garlic, lac, asafoetida, two kinds of Niś, mustard, ٳܱ mixed with urine ,when applied as ointment, destroys venom�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA village in Magadha, where the Buddha stayed and where he preached the Cakkavattisihanada Sutta. A iii.58.
Theravda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymtula : (m.) maternal uncle.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryٳܱ, (cp. Epic Sk. mtula & semantically Lat. matruus, i.e. one who belongs to the mother) a mother’s brother, an uncle J. I, 225; DhA. I, 15; PvA. 58, 60.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) mtula (မာတု�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
ڳ+ܱ�,ṭī.245.]
[မ�+ဥလ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၂၄၅။]
2) mtula (မာတု�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
ڳ+ܱ�,ṭī.577.]
[မ�+ဥလ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၅၇၇။]
3) mtul (မာတုလ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
ڳٳܱ+
မĬĐį�+အĬ]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymtula (मातु�).—m S pop. ūḷa m A maternal uncle.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmtula (मातु�).�m A maternal uncle.
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ūḷa (मातू�).�m A maternal uncle.
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 dictionaryٳܱ (मातु�).—[mturbhrt �-ḵ]
1) A maternal uncle; (ٲٰ貹śⲹ) आचार्यान� मातुलान् भ्रातॄन् (cryn mtuln bhrtṝn) Bhagavadgīt (Bombay) 1.26; Manusmṛti 2.13; 5.81.
2) The Dhattūra plant.
3) An epithet of the solar year.
4) A kind of rice.
5) A kind of snake.
Derivable forms: ٳܱ� (मातुलः).
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ٳܱ (मातुला).�
1) The wife of a maternal uncle; Manusmṛti 2.131; Y.3.232; Bhgavata 1.14.27.
2) Hemp; जातीफल� मातुलानी महिफेन� � पत्रकम� (jtīphala� ٳܱī mahiphena� ca patrakam) Śiva B.3.15.
See also (synonyms): ٳܱī, ٳܱī.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryٳܱ (मातु�).�m. (var. ma°), a high number: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 7772 = Tibetan ma gzhal; compare mludu.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳܱ (मातु�).—m.
(-�) 1. A maternal uncle. 2. Thorn-apple, (Dhutura metal.) 3. A sort of grain. 4. A variegated snake. f. (--ī or -ī) 1. The wife of a maternal uncle, &c. 2. Hemp, (Cannabis sativa.) 3. Common Bengal San, a sort of Crotolaria, (C. juncea.) f. (-ī) Pulse of various kinds. E. � a mother, and ḵ aff., fem. aff. ṭp or ṅīṣ with Գܰ optionally inserted before the latter.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳܱ (मातु�).—i. e. mat� + a, I. m. A maternal uncle, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 292; [ʲñٲԳٰ] 215, 10. Ii. f. l, lī, and Ծ, The wife of a maternal uncle. Iii. f. ī, Hemp, Cannabis sativa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳܱ (मातु�).—[masculine] maternal uncle (applied also to others in confidential address).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Matula (मतुल):�m. or n. (?) a [particular] high number, [Buddhist literature]
2) ٳܱ (मातु�):—a etc. See [column]3.
3) [from �] b m. a maternal uncle (often in respectful or familiar address, [especially] in fables), [Gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahbhrata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the solar year, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the thorn-apple tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a species of grain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) ٳܱ (मातुला):—[from mtula > �] f. the wife of a mat° uncle, mat° aunt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) ٳܱ (मातु�):—[from �] mf( or ī)n. belonging to or existing in a mat° uncle, [Śukasaptati] ([varia lectio])
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳܱ (मातु�):�(�) 1. m. A maternal uncle; thorn-apple; sort of grain; variegated snake. f. (l-lī-ī) Uncle’s wife, hemp; (ī) pulse.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ٳܱ (मातु�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Mula, Mhava, Mmvaha.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryٳܱ (मातु�) [Also spelled matul]:�(nm) maternal uncle, mother’s brother; ~[ī/lī] wife of maternal uncle, maternal aunt; ~[leya] son of [mtula].
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusٳܱ (ಮಾತು�):�
1) [noun] a brother of one’s mother; a maternal uncle.
2) [noun] the plant Datura stramonium of Solanaceae family.
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Mtuḷa (ಮಾತು�):—[noun] = ಮಾತು� [matula].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexiconٳܱ (மாதுலா) noun < mtul. See மாதுலி¹. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராத�) [mathuli¹. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryٳܱ (मातु�):—n. � मामा [mm]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ula, A, Matula, Mara.
Starts with (+15): Madulai, Madulam, Matula Vihara, Matulabhariya, Matulabrahmana, Matuladhita, Matuladhitu, Matulagiri, Matulahi, Matulainkam, Matulaka, Matulakutumbika, Matulamiga, Matulan, Matulanagara, Matulanagaravasi, Matulangana, Matulani, Matulankam, Matulaputra.
Full-text (+51): Matulahi, Matulaputraka, Kashtamatula, Matulaka, Narumatulam, Pitrishvasamatula, Matulagiri, Madulam, Matul, Matulabhariya, Matulabrahmana, Matularaja, Matula Vihara, Matularukkha, Matulamiga, Matulavada, Matuladhitu, Matulasambandha, Matulaputra, Matuladhita.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.17.11 < [Chapter 17 - Description of the Yogurt Theft]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 1.32-34 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verse 2.5 < [Chapter 2 - Sṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Page 315 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
Page 726 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Sanskrit Inscriptions of Thailand (by Satischandra Chatterjee)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Verse 5.80 < [Section IX - Other forms of Impurity]