Matrikakshara, Matrika-akshara, Mātṛkākṣara: 3 definitions
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Matrikakshara 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 Mātṛkākṣara can be transliterated into English as Matrkaksara or Matrikakshara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: McGill: The architectural theory of the MānasāraMātṛkākṣara (मातृकाक्षर).—Acharya translates mātṛkākṣaram as “ligatures (conjunct consonants)”. This reading is untenable since ligatures are so numerous in Sanskrit that their specific significance in this “placing” on the body remains vague. Rather, mātṛkākṣaram means the set of letters comprising the fourteen vowels, the allusvarā and visarga, signifying the sixteen divine mothers, and hence of magical potency.
For a scheme of placing mātṛkākṣara based on the Tāntric text Yoginihṛdaya, see A. N. Jani, “Method of Implementing Mātṛkanyāsa”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)Mātṛkākṣara (मातृकाक्षर) refers to the “important syllables of mantras”, as discussed in chapter 3 of the Śeṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses narrated by Śeṣa (=Ananta) to Nārada and dealing primarily with the use of the appropriate mantras for various occasions such as jayantī celebrations.—[Description of the chapter mātṛkākṣara-varṇana]: The consonant letters “ka” through “kṣa” are treated also as mantras. In the same way as in the previous chapter, these are each in turn analyzed according to ṛṣi, presiding deity, meter, bīja, etc. (1-120).
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMātṛkākṣara (ಮಾತೃಕಾಕ್ಷರ):—
1) [noun] any of the vowels.
2) [noun] (fig.) the source origin or beginning of anything; the seed.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Matrika, Akshara.
Starts with: Matrikaksharanighantu, Matrikaksharavarnana.
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Full-text: Matrikaksharanighantu, Matrikaksharavarnana, Bhutashuddhi.
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Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
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8. Summary of the Kriya-pada of the Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati < [Chapter 2 - A Textual analysis]