संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

मातृका — stepmother (Noun)

संस्कृत — हिन्दी

मातृका — चुबुके विशिष्टाः अष्ट सिराः।; "वैद्यः मातृकायाः परीक्षणं करोति।" (noun)

मातृका — वर्णमालायां वर्तमानाः केचन वर्णाः यान् तन्त्रविदः देवीरूपेण पूज्यन्ते।; "तन्त्रविद् मातृकायाः पूजां करोति।" (noun)

मातृका — तान्त्रिकाणां ब्राह्म्यादयः सप्तदेवताः।; "श्मशाने तान्त्रिकः मातृकाः पूजयति।" (noun)

Monier–Williams

मातृका — {mātṛkā} f. a mother (also fig. = source, origin)##a divine mother (cf. under {mātṛ}) 188##a nurse##a grandmother##N. of 8 veins on both sides of the neck (prob. so called after the 8 divine mother)##N. of partic. diagrams (written in characters to which a magical power is ascribed##also the alphabet so employed##prob. only the 14 vowels with Anusvāra and Visarga were originally so called after the 16 divṭdivine magical)##any alphabet##(pl.)##a wooden peg driven into the ground for the support of the staff of Indra's banner##N. of the wks. included in the Abhidharsna-piṭaka##of the wife of Aryaman##= {karaṇa}