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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. माताmātāA mother.

    A mother.

    In the Gita9·17

    पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः ।

    pitāhamasya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ, — I the Father of this world, the Mother, the Ordainer, the first Creator, the object of Knowledge, the sacred syllable OM and also the Rik, Sama and… 9·17
    • माताmātānominative singular of the feminine noun mātṛ (the mother).
  2. प्रमातामहpramātāmahaA maternal great-grand-father.

    A maternal great-grand-father.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ही A maternal great-grand-mother.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. माताmātā[mâtâ] f.=mâtri, ˚-- in some cpds.: -duhitri, f. du. mother and daughter; -pitri, m. du. father and mother…

    [mâtâ] feminine; also equal forEquivalent tomâtri, ˚-- in some cpds.: -duhitri, feminine; also equal for dual mother and daughter; -pitri, masculine dual father and mother, parents; -putra, masculine mother and son; -maha, masculine maternal grandfather: dual maternal grandparents; plural mother's father, grandfather, and ancestors; adjective (î) relating or belonging to the maternal grandmother: î, feminine; also equal for maternal grandmother.

  2. प्रमातामहpramātāmaha[pra-mâtâmaha] m. maternal great-grandfather.

    [pra-mâtâmaha] masculine maternal great-grandfather.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. माताmātā1. 2. मात, माता-दुहितृ &c. see col. 3.
    1. 1. 2. मात, माता-दुहितृ etc. see column 3.
    2. feminine Equivalent to मातृ (see काक- and विश्व-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).
    3. nominative case of मातृ, in compound
  2. अमातापुत्रamātāputramfn. (g. काष्ठा*दि q.v.) "having neither mother nor son", only in comp. e.g. (514049 अमातापुत्रा*ध्यापक m.) a…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (gaRa काष्ठा*दि quod vide) "having neither mother nor son", only in compound exempli gratia, 'for example' (514049 अमातापुत्रा*ध्यापक masculine gender) a teacher who cares for neither mother nor son (on account of being entirely absorbed in his work) Pa1n2. 8-1, 67, Ka1s3.

  3. अमातापुत्राध्यापकamātāputrādhyāpakam. 14049

    masculine gender 14049

  4. काकमाताkākamātāf. id. L.

    feminine the same Lexicographers

  5. प्रमातामहpramātāmaham. a maternal great-grandfather GobhS3ra1ddh. AgP. (v.l. ˚मातृ-कामह)

    masculine gender a maternal great-grandfather GobhS3ra1ddh. AgP. (varia lectio that the rest of a word is to be suppliedमातृ-कामह)

  6. प्रमातामहीpramātāmahīf. a maternal great-grandmother W.

    feminine a maternal great-grandmother W.