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matra meaning in Sanskrit

मात्रा mātrā

matra in Sanskrit: मात्रा (mātrā). In English, matra means in Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.

Sanskrit words for matra

music term
मात्रा mātrā
poetic and linguistic term
मात्रा mātrā

English meaning of matra

  1. noun In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.
  2. noun In Indian poetics and linguistics, a measure of the length of a syllable; equivalent to mora.
  3. noun The characteristic horizontal line drawn above characters in some Indic scripts.
  4. noun An intra-syllabic vowel symbol in Indic scripts.

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Questions about matra in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of matra in Sanskrit?
Matra in Sanskrit is मात्रा (mātrā).
matra इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Matra: मात्रा (mātrā).
What does matra mean in English?
Matra means in Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.

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