Matridosha, Mātṛdoṣa, Matri-dosha: 3 definitions
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Matridosha 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 Mātṛdoṣa can be transliterated into English as Matrdosa or Matridosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraMātṛdoṣa (मातृदोष) refers to “pollution caused by the mothers”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.88-89ab, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]—“One should always perform [the recitation of the mantra] for the sake of peace in obligatory rites, special rites, and for fulfillment of special wishes. [The Mantrin should always] apply the forehead mark of white ash [infused] with seven recitations [of the Amṛteśa] mantra on [the king’s] washed face. [This] removes the pollution caused by the mothers (mātṛdoṣa)”.
Note: Mātṛdoṣa here refers to the polluting attacks of female spirits called Mātṛs. At verse 19.98-99 the mothers appear in a list of dangers that includes the Demons Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Piśācas, as well as bad dreams and terror that causes suffering.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMātṛdoṣa (मातृदोष).—the defect or inferiority of a mother (being of a lower caste); ताननन्तरनाम्नस्तु मातृदोषात् प्रचक्षते (tānanantaranāmnastu mātṛdoṣāt pracakṣate) Manusmṛti 1. 14.
Derivable forms: mātṛdoṣaḥ (मातृदोषः).
Mātṛdoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mātṛ and doṣa (दोष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātṛdoṣa (मातृदोष):—[=mātṛ-doṣa] [from mātṛ] m. the defect or inferiority of a m° (who is of a lower caste), [Manu-smṛti x, 14.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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