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मातंगी (mAtaMgI)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
मातंगी a
f.
See below.
मातंगी b
f.
N.
of the mythical mother of the elephant tribe,
MBh.
R.
a Caṇḍāla or Kirāta woman,
Kathās.
N.
of a form of Durgā,
Cat.
of one of the 10 Mahā-vidyās (q.v.),
RTL.
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of the mother of Vasiṣṭha,
L.
पुराणम्
English
मातंगी / MĀTAṄGĪ. The great grandmother of the elephants. mātaṅgī was the daughter of krodhavaśā, daughter of dakṣa and wife of Kaśyapaprajāpati. mātaṅgī had nine sisters. Elephants were born of mātaṅgī. (sarga 14, araṇya Kāṇḍa
vālmīki rāmāyaṇa).