# मातली (mātalī)

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मातली (mātalī) is a Sanskrit word meaning one of Durga's female companions, a maid of Durga, name of a divine being closely connected with Yama. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Feminine companion/maid of Durgā, Masculine divine being associated with Yama.

- **Etymology:** E. माता from मातृ DURGĀ, and आली a friend — E. mātā from mātṛ DURGĀ, and ālī a friend
- **SLP1:** `mAtalI`  **IAST:** mātalī  **Devanagari:** मातली
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81tali
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/matali/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** माताली (mātālī), मातलि (mātali)

## Meanings by context

### Feminine companion/maid of Durgā (3 definitions)
- one of Durga's female companions  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातली (mātalī) [Printed book page 655 ] मातली (mātalī) f. ( - ली (-lī) ) One of DURGA'S female companions. E. माता (mātā) from मातृ (mātṛ) DURGĀ, and आली (ālī) a friend. [ ID=30128 ]
- A maid of Durga  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातली (mātalī) [Printed book page 587-b ] मातली (mātalī) ( ली ) ((lī)) 3. f. A maid of Durgā. [ ID=29659 ]
- one of Durga's female companions  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातली (mātalī) [Printed book page 562-b ] मातली (mātalī) f. ( - ली (-lī) ) One of DURGĀ'S female companions. E. माता (mātā) from मातृ (mātṛ) DURGĀ, and आली (ālī) a friend. [ ID=31204 ]

### Masculine divine being associated with Yama (3 definitions)
- the name of a divine being associated with Yama and the Pitris  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 807,1] मातली (mātalī) m. (only nom. sg. ° लि (li) (°li) accord. to Sāyaṇa (Author) from ° लि (li) (°li) न् (°lin) ) N. of a divine being associated with Yama and the Pitṛs, Ṛg-veda (Title) ( cf. माता (mātā) लि (li), col. 3). [ ID=162216 ]
- name of a divine being closely connected with Yama  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातली (mātalī) [Printed book page 406 ] मातली (mātalī) m. N. of a divine being closely connected with Yama. [ ID=24526 ]
- the name of a divine being associated with Yama and the Manes  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > मातली (mātalī) [Printed book page 0768-b ] मातली (mātalī) mātalī, ī, m. (only found in the nom. sing. and without any case-ending, cf. pṛthī ), Ved., N. of a divine being associated with Yama and the Manes. [ ID=36949 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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