तन्मात्र (tanmātra) is a Sanskrit word meaning consisting of that alone, trika, merely that or only a trifle, a subtle element from which grosser elements are produced, the subtle rudiment of elementary matter, simple matter. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Subtle/Rudimentary Element (Philosophical), Merely that / Only a trifle, Internal Dictionary Reference.
Etymology
E. तत्, and मात्र only, or element. तदेव एवार्थे मात्रच् सा मात्रा यस्य वा ।
a subtle element from which grosser elements are produced
a rudimentary or subtle element (5 in number, viz.शब्द- (śabda-), स्पर्श- (sparśa-), रूप- (rūpa-), रस- (rasa-), गन्ध- (gandha-), from which the 5 Mahā-bhūtas or grosser elements are produced, cf.Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) p. 31 and 33 ), Yājñavalkya (Author) iii, 179 ; Mahābhārata (Title) i , xiii ; Sāṃkhyak.; KapS. &c. [ID=82205]
1. The subtle rudiment of elementary matter. 2. Merely that.
तन्मात्र (mātra) (tanmātra) [Printed book page 365] तन्मात्र (mātra) (tanmātra) n. sub. (-त्रं (-traṃ)) The archetype or subtile rudiment of elementary matter. adv. Merely that.
E. तद् (tad), and मात्र (mātra) only, or element.
[ID=17017]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Simple matter. 2. Merely that.
तन्मात्र (tanmātra) [Printed book page 322-b] त-न्मात्र (ta-nmātra)(त्रं) ((traṃ)) 1. n. Simple matter. adv. Merely that. [ID=16489]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Only a trifle. 2. A subtle and primary element in philosophy.
तन्मात्र (tanmātra) [Printed book page 301-02] तन्मात्र (tanmātra)n. 1. merely that, i.e. only a trifle; 2. a subtile and primary element (in Phil.). [ID=15137]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The subtle rudiment of elementary matter. 2. Merely that.
तन्मात्र (mātra) (tanmātra) [Printed book page 304-a] तन्मात्र (mātra) (tanmātra) n. sub. (-त्रं (-traṃ)) The archetype or subtile rudiment of elementary matter. adv. Merely that.
E. तत्, (tat,) and मात्र (mātra) only, or element. तदेव (tadeva)एवार्थे मात्र (mātra)च् सा मात्र (mātra)ा यस्य वा । (evārthe mātrac sā mātrā yasya vā .)
[ID=17000]
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. That only. 2. An atom or rudimentary element. 3. Consisting of atoms.
तन्मात्र (tanmātra) [Printed book page 0352-a] तन्मात्र (tanmātra)tanmātra,i. e.tad-mātra,I.
n.1. That only, Pañc. i. d. 284. 2.
An atom, or rudimentary element, Ve-
dāntas. in Chr. 206, 19. II.adj. Con-
sisting of atoms, Bhāg. P. 3, 10, 15.
[ID=5708]
— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Only so much or little. 2. A trifle, atom, or elementary matter.
तन्मात्र (tanmātra) [Printed book page 197] तन्मात्र (tanmātra)a. only so much or little. n. a trifle; atom, elementary matter (ph.). [ID=11950]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
subtle elements from which gross elements are produced
तन्मात्र (tanmātra) [Printed book page 2-004] Tanmātra — ‘rudimentary, undifferentiated, subtle ele- ments from which a gross element is produced.’ M. 3. 22-26; Vā. 4. 52. [ID=5296]
— The Purana Index
Merely that / Only a trifle
2 definitions2
merely that or only a trifle
तन् (tan)—मात्र (—mātra)n. merely that, only a trifle, Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) v, 15 [ID=82203]
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Definitions on this page come from 9 works:
Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
