[mataṃgasya munerayaṃ aṇ] 1 An elephant; mātaṃgāḥ kimu valgitaiḥ K. P. 7; Śi. 1. 64.

2 A man of the lowest caste, a Cāṇḍāla.

3 A Kirāta, a mountaineer or barbarian.

4 (At the end of comp.) Any thing the best of its kind; e. g. balāhakamātaṃgaḥ. Comp. divākaraḥ N. of a poet. takraḥ a crocodile as large as an elephant; R. 13. 11.