Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A measure; see mātraṃ above.
2 A standard of measure, standard, rule.
3 The correct measure.
4 A unit of measure, a foot.
5 A moment.
6 A particle, an atom.
7 A part, portion: sureṃdramātrāśritagauravatvāt R. 3. 11.
8 A small portion, a little, trifle, a little quantity, a small mea- sure only, see mātra (3).
9 Account, consideration; rājeti kiyatī mātrā Pt. 1. 40 ‘of what account or con-...
