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Saptamatrikas

Today it means: A collective term for the mother goddesses Brahmani, Vaishnavi, Maheshvari, Indrani, Kaumari, Varahi, and Chamunda. Full definition →

Sanskrit सप्तमातृका

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Sanskrit · borrowed fromसप्तमातृका“seven mothers”
English todaySaptamatrikas

Borrowed from Sanskrit सप्तमातृका (saptamātṛkā, “seven mothers”) + -s, from सप्त (sapta, “seven”) + मातृका (mātṛkā, “mothers”).

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