f. See s.v.
mā́trā f. measure (of any kind), quantity, size, duration, number, degree &c., [RV.] &c. &c. (bhūyasyā mātrayā, in a higher degree, [Lalit.])
unit of measure, foot, [VarBṛS.]
unit of time, moment, [Suśr.]; [ŚārṅgS.] (= nimeṣa, [VP.]; ifc. = lasting so many moments, [Gaut.])
metrical unit, a mora or prosodial instant i.e. the length of time required to pronounce a short vowel (a long vowel contains 2 Mātrās, and a prolated vowel 3), [Prāt.]
musical unit of time (3 in number), [Pañcat.]
(only once ifc.) the full measure of anything (= mātra), [Hariv. 7125]
right or correct measure, order, [RV.]; [ChUp.]
a minute portion, particle, atom, trifle, [ŚBr.] &c. &c. (°trayā, ind. in small portions, in slight measure, moderately, [Daś.]; [Suśr.])
[f.] rājeti kiyatī mātrā, of what account is a king? a king is a mere trifle, [Pañcat.]
kā mātrā samudrasya, what is the importance of the sea? the sea will easily be managed, [ib.]
an element (5 in number), [BhP.]
matter, the material world, [MaitrUp.]; [MBh.]; [BhP.]
materials, property, goods, household, furniture, money, wealth, substance, livelihood (also pl.), [Vas.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
a mirror, [Viṣṇ.]
an ear-ring, jewel, ornament, [Kād.]
the upper or horizontal limb of the Nāgarī characters, [W.]