The Origins of the Word Mother in Sanskrit.
Matr (मातृ) - she who performs the function (tr) of taking care of the material world (ma).
Mother is a word shared in all languages, identifying the creature from which we are born. In Sanskrit we find a scientific explanation for the word "Mother" matr (मातृ), it is based on "clusters of syllables" which when combined, express meanings as precise as they are fascinating. 'Ma' is a root of the Sanskrit language whose meaning is what is 'limited' what can be 'measured' and what is governed by 'time' expands to become 'matra' whose meaning is 'unit of measure' 'and ‘unit of time' and this is seen in European languages as 'meter' which forms the metric system of weights and measures.
'Ma' whose meaning is what can be 'measured' expands to become 'maga' which has been described as that which moves (ga) the limits (ma) and whose meaning is the 'priest of the sun'. From this derive the ancient priests known as the 'magi' as well as the words 'magic' and 'magician'. 'Ma' whose meaning is what is 'limited' expands as 'maha' which has been described as that which lifts (ha) the limits (ma) as in what is 'great' and what is 'powerful' and this can be seen in other languages as 'Magna' 'magnificent', 'mega', 'Magnus' 'magistrate', etc...
'Tr' is a root that forms the second part of 'matr' its meaning is 'function', 'executor' 'instrument'. So 'Ma' whose meaning is 'limit' 'measure' 'time' combines with 'Tr' whose meaning is 'function' 'executor' 'instrument' and this produces 'matr' whose meaning is she who performs the function (tr) of setting limits (ma) and she who performs the function (tr) of taking care of the material world (ma).
'Matr' also means she who 'measures' because everything comes from the mother, she is the measure of all things and for her whole life she is constantly dealing with things of a temporal nature, of a limited nature and of things that are governed by time all of which are expressed in her name.
The ancients recognized that human beings must perform and the most important were the roles of mother and father, so within a language based on property their duties were reflected in their names since ‘pitr’ (father) accepted responsibility for the spiritual well-being of the family while the 'matr' was the nest builder, the breeder, the gatherer.
"Mathru devo bhava"
“Revere your mother as God”
Taittiriya Upanishad
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