Matta (मत्ता, IAST: Mattā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Divinely intoxicated with bliss”. From the Sanskrit root mad (to be elated, intoxicated), mattā means she who is exhilarated or transported — not by worldly stimulants but by the pure intoxication of her own infinite bliss.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The root mad gives both mada (exhilaration, pride, bliss) and mattā (one who is intoxicated or enraptured). Applied to the Goddess, it speaks of her as ever established in the ecstasy of her own nature — ātmānanda — so full of divine joy that she overflows it. This is the bliss that inspires the entire universe into existence.

As a name of Lalitā, Mattā is also a companion epithet shared with forms of Durgā and Kālī in their fierce, ecstatic aspects. As a given name it is short and melodious; pronounce as MUTT-aa with a gentle long final vowel.

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Scriptural source

Matta appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Matta aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.