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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

मातरिश्वन्mātariśvanWind; पुनरुषसि विविक्तैर्मातरिश्वावचूर्ण्य ज्वलयति मदनाग्निं मालतीनां रजोभिः Śi.11.17; Ki.5.36; मातरिश्वा…

[मातरि अन्तरीक्षे श्वयति वर्धते श्वि कनिन् डिञ्च अलुक् सdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Uṇ 1.156]

Wind; पुनरुषसि विविक्तैर्मातरिश्वावचूर्ण्य ज्वलयति मदनाग्निं मालतीनां रजोभिः Śi.11.17; Ki.5.36; मातरिश्वा वायुर्मातर्यन्तरिक्षे श्वसिति मातर्याशु अनिति वा Nir.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

मातरिश्वन्mātariśvan[mâtarí-svan] m. [growing in the mother, concealed in the fire-stick: √sû], N. of a divine being, messenger of…

[mâtarí-svan] masculine [growing in the mother, concealed in the fire-stick: √sû], noun of a divine being, messenger of Vivasvat, who brought down the previously hidden Agni from heaven to the Bhrigus; mystic noun of Agni; wind (ordinary meaning in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit, but doubtful for Rig-veda); noun of a Rishi.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

मातरिश्वन्mātariśvanm. (मातर्/इ-; prob., "growing in the m mother" i.e. in the fire-stick, fr. √श्वि) N. of Agni अग्नि or of a…
1. masculine gender (मातर्/इ-; probably, "growing in the m mother" id est in the fire-stick, from √श्वि) Name of Agni अग्नि or of a divine being closely connected with him (the messenger of Vivasvat विवस्वत्, who brings down the hidden Fire to the Bhr2igus भृगु s, and is identified by Sa1y. on fg-veda i, 93, 6 with Va1yu वायु, the Wind) fg-veda AV.
2. masculine gender (doubtful for fg-veda) air, wind, breeze AV. etc. (confer, compare Nir. vii, 26)
3. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव S3ivag.
4. masculine gender of a son of Garud2a गरुड MBh.
5. masculine gender of a R2ishi ऋषि fg-veda
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