मातरिश्वन्mātariśvan

मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of Agni or Vayu, air, wind, breeze, an epithet of Shiva, a son of Garuda, of a Rishi, air or wind. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Wind or Air, Agni or Divine Fire-Bringer, A Ṛṣi or Vedic Figure.

Roots
श्वि (śvi), शू (śū)
Etymology
E. मातृ space in the seventh case, in the heavens, श्वि to increase, Uṇādi aff. मनिन्
Definitions
17
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Meanings by context

Wind or Air

8 definitions
air, wind, breeze

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wind

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Air or wind.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Air, wind

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

wind, air

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Air, wind

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

air, wind

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the wind

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Agni or Divine Fire-Bringer

4 definitions
An epithet of Agni or Vayu

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A divine being and messenger of Vivasvat who brought Agni from heaven. 2. Agni. 3. Wind. 4. A rishi.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a divine being closely connected with Agni, or of Agni himself.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the mystic name of Agni

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

A Ṛṣi or Vedic Figure

2 definitions
of a Rishi

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Vedic sacrificer mentioned in the Rigveda

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Son of Garuḍa / Mythical Bird

2 definitions
a son of Garuda

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Garuda

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Name of Śiva

1 definition
an epithet of Shiva

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.