मातरिश्वन्

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

MĀTARIŚVAN   A devatā (demigod). There are several stories in the Vedas regarding the birth of Agni (fire). Though Agni originating from the clouds reaches the earth as lightning it hides itself making it invisible to man. It was Mātariśvan who took its form from the earth and gave it to the Bhṛgu family and made it possible for them to make it as and when it was required. [Ṛgveda] . This Mātariśvan was one of the prominent sons of Garuḍa. [Śloka 14, Chapter 10, Udyoga Parva] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मातरि—श्वन्  m.  m. ( मातरि॑-; prob., ‘growing in the m°’ i.e. in the fire-stick, fr. √ श्वि) N. of अग्नि or of a divine being closely connected with him (the messenger of विवस्वत्, who brings down the hidden Fire to the भृगुs, and is identified by, [Sāy.] on [RV. i, 93, 6] with वायु, the Wind), [RV.]; [AV.]

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मातरि श्वन्

(doubtful for, [RV.]) air, wind, breeze, [AV.] &c. &c. ( cf. [Nir. vii, 26])
N. of शिव, [Śivag.]
of a son of गरुड, [MBh.]
of a ऋषि, [RV.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

मातरिश्वन् [mātariśvan]   [मातरि अन्तरीक्षे श्वयति वर्धते श्वि कनिन् डिञ्च अलुक् स˚ [Uṇ 1.156] ] Wind; पुनरुषसि विविक्तैर्मातरिश्वावचूर्ण्य ज्वलयति मदनाग्निं मालतीनां रजोभिः [Śi.11.17;] [Ki.5.36;] मातरिश्वा वायुर्मातर्यन्तरिक्षे श्वसिति मातर्याशु अनिति वा [Nir.]

Shabda-Sagara

मातरिश्वन्  m.  ( -श्वा) Air, wind.
E. मातृ space in the seventh case, in the heavens, श्वि to increase, Unādi aff. मनिन्

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मातृ श्वि मनिन्