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mātariśvano

ın

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. mätarisvan-

mätarisvan- ın. Name eines göttlichen Wesens, das den verborgenen Agni vom Himmel holt, ihn aus dem Holze reibt, ihn mit den Göttern für Manu formt; auch Geheimname des Agni (RV +, s. Schmidt, BrI 68ff.; jünger [schon in RV 10, 114,1, s. GeRV 111 337, ad 1b? Doch vgl. Renou, EVP 16 (1967) 162] Wind’). - Nicht überzeugend erklärt. Die Tradition sieht in m” eine Bildung mit dem Lok$g von mätär-, vgl. RV 3,29,11 … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. mätarisvan-, p. 374]

2. mātariśvan

mātariśvan m. (mātari; prob. , ‘growing in the m˚ ’ i.e. in the fire-stick, fr. √ śvi) N. of Agni or of a divine being closely connected with him (the messenger of Vivasvat , who brings down the hidden Fire to the Bhṛgu s, and is identified by, Sāy. on RV. i, 93, 6 with Vāyu , the Wind), RV. ; AV.

3. mātariśvan

(doubtful for, RV. ) air, wind, breeze, AV. &c. &c. ( cf. Nir. vii, 26 )

4. mātariśvan

N. of Śiva , Śivag.

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  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. mätarisvan (vol. 2, scan p. 374; entry #3013).

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