As a Hindi name
नाथवत् · adj
स्वामी या रक्षक से युक्त · पराधीन — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having a protector or master, dependant, subject, (-tā, )
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "nāthavat" is derived from "nātha" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
nātha n. refuge, help, AV.; TBr.
nātha m. a protector, patron, possessor, owner, lord (often ifc., esp. in names of gods and men, e.g. goviṅda-, jagan- &c.; but also mf(ā)n. possessed of occupied by, furnished with, cf. sa-)
nātha—vat mfn. having a protector or master, dependant, subject, R. (-tā f., MBh.)
nāthavat a. 1 Possessed of a lord or protector; nāthavaṃtastvayā lokāstvamanāthā vipatsyase U. 1. 43. 2 Dependent, subject.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
nātha—vat mfn. having a protector or master, dependant, subject, R. (-tā f., MBh.)
nāthavat a. 1 Possessed of a lord or protector; nāthavaṃtastvayā lokāstvamanāthā vipatsyase U. 1. 43. 2 Dependent, subject.
nāthavat mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Dependant, subservient, subject. E. nātha master, and matup poss. aff.
nātha n. refuge, help, AV.; TBr.
nātha m. a protector, patron, possessor, owner, lord (often ifc., esp. in names of gods and men, e.g. goviṅda-, jagan- &c.; but also mf(ā)n. possessed of occupied by, furnished with, cf. sa-)
Alternative readings
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