As a deity name
Name 379 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
माठर · noun · masculine
सूर्य के एक पारिपार्श्वक जो यम माने जाते हैं · व्यासदेव का नाम · ब्राह्मण — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the superintendent of a monastic school or college
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Dictionary citations
māṭhara m. (fr. maṭha) the superintendent of a monastic school or college, L.
Brāhman, Gal.
(fr. maṭhara, g. bidādi), N. of an ancient teacher, Kauś.; Vait.
of a disciple of Paraśurāma, Bāl.
of one of the Sun's attendants, MBh.
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