As a deity name
Name 689 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
मथुरा · noun · feminine
पुराणानुसार सात पुरियों में से एक पुरी का नाम । यह ब्रज में यमुना के किनारे पर है — Śabdasāgara
मथुरा · mathurā · s.f.
Name of a district and city in the province of Agra (it is held in great honour as the birth-place and early residence of Krishṇa, and is still important as a favourite resort of Hindū pilgrims) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 997
मथुरा · feminine
Mathura (a city and district of Agra division, Uttar Pradesh, India); Mathura (a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India)
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मथुरा — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit मथुरा (mathurā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
mathurā f. See next.
mathurā f. N. of various towns (esp. of an ancient town now called Muttra and held in great honour as the birthplace of Kṛṣṇa; situated in the province of Agra on the right bank of the Yamunā or Jumna; described in VP. xii, 1 as having been founded by Śatru-ghna; accord. to Kull. on Mn. ii, 19 it forms part of a district called Brahmarṣi, belonging to Śūra-sena), AV.Pariś.; Hariv.; Pur. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
mathu(thū)rā [math-u-ū-rac] N. of an ancient town situated on the right bank of the Yamunā, the birth-place of Kṛṣṇa and the scene of his amours and exploits; it is one of the seve…
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M1 · same meaning "mathurā" is the feminine form of "mathura" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
mathurā f. See next.
mathurā f. N. of various towns (esp. of an ancient town now called Muttra and held in great honour as the birthplace of Kṛṣṇa; situated in the province of Agra on the right bank of the Yamunā or Jumna; described in VP. xii, 1 as having been founded by Śatru-ghna; accord. to Kull. on Mn. ii, 19 it forms part of a district called Brahmarṣi, belonging to Śūra-sena), AV.Pariś.; Hariv.; Pur. &c.
mathu(thū)rā [math-u-ū-rac] N. of an ancient town situated on the right bank of the Yamunā, the birth-place of Kṛṣṇa and the scene of his amours and exploits; it is one of the seven sacred cities (pb) in India (see avaṃti), and is, to this day, the favourite resort of thousands of devotees. It is said to have been founded by Śatrughna; nirmame nirmamortheṣu mathurāṃ madhurākṛtiḥ R. 15. 28; kaliṃdakanyā mathurāṃ gatā'pi gaṃgormisaṃsaktajaleva bhāti 6. 48. Comp. — īśaḥ, — nāthaḥ epithets of Kṛṣṇa.
mathurā f. (-rā) A town in the province of Agra, celebrated as the birth place, and early residence of KṚṢṆA, and still an object of pilgrimage amongst the Hindus. E. mathi to stir, Uṇādi aff. urac.
mathura m. (√ math?) N. of a man (cf. māthura)
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