The affix ṭhak also comes in the sense of 'who runs' after a word having mātha as its second term and after the words padavī and anupada,
Thus दण्डमाथं धावति = दाण्डमाथिकः 'who runs on a high way'. So also शौल्कमाथिकः ॥ Similarly पादविकः, आनुपदिकः ॥ The word माथ means 'a way'.,