Dictionary meanings for mātṛ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. [mān pūjāyāṃ tṛc nalopaḥ Uṇ. 2. 94] 1 A mother; mātṛvatparadāreṣu yā paśyati sa paśyati; sahasraṃ tu pitṝn mātaḥ gaura veṇātiricyate Subhāsh.
2 Mother as a term of respect or endearment; mātarlakṣmi bhajasva kaṃcidaparaṃ Bh. 3. 64, 87; ayi mātardevayajanasaṃbhave devi sīte U. 4
3 A cow.
4 An epithet of Lak- shmī.
5 An epithet of Durgā.
6 Ether, sky.
7 The earth.
8 A divine mother; mātṛbhyo...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. (derivation from 3. mā very doubtful; for 1. m/ātṛ, see p. 804, col. 2) a mother, any mother (applicable to animals) RV. &c &c (sometimes ifc. e.g. kuntī-m, having K Kunti1 kuntī for a mother) 807,1 162237 f. du. father and mother, parents RV. iii, 3, 33; vii, 2, 5 (also māt/arā-pit/arā, iv, 6, 7, and pit/arā-māt/arā Pa1n2. 6-3, 33; cf. mātarapitarau, col. 2) 807,1 162238 f. the earth (du. heaven and earth) RV....