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What does the word "Tryambakam" mean In Vedas?

The word tryambakam is used in Rig veda 7:59:12 and in yajurveda and is dedicated to Lord Rudra/Shiva. According to some translations this word means the three eyed one,but according to some scholars the word Ambika in Vedas mean Mother and in Mahabharata and Ramayana it means Eye, because in vedas the word Ambika is used for Goddess Saraswati which means mother. So what the word Ambika means mother or eye? If it means mother then why Lord Shiva is associated with three mothers?

Karmanya Nanda
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