freedom from spite
(H1B) [Printed book page 27,2]
अन्-असूया (an-asūyā) f. freedom from spite [ID=5404]
अन्-असूया (an-asūyā) f. freedom from spite [ID=5404]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
अनसूयाanasūyā
अनसूया (anasūyā) is a Sanskrit word meaning not spiteful or envious, freedom from spite, absence of ill-will or envy, a daughter of Daksha, the name of one of Shakuntala's friends, freedom from envy. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Freedom from envy or ill-will (state), Anasūyā (mythological figure, wife of Atri), Anasūyā (Śakuntalā's friend).
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Freedom from envy or ill-will (state)
3 definitions
absence of ill-will or envy
absence of ill-will or envy [ID=5405]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
freedom from envy
अनसूया (anasūyā) [Printed book page 017]
अनसूया (anasūyā) f. freedom from envy. [ID=1172]
अनसूया (anasūyā) f. freedom from envy. [ID=1172]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Anasūyā (mythological figure, wife of Atri)
2 definitions
a daughter of Daksha
N. of a daughter of Dakṣa [ID=5406]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The wife of the sage Atri, mother of Datta, Durvasas, and Soma.
अनसूया (anasūyā) [Printed book page 1-053]
Anasūyā — the wife of the sage Atri (s.v.) and a daughter of Kardama (Dakṣa-Vā. P. and Vi. P.). Mother of Datta, Durvāsas, and Soma;1 mother of five Ātreyas and a daughter Śruti.2
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 3. 11; III. 24: 22; IV. 1. 15; Vi. I. 7, 7, 25.]
[Footnote: 2) Vā. 10. 28, 31; 28. 18-9; Br. II. 9. 52 and 56; 11. 22.]
[ID=404]
Anasūyā — the wife of the sage Atri (s.v.) and a daughter of Kardama (Dakṣa-Vā. P. and Vi. P.). Mother of Datta, Durvāsas, and Soma;1 mother of five Ātreyas and a daughter Śruti.2
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 3. 11; III. 24: 22; IV. 1. 15; Vi. I. 7, 7, 25.]
[Footnote: 2) Vā. 10. 28, 31; 28. 18-9; Br. II. 9. 52 and 56; 11. 22.]
[ID=404]
— The Purana Index
Anasūyā (Śakuntalā's friend)
1 definition
the name of one of Shakuntala's friends
of one of Śakuntalā's friends. [ID=5407]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Not envious or spiteful (quality)
1 definition
Not spiteful or envious
(H1) [Printed book page 27,2]
अन्-असूय (an-asūya) mfn. not spiteful, not envious [ID=5403]
अन्-असूय (an-asūya) mfn. not spiteful, not envious [ID=5403]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.