# अनसूया (anasūyā)

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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).

- **SLP1:** `anasUyA`  **IAST:** anasūyā  **Devanagari:** अनसूया
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anasuya
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/anasuya/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** अनसूय (anasūya)

## Meanings by context

### Freedom from envy or ill-will (state) (3 definitions)
- freedom from spite  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 27,2] अन् - असूया (an-asūyā) f. freedom from spite [ ID=5404 ]
- absence of ill-will or envy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > absence of ill-will or envy [ ID=5405 ]
- freedom from envy  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनसूया (anasūyā) [Printed book page 017 ] अनसूया (anasūyā) f. freedom from envy. [ ID=1172 ]

### Anasūyā (mythological figure, wife of Atri) (2 definitions)
- a daughter of Daksha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a daughter of Dakṣa [ ID=5406 ]
- The wife of the sage Atri, mother of Datta, Durvasas, and Soma.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > 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 (Śakuntalā's friend) (1 definition)
- the name of one of Shakuntala's friends  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of Śakuntalā's friends. [ ID=5407 ]

### Not envious or spiteful (quality) (1 definition)
- Not spiteful or envious  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 27,2] अन् - असूय (an-asūya) mfn. not spiteful, not envious [ ID=5403 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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