अत्रिatri

अत्रि (atri) is a Sanskrit word meaning a devourer, name of a great Rishi, author of a number of Vedic hymns, one of the seven stars of the Great Bear, the descendants of Atri, name of a great sage and author of Vedic hymns, the name of one of the seven ancient sages. Its 27 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Renowned Sage Atri (Detailed), Sage Atri (Brief), Other Figures: Atri.

Root: अद् (ad)
Definitions: 27

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Renowned Sage Atri (Detailed)

9 definitions

A celebrated sage and author of many Vedic hymns.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Devouring. 2. A sage. 3. His descendants. 4. A star in the Great Bear.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of one of the seven ancient sages

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of one of the seven sages

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Eating or devouring. 2. A sage and a star in the Great Bear, with the plural referring to his descendants.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An eater or devourer, specifically as an epithet of Agni. 2. The name of a great saint, Prajapati, mind-born son of Brahma, and one of the seven Rishis. 3. The descendants of Atri collectively.

अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 044-a]
अत्रि (atri) m. (-त्रिः (-triḥ)) ¹ Eater, devourer (in the Vedas especially as

an epithet of Agni, the divinity of fire). ² The name of a

Maharshi or a great Saint, who in the Vedas occurs especi-

ally in hymns composed for the praise of Agni, Indra, the

Aśvins and the Viśvadevas; and who in the epic period

is considered as one of the ten Prajāpatis or lords of crea-

tion engendered by Manu for the purpose of creating the

universe; at a later period he appears as a mindborn son

of Brahmā and as one of the seven Ṛṣis who preside

over the reign of Svāyambhuva, the first, or according to

others of Svārochiṣa, the second, or of Vaivaswata, the

seventh Manu; he is married to Anasūyā, the daughter of

Daksha and their son is Durvāsas. Produced by a flash of

light from his eye which was received by Space, the via

lactea personified, or according to a more recent legend,

by his penitence, is Soma or the moon. See अत्रि (atri)जात, (atrijāta,)

अत्रि (atri)दृग्ज, अत्रि (atri)नेत्रज (atridṛgja, atrinetraja) &c. As sons of his are also named

the Manes Barhishads and Udamaya; a daughter of his is

Apālā. The name of Atri occurs also as that of the author

of several vaidik hymns, as that of an inspired legislator,

of the author of an astronomical and medical work and,

in astronomy, as one of the seven Ṛṣis in the constel-

lation of the great bear.--An Atri, son of Sāṅkhya, but

probably a different personage, is the author of a hymn in

the Ṛgveda.--Amongst the authors of vaidik hymns we

find as sons or descendants of Atri the following: Archa-

nāna, Avasyu, Bāhuvṛkta, Bhauma, Budha, Dvita, Ga-

viṣṭhira, Gaya, Gopavana, Isha, Paura, Pratibhānu, Pra-

tiprabha, the Prayaswats, Purīṣa, Ratahavya, Sadāpṛṇa,

Saptavadhri, Śaśa, Satyaśravas, Śrutavid, Sutambhara,

Śyāvāśva, Vasuśruta, the Vasūyus, Viśvasāman, Yajata;

and as daughters of Atri, Apālā, Gātu, Viśvavārā. ³ m.

pl. (अत्रयः (atrayaḥ)) The descendants (see गोत्र (gotra)) of Atri collectively.

(The masc. plur. अत्रयः (atrayaḥ) is considered as the plur. of the

patronymic आत्रेय (ātreya) (q. v.) with luk of the taddh. aff. ढक्; (ḍhak;)

the plural of the fem., however, remaining regular, viz.

आत्रेय (ātreya)्यः; (ātreyyaḥ;) but there is no necessity to adopt this artificial

etymology which is given to connect the sense of the pa-

tronymic with that of the plur. of the original form.) E.

See अत्त्रि (attri).

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— Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A devourer. 2. Name of a great sage and author of Vedic hymns. 3. One of the seven stars of the Great Bear.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

a sage

अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 099-2]
Atri¹, a ṛṣi. § 30b (Samudra): I, 21, 1217 (brahmarṣiṇā).

—§ 86 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2518 (one of the six maharṣis,

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Brahmán's spiritual sons).—§ 109 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66, 2568

(among the sons of Brahmán, maharṣayaḥ).—§ 111 (do.):

I, 66, 2570 (has many sons, all of them siddhāḥ, mahar-

ṣayaḥ).—§ 130 (do.): I, 67, 2721 (his—i.e. Vivasvat's,

Nīl.—son is born in the world as Vidura; cf. I, 4807).—

§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123α, 4807 (yaś codito bhāskare 'bhūt

pranaṣṭe).—§ 228 (Aurvop.): I, 181, 6872 (rescues the Rā.

from the sacrifice of Parāśara).—§ 270 (Brahmasabhāv.):

II, 11, 436 (among the Prajānāṃ patayaḥ, etc., who surround

Brahmán in his palace).—§ 347 (Nalop.): III, 64, 2462

(Vaśiṣṭha-Bhṛgv-Atri-samaiḥ…tāpasaiḥ).—§ 455

(Brāhmaṇamāh.): III, 185: His discourse with Gautama

as to who is to be styled the foremost of sovereigns; he gets

large gifts from king Vainya: (12684), 12691, 12709, 12713.

—§ 494 (Āṅgirasa): III, 222, 14235.—§ 599e (Śini):

VII, 144, 6028 (Atreḥ putro 'bhavat Somaḥ, etc.).—§ 602

(Droṇavadhap.): VII, 190ν, 8727.—§ 615 (Baladeva-

tīrthay.): IX, 43, †2447 (had been the hotṛ at Soma's

Rājasūya sacrifice).—§ 615u (Skanda): IX, 45γ, 2512.—

§ 656 (Khaḍgotp.): XII, 166α, 6135 (among the sons of

Brahmán); β, 6142 (among those who accepted the eternal

religion laid down in the Vedas).—§ 664 (Mokṣadh.): XII,

207δ, 7534 (among the spiritual sons of Brahmán).—§ 665

(do.): XII, 208α, 7570 (among the seven sons of Brahmán),

7572 (°-vaṃśe), 7597 (Atreḥ putraḥ…Sārasvataḥ,

among the ṛṣis in the West).—§ 667 (do.): XII, 214, 7786

(maharṣir bhagavān Atrir veda tac-chukra-sambhavaṃ).—§ 702

(Mokṣadh.): XII, 293α, 10762.—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya):

XII, 335α, 12685 (among the twenty-one Prajāpatis).—

§ 717c (Uparicara): XII, 336β, 12724 (among the seven

Ṛṣis, the Citraśikhaṇḍins).—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII,

341ν, 13040 (among the eight Prakṛtis upon whom all the

worlds depend); ξ, 13075 (among the seven Mānasāḥ).—

§ 730 (Ānuśāsan.): XIII, 14, 684: The wife of Atri

abandoned her husband and sought the protection of Mahā-

deva, who granted her that she should obtain a son without

Atri, 686; ββ, 990.—§ 734 (do.): XIII, 26α, 1761.—

§ 746 (do.): XIII, 65γ, 3289 (Pitāmahasutaḥ); 66ζ, 3332.

—§ 747 (Suvarṇotp.): XIII, 85ζ, 4125.—§ 749 (Ānuśāsan.):

XIII, 91, 4329 (Svāyambhuvaḥ), 4343—4, 4371.—§ 750b

(Bisast.): XIII, 93α, γ, δ, ε, 4416, 4436, 4458 (°pramukhāḥ

maharṣayaḥ), (4462), 4481, (4482), (4514).—§ 770

(Ānuśāsan.): XIII, 151θ, ι, ν, 7115 (°eḥ putraḥ Sārasvataḥ,

one of the seven Varuṇasya ṛtvijaḥ, in the West), 7116 (the

first of the seven Dhaneśvarasya guravaḥ, in the North), 7157

(Bhṛgv-Aṅgiro-ādibhiḥ).—§ 772j (Utathya): XIII, 155,

7243 (gave Bhadrā to Utathya).—§ 772m (Pavanārjunas.):

Vāyu said: Once the gods and Dā. were fighting each other

in the dark. Rāhu pierced both Sūrya (the Sun) and Soma

(the Moon) with his arrows. The gods repaired to the

brahman Ṛ. Atri, who becoming the Moon and Sun dispelled

the darkness and burnt the As., who were now slain by the

gods. “Name thou a kṣattriya superior to Atri”: XIII,

157, 7291, 7294, 7298, 7299, 7301—4.—§ 775 (Ānuśāsan.);

XIII, 166ε, ζ, 7669 (°eḥ putraḥ Sārasvataḥ, among the

Ṛṣis in the West), 7670 (among the Ṛṣis in the North).—

§ 782 (Guruśiṣyas.): XIV, 35δ, 961.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A mind-born son of Brahma and an ancient sage. 2. The husband of Anasuya and father of Dattatreya, Durvasas, and Soma.

अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 1-041]
Atri (I) — a son of Brahmā, born of his eyes.¹ Father

of Soma, born of his eyes.² Married Anasūyā, a daughter

of Kardama (Dakṣa-Vā.). Their son was Dattātreya (s.v.).

Taught Ānvīkṣikī to Alarka, Praḥlāda and others.³ Paid a

visit to Bhīṣma who was in his death-bed.⁴ Came to see

Parīkṣit practising prāyopaveśa.⁵ A sage.⁶ Was engaged

with his wife in meditation at Mount Ṛkṣa by prāṇāyāma for

the birth of a son. His praise of Trimūrtis who appeared

before him, and blessed him with three glorious sons, being

their own amśas. Accordingly Datta (Viṣṇu), Durvāsas

(Śiva), and Soma (Brahmā) were born.⁷ Pointed out to

Pṛthu's son, Indra running away with the consecrated horse

twice and urged him to slay him.⁸ Had not yet seen

the Supreme Being.⁹ A sage of the Vaivasvata epoch.¹⁰

Went with Kṛṣṇa to Mithilā.¹¹ The sage who presides

over the month of Śukra¹² and Śuci.¹³ A mantrakāra:

took Uttānapāda as his son.¹⁴ Had a daughter, a Brahma-

vādinī. Visited Paraśurāma engaged in austerities.¹⁵ Wor-

shipped Pitṛs by śrāddha and relieved Soma of the disease

Rājayakṣma.¹⁶ Appointed by Brahmā for creation of the

world he performed the tapas called anuttama when Śiva

saw him: acted as hotā for Soma's Rājasūya:^16(a Hermitage

in the Himalayas, visited by Purūravas:¹⁷ Praised Śiva out

to destroy Tripuram.¹⁸
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 12. 22 & 24; M. 3. 6; 9. 27.]

[Footnote: 2) Bhā. IX. 14. 2-3;

Br. III. 65. 1 & 47; Vā. 1. 138; 3. 3; 30. 48.]

[Footnote: 3) Bhā. I. 3. 11; III. 24.

22. Br. II. 9. 56.]

[Footnote: 4) Bhā. I. 9. 7.]

[Footnote: 5) Bhā. I. 19. 9.]

[Footnote: 6) Ib. II. 7. 4.

Vā. 90. 1-8.]

[Footnote: 7) Bhā. IV. 1. 15-33; Vi. IV. 6. 5-6.]

[Footnote: 8) Bhā.

IV. 19. 12-15 and 21.]

[Footnote: 9) Ib. IV. 29. 43.]

[Footnote: 10) Ib. VIII. 13. 5;

Br. II. 38. 25.]

[Footnote: 11) Bhā. X. 86. 18.]

[Footnote: 12) Ib. XII. 11. 35.]

[Footnote: 13) Br.

II. 23. 5. Vā. 52. 6. Vi. II. 10. 7; III. 1. 32.]

[Footnote: 14) Br. II. 27. 104;

32. 96 & 113.]

[Footnote: 15) Br. III. 23. 4.]

[Footnote: 16) Br. III. 10. 111; Vā. 73. 63;]

[Footnote: 16(a) M. 23. 2-20.]

[Footnote: 17) M. 102. 19; 118. 62 & 77; 120. 45; 126. 7.]

[Footnote: 18) M. 133. 67.]
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— The Purana Index

Sage Atri (Brief)

6 definitions

Name of a great Rishi, author of a number of Vedic hymns

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A sage, the father of Chandra.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a great Rishi.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a saint or rishi.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a famous Rishi.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

one of the sages who left for Pindaraka

— The Purana Index

Other Figures: Atri

4 definitions

one of the sons of Shukra who were Asurayajakas

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The third Prajapati of the Svayambhuva epoch.

— The Purana Index

1. A great sage and hymn-maker born from the flames of Agni, having ten chaste wives and ten sons known as Atreyas. 2. One of the eighteen writers on architecture.

— The Purana Index

1. A son of Gautama. 2. An avatar of the Lord.

— The Purana Index

Meaning: Devourer/Eater

2 definitions

a devourer

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Devourer

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Descendants (Atrayas)

1 definition

the descendants of Atri

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Divine Avatar: Atri

1 definition

the avatar of the Lord in the twelfth dvapara

— The Purana Index

Epithet: Shiva

1 definition

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Place Name: Atri Kingdom

1 definition

a northern kingdom

— The Purana Index

Star: Great Bear

1 definition

one of the seven stars of the Great Bear

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Vedic Authorship: Atris

1 definition

An ancient Vedic sage and the ancestral family of seers to whom the fifth mandala of the Rigveda is attributed.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

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Definitions on this page come from 15 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.