# अत्रि (atri)

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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)
- **SLP1:** `atri`  **IAST:** atri  **Devanagari:** अत्रि
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atri
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/atri/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** आतॄ (ātṝ)

## Meanings by context

### Renowned Sage Atri (Detailed) (9 definitions)
- A celebrated sage and author of many Vedic hymns.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्रिः (triḥ) N. of a celebrated sage and author of many Vedic hymns. [He appears in the Vedas in hymns addressed to Agni, Indra, the Aśvins and the Viśvedevas. In the Svāyambhuva Manvantara he appears as one of the ten Prajāpatis or mind-born sons of Brahmā, being born from his eye. These sons having died by the curse of Śiva, Brahmā performed a sacrifice, at the beginning of the present Vaivasvata Manvantara, and Atri was born from the flames of Agni. Anasūyā was his wife in both lives. In the first she bore him three sons, Datta, Durvāsas and Soma; in the second she had two additional children, a son by name Aryaman and a daughter called Amalā. In the Rāmāyaṇa an account is given of the visit paid by Rāma and Sītā to Atri and Anasūyā in their hermitage, when they both received them most kindly; See Anasūyā. As a Ṛṣi or sage he is one of the seven sages who were all sons of Brahmā, and represents in Astronomy one of the stars of the Great Bear situated in the north. He is also the author of a code of laws known as अत्रिस्मृति (atrismṛti) or अत्रिसंहिता (atrisaṃhitā). In the Purāṇas he is said to have produced the moon from his eye, while he was practising austere penance, the moon being in consequence called अत्रिज, - जात, - दृग्ज, अत्रिनेत्रप्रसूत, - (atrija, -jāta, -dṛgja, atrinetraprasūta, -) ° प्रभव (°prabhava), ° भव (°bhava) &c.; cf. also अथ नयनसमुत्थं (atha nayanasamutthaṃ) ज्योतिरत्रेरिव द्यौः (jyotiratreriva dyauḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 2. 75 and अत्रेरिवेंदुः (atreriveṃduḥ) Vikramorvaśīyam (Bombay) 5. 21. ] -( pl. ) descendants of Atri. [ ID=792 ]
- 1. Devouring. 2. A sage. 3. His descendants. 4. A star in the Great Bear.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 008-3 ] अत्रि (atri) átri, a. devouring; m. N. of a sage : pl. his descendants; a star in the Great Bear. [ ID=869 ]
- The name of one of the seven ancient sages  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अत (ta) ्रि (atri) [Printed book page 019 ] अत (ta) ्रि (atri) m. ( - त (ta) ्रिः (-triḥ) ) The name of one of the seven Ṛṣis or saints, born from the eye of BRAHMĀ, married to ANASŪYĀ, daughter of KARDAMA MUNI, and the father of DATTA or DATTĀTREYA, DURVĀSAS and CANDRA. E. अद (ada) to eat and त (ta) ्रिप् (trip) Uṇādi aff. The correct reading is अत (ta) ्त (ta) ्रि (attri), but the word is always written with one त (ta). [ ID=872 ]
- The name of one of the seven sages  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अत (ta) ्रि (atri) [Printed book page 016-a ] अत (ta) ्रि (atri) m. ( - त (ta) ्रिः (-triḥ) ) The name of one of one of the seven Rishis or saints, born from the eye of RRAHMĀ, married to ANASŪYĀ, daughter of KERDAMA MUNI, and the father of DATTA or DATTĀTREYA, DURVĀSAS and CHANDRA. E. अद (ada) to eat and त (ta) ्रिप् (trip) Unādi aff. The correct reading is अत (ta) ्त (ta) ्रि, (attri,) but the word is always written with one त (ta). [ ID=871 ]
- 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*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 010 ] अत्रि (atri) a. eating, devouring. m. N. of a Ṛṣi & star in the Great Bear, pl. the descendants of Atri. [ ID=704 ]
- 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.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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). [ ID=1533 ]
- 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)*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 0017-b ] Atri, is, m. (etymologically at-tri, fr. rt. ad ), a de- vourer; N. of a great Ṛṣi, author of a number of Vedic hymns; (in astronomy) one of the seven stars of the Great Bear. —Atrayas, pl. m. the descendants of Atri. —Atri-caturaha, as, m. (the four days of Atri), N. of a sacrifice. —Atri-jāta, as, m. the moon, said to have been produced by Atri's look; for a-tri-jāta, see below. —Atri-dṛg-ja, atri-netra-ja or atri-netra- prasūta or atri-netra-prabhava or atri-netra- sūta, as, or atri-netra-bhū, ūs, m. the moon; (in arithm.) the number one. —Atri-bhāradvājikā, f. marriage of Atri and Bhāradvājī. —Atri-vat, ind. like Atri. —Atri-saṃhitā, ā, or atri-smṛti, is, f. the code ascribed to Atri. [ ID=935 ]
- a sage  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 099-2 ] Atri 1, a ṛṣi. § 30 b (Samudra): I, 21, 1217 ( brahmarṣiṇā ). —§ 86 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2518 (one of the six maharṣis, Page100-a+ 63 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, 123 α, 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.—§ 599 e (Śini): VII, 144, 6028 ( Atreḥ putro 'bhavat Somaḥ, etc.).—§ 602 (Droṇavadhap.): VII, 190 ν, 8727.—§ 615 (Baladeva- tīrthay.): IX, 43, †2447 (had been the hotṛ at Soma's Rājasūya sacrifice).—§ 615 u (Skanda): IX, 45 γ, 2512.— § 656 (Khaḍgotp.): XII, 166 α, 6135 (among the sons of Brahmán); β, 6142 (among those who accepted the eternal religion laid down in the Vedas).—§ 664 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 207 δ, 7534 (among the spiritual sons of Brahmán).—§ 665 (do.): XII, 208 α, 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, 293 α, 10762.—§ 717 b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 335 α, 12685 (among the twenty-one Prajāpatis).— § 717 c (Uparicara): XII, 336 β, 12724 (among the seven Ṛṣis, the Citraśikhaṇḍins).—§ 717 b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 341 ν, 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, 26 α, 1761.— § 746 (do.): XIII, 65 γ, 3289 ( Pitāmahasutaḥ ); 66 ζ, 3332. —§ 747 (Suvarṇotp.): XIII, 85 ζ, 4125.—§ 749 (Ānuśāsan.): XIII, 91, 4329 ( Svāyambhuvaḥ ), 4343—4, 4371.—§ 750 b (Bisast.): XIII, 93 α, γ, δ, ε, 4416, 4436, 4458 ( °pramukhāḥ maharṣayaḥ ), (4462), 4481, (4482), (4514).—§ 770 (Ānuśāsan.): XIII, 151 θ, 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 ).—§ 772 j (Utathya): XIII, 155, 7243 (gave Bhadrā to Utathya).—§ 772 m (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, 166 ε, ζ, 7669 ( °eḥ putraḥ Sārasvataḥ, among the Ṛṣis in the West), 7670 (among the Ṛṣis in the North).— § 782 (Guruśiṣyas.): XIV, 35 δ, 961. [ ID=973 ]
- 1. A mind-born son of Brahma and an ancient sage. 2. The husband of Anasuya and father of Dattatreya, Durvasas, and Soma.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > 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 Śukra 12 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.] [ ID=309 ]

### Sage Atri (Brief) (6 definitions)
- Name of a great Rishi, author of a number of Vedic hymns  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a great Ṛṣi, author of a number of Vedic hymns [ ID=3509 ]
- A sage, the father of Chandra.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 016-a ] अत्रि (atri) ( त्रिः ) ((triḥ)) 2. m. A sage, the father of Chandra. [ ID=724 ]
- The name of a great Rishi.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 012-19 ] अत्रि (atri) m. The name of a great Ṛishi. (See appendix II, under अत्रि (atri).) [ ID=759 ]
- The name of a saint or rishi.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 0012-b ] अत्रि (atri) atri, m. The name of a Ṛṣi, or saint, Man. 1, 35. [ ID=218 ]
- Name of a famous Rishi.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 114-a ] átri, m. Atri, name of a famous Rishi. [ ID=117 ]
- one of the sages who left for Pindaraka  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Atri (II) — one of the sages who left for Piṇḍāraka. Bhā. XI. 1. 12. [ ID=310 ]

### Other Figures: Atri (4 definitions)
- one of the sons of Shukra who were Asurayajakas  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 100-1 ] Atri 2. § 98 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2545 (among the four sons of Śukra who were Asurayājakāḥ ). [ ID=974 ]
- The third Prajapati of the Svayambhuva epoch.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-042 ] Atri (III) — the third Prajāpati Of Svāyambhuva epoch, created by Brahmā from ahaṃ tṛtīya. Br. I. 1. 117; 5. 70; II. 9. 18, 23; Vā. 31. 16; 34. 62; 65. 45; Vi. V. 1. 17. [ ID=311 ]
- 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*
  > Atri (V) — born in Vāruṇī yajña from Agni's flames; 1 Had ten beautiful and chaste wives, all daughters of Bha- drāśva and Ghṛtācī. His ten sons were all known as Ātre- yas, 2 also Svastyātreyas; a mahaṛṣi and a mantrakṛt. Tra yārṣeya with Vasiṣṭha and Jātūkarṇa: a contemporary of Vṛddha Garga. 3 One of the 18 writers on architecture. Has a place in the Viśvacakra. 4 [ Footnote: 1) Br. III. 1. 21 & 44; 8. 73; M. 171. 27; 192. 10; 195. 9; Vā. 62. 17; 64. 27; Vi. I. 7. 5, 7.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 70. 67-76.] [ Footnote: 3) M. 145. 90, 107-9; 197. 1 & 4; 200. 19; 229. 2 & 3; Vā. 59. 104.] [ Footnote: 4) M. 252. 2; 285-6.] [ ID=313 ]
- 1. A son of Gautama. 2. An avatar of the Lord.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Atri (VII) — a son of Gautama, an avatār of the Lord. Vā. 23. 164. [ ID=315 ]

### Meaning: Devourer/Eater (2 definitions)
- a devourer  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 17,2] अत्रि (atri) m. (for अत् - त्रि (at-tri), fr. √ अद् (ad) ), a devourer, Ṛg-veda (Title) ii, 8, 5 [ ID=3508 ]
- Devourer  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 0038-c ] अत्रि (atri) a. [properly अत्त्रि (attri), Uṇādisūtras 4. 68, अदेस्त्रिनिश्च, अद् - त्रिन् (adestriniśca, ad-trin) ] Devourer; Ṛgveda (Max Müller’s Edition) 2. 8. 5

### Descendants (Atrayas) (1 definition)
- the descendants of Atri  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pl. ( अत्रयस् (atrayas) ) the descendants of Atri. [ ID=3511 ]

### Divine Avatar: Atri (1 definition)
- the avatar of the Lord in the twelfth dvapara  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Atri (VI) — the avatār of the Lord in the 12th dvāpara in the Haimaka forest with sons with bath and ashes. Vā. 23. 155. [ ID=314 ]

### Epithet: Shiva (1 definition)
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Atri 3 = Śiva (1000 names 2 ) [ ID=975 ]

### Place Name: Atri Kingdom (1 definition)
- a northern kingdom  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Atri (IV) (c) — a northern kingdom. Br. II. 16. 50. [ ID=312 ]

### Star: Great Bear (1 definition)
- one of the seven stars of the Great Bear  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in astron. ) one of the seven stars of the Great Bear [ ID=3510 ]

### 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*
  > अत्रि (atri) [Printed book page 1-017 ] Atri. — Neither Atri himself nor the Atris can claim any historical reality, 1 beyond the fact that Maṇḍala V. of the Rigveda is attributed, no doubt correctly, to the family of the Atris. 2 The Atris as a family probably stood in close relations with the Priyamedhas 3 and Kaṇvas, 4 perhaps also with the Gotamas 5 and Kākṣīvatas. 6 The mention of both the Paruṣṇī and the Yamunā in one hymn 7 of the fifth Maṇḍala seems to justify the presumption that the family was spread over a wide extent of territory. [ Footnote: 1) For Atri in the Rigveda, see Mac- donell, Vedic Mythology, 145. Cf. also Av. ii. 32, 3; iv. 29, 3; Mantra Brāh- maṇa, ii. 7, 1; Taittirīya Āraṇyaka, iv. 36, etc.; Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, ii. 2, 4.] [ Footnote: 2) Cf. Rv. v. 39, 5; 67, 5; Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa, xxiv. 3; Aitareya Āraṇyaka, ii, 2, 1.] [ Footnote: 3) Cf. Rv. i. 45, 3; 139, 9; viii. 5, 25; Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, viii. 22.] [ Footnote: 4) Cf. Rv. i. 118, 7; v. 41, 4; x. 150, 5.] [ Footnote: 5) Cf. Rv. i. 183, 5.] [ Footnote: 6) Cf. Rv. x. 143, 1.] [ Footnote: 7) Rv. v. 52, 9, 17. Cf. Ludwig, Translation of the Rigveda, 3, 128, 142; Bergaigne, Religion Védique, 2, 469; Oldenber, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 42, 212- 215; Hillebrandt, Vedische Mythologie, 3, 310.] [ ID=48 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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.
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