# दत्तात्रेय (dattātreya)

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दत्तात्रेय (dattātreya) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a sage, son of Atri by Anasuya, an author, name of a family, a sage, the son of Atri, a sage who is the son of Atri. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Sage Dattātreya: Divine Incarnation and Puranic Figure, Dattātreya as a Family Name, Dattātreya as an Author.

- **Etymology:** E. दत्त, and अत्रेय son of ATRI; also दत्त — E. datta, and atreya son of ATRI; also datta
- **SLP1:** `dattAtreya`  **IAST:** dattātreya  **Devanagari:** दत्तात्रेय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dattatreya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/dattatreya/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Sage Dattātreya: Divine Incarnation and Puranic Figure (6 definitions)
- The name of a sage, son of Atri by Anasuya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 467,3] दत्ता (dattā) त्रेय (treya) m. N. of a sage (son of Atri by Anasūyā who favoured Arjuna Kārtavīrya), Mahābhārata (Title) iii, xii f.; Harivaṃśa (Title); Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ix, 23, 23 (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva propitiated by his penance became in portions of themselves severally his sons Soma, Datta, and Dur-vāsas; hence worshipped as representing the Triad), Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) i, 10, 10; iv, 11, 3; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa (Title) xvi ff.; Bṛhan-nāradīya-purāṇa, 38 adhyāya (subtitle) xxi [ ID=89832 ]
- A sage, the son of Atri  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दत्त (datta) ात्रेय (dattātreya) [Printed book page 397 ] दत्त (datta) ात्रेय (dattātreya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) A sage, the son of ATRI given to him by three deities, BRAHMA, VIṢṆU, and ŚIVA. E. दत्त (datta), and अत्रेय (atreya) son of ATRI; also दत्त (datta). [ ID=18432 ]
- Son of Atri  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दत्तात्रेय (dattātreya) [Printed book page 352-b ] दत्ता - त्रेय (dattā-treya) ( यः ) ((yaḥ)) 1. m. Son of Atri. [ ID=17907 ]
- name of a sage, son of Atri and Anasuya, considered as an incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दत्तात्रेय (dattātreya) [Printed book page 324-02 ] दत्त - आत्रेय (datta-ātreya) m. name of a sage, son of Atri and Anasūyā, considered as an incarnation of Brahman (m.), Vishṇu and Śiva. [ ID=16398 ]
- A sage who is the son of Atri  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दत्त (datta) ात्रेय (dattātreya) [Printed book page 331-a ] दत्त (datta) ात्रेय (dattātreya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) A sage, the son of ATRI given to him by three deities BRAMHA, VISHNU and SIVA. E. दत्त (datta), (datta,) and आत्रेय (ātreya) son of ATRI: also दत्त (datta). [ ID=18417 ]
- a sage  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > दत्तात्रेय (dattātreya) [Printed book page 235-1 ] Dattātreya, a ṛṣi. § 393 (Arjuna Kārtavīrya): III, 115, Page235-b+ 63 10136 (Arjuna Kārtavīrya, who had 1,000 arms, obtained by the favour of D. a celestial chariot ( vimāna ) of gold).— § 638 b (Rāmopākhy.): XII, 49, 1751 (by the favour of D. Arjuna Kārtavīrya got 1,000 arms).—§ 749 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 91, 4329, 4330 (father of Nimi and grandfather of Śrīmat).—§ 772 b (Pavanārjunasaṃv.): XIII, 153, 7189 (granted four boons to Arjuna Kārtavīrya: 1,000 arms, etc.; C. has by error °etāya instead of °eyāya ); 154, 7224 ( °prasādena ); 158, 7351 (do.). [ ID=3176 ]

### Dattātreya as a Family Name (1 definition)
- name of a family  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pl. N. of a family, Pravara texts (Literary category) iii, 1 [ ID=89834 ]

### Dattātreya as an Author (1 definition)
- an author  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of an author, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) iii, 9, 31, Sch.; Ānanda-laharī (Title) 2 and 96, Sch. [ ID=89833 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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