Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

dattātreya दत्तात्रेय – Dattātreya

substantive masculine

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AYI dictionary substantive masculine

Dattātreya

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

—Dattātreya (˚ta-āt˚), as, m., N. of a sage, son of Atri and Anasūyā, who favoured Arjuna Kārtavīrya, (see Mahā-bh. Śānti-parva 1751; according to one legend, Atri performed a very severe penance by which the three gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva were propitiated and became in portions of themselves severally his sons Soma, Datta, and Dur-vāsas); N. of an author mentioned in the Ānanda-laharī or Saundarya-laharī by Śaṅkara.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

dattātreya (datta + ātreya) m. N. pr. eines Sohnes des Atri von der Anasūyā, der dem Arjuna Kārtavīrya seine Gunst zuneigt und für eine Incarnation Viṣṇuʼs angesehen wird, MBH. 3,11036. fgg. MBH. 12,1751. MBH. 13,4329. fgg. MBH. 13,7189. fgg. MBH. 13,7224. HARIV. 2305. fgg. HARIV. 5868. BHĀG. P. 9,23,23. VP. 83. MĀRK. P. 16,12. fgg. MĀRK. P. 17,7. fgg. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 108,a. Verz. d. B. H. No. 457. Verz. d. B. H. No. 1314. ˚yogaśāstra Verz. d. B. H. 648. dattātreyopaniṣad Ind. St. 3,326. Davon dattātreyīya n. die Erzählung vom Dattātreya MĀRK. P. 19 in der Unterschr.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

dattātreya m. N. pr. eines Sohnes des Atri.

Occurrences in source texts (8)

DYS 7 occurrences
DYS 2–8: Seeking a Teacher 2 occurrences

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DYS 9–11: Four Yogas 1 occurrence

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DYS 15–19: Śiva’s Laya 1 occurrence

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DYS 154–167: Vajrolī for the Male Yogi 1 occurrence

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DYS 188: Conclusion of the Instruction 1 occurrence

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DYS 193: Dattātreya as Viṣṇu 1 occurrence

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HTK 1 occurrence
HTK 10.42–43: Meru: Three stages of breath retention 1 occurrence

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