Anasuya

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proper noun

Name of the wife of sage Atri. She had three sons: Dattatreya, Durvasa and Chandra.

OriginSanskrit अनसूया →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismName of the wife of sage Atri. She had three sons: Dattatreya, Durvasa and Chandra.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअनसूया“freedom from spite”
  2. EnglishAnasuya

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनसूया (anasūyā, “freedom from spite”).

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Translations

Hindi अनसूया
  • अनसूया (ansūyā)wife of Atri
Russian Анасу́я
  • Анасу́я (Anasúja)wife of Atri
Tamil அனுசுயா
  • அனுசுயா (aṉucuyā)wife of Atri
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