ātreya

Dictionary meanings for ātreya from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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ātreya

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (yī f.) [atrerapatye ḍhak] Belonging to, descended or sprung from, Atri. yaḥ 1 A descendant of Atri.

2 The head of the descend- ants of Atri.

3 A priest closely related to the Sadasya.

4 An epi- thet of Śiva.

5 An essential humor or juice of the body, lymph. yī 1 A female descendant of Atri.

2 The wife of Atri.

3 A woman in her courses (rajasvalā); Ms. 11. 87; Y. 3. 251.

4 Any woman of the...

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