Anasuya

English

Anasuya feeding the Hindu Trinity.

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Anasuya

1. (Hinduism) Name 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.

Translations

wife of Atri

• Hindi: अनसूया (hi) (ansūyā)
• Kannada: ಅನಸೂಯ (anasūya)
• Khmer: អនុស័យ (a’nu’say)
• Malayalam: അനസൂയ (ml) (anasūya)
• Nepali: अनसूया (ne) (anasūyā)
• Newar: अनसूय (anasūya)
• Russian: Анасу́я f (Anasúja)
• Sanskrit: अनसूया (sa) (anasūyā)
• Tamil: அனுசுயா (aṉucuyā)
• Telugu: అనసూయ (te) (anasūya)

References

1. Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 35.