Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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dā́tṛ (with acc
• once without RV. iv, 31, 7),
dātṛ
dā́ḍtṛ́ (with or without gen
• exceptionally with acc ŚBr. xi, 5, 1, 12), m. giving, a giver, donor, liberal RV. &c
• one who gives a daughter gen.) in marriage (cf. kanyā-) Kum. vi, 1
• a father or brother who gives a daughter or sister in marriage MānGṛ. i, 8 Mn. in, 172 Paiṭh. R.
• one who offers (his wife, gen.) L.
• a creditor Mn. viii, 161 the arranger of a meal, iii, 236
• granting, permitting (ifc. or with gen.), v, viii, xi MBh. &c
• a founder (of a household, kutumbānām), xiii, 1663
• [cf. a-, ṛṇa-, brahma- ; ? ?, Lat. dator, daturus]
dātṛ 2
dātṛ́ m. mowing, a mower (with acc.) RV. v, 7, 7
Source
:
Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William
Related
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dātra , dātṛnirūpaṇa , dātṛpura , dātṛtā , dātṛtva , ḍātkṛti , dative , dating from , dāti , dāthopatissa