dattátreya m. N. of a sage (son of Atri by Anasūyā who favoured Arjuna Kārtavirya). MBh. iii, xii f. Hariv. BhP. ix, 23, 23 (Brahmā, Vishṇu, and Śiva propitiated by his penance became in portions of themselves severally his sons Soma, Datta, and Dur-vāsas
• hence worshipped as representing the Triad) VP. i, 10, 10 ; iv, 11, 3 MārkP. xvi ff. BṛNārP. xxi
• N. of an author VP. iii, 9, 31 Sch. Anand. 2 and 96 Sch.
• pl. N. of a family Pravar. iii, 1
• ○yâṣṭôttara-śata-nāma-stotra n. N. of a ch. of BrahmāṇḍaP
• ○yâpaniṣad f. N. of an Up.
 

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William