anasūyā

anasūyā f. freedom from envy.

an-asūyā f. freedom from spite

absence of ill-will or envy

N. of a daughter of Dakṣa

of one of Śakuntalā's friends.

anasūyā (3. a + asūyā) f. das Nichtmurren, das Nichtungehaltensein: ekameva tu śūdrasya prabhuḥ karma samādiśat . eteṣāmeva varṇānāṃ śuśrūṣāmanasūyayā .. M. 1, 91. yatkiṃcidapi dātavyaṃ yācitenānasūyayā 4, 228.

— Vgl. anasūya 2.

anasūyā das Nichtmurren, Nichtungehaltensein, insbes. über das Glück Anderer: anasūyayā mātsaṃrya jitam PRAB. 88 8. Spr. 3071. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 30,b,12.

anasūyā f. das Nichtmurren , Nichtungehaltensein , insbes. über das Glück Andere.

anasūyā strī asu—kaṇḍvāditvāt yak—bhāve aṅ asūyā
guṇeṣu doṣāropaḥ abhāvārthe na0 ta0 . “na guṇān guṇi-
nohanti stauti cānyaguṇānapi . na haseccānyadoṣāṃśca
sā'nasūyā prakīrttite” tyuktalakṣaṇe asūyābhāve . “ekameva tu
śūdrasya prabhuḥ karmma samādiśat . eteṣāmeva varṇānāṃ śuśrū-
ṣāmanasūyayeti” “yatkiñcidapi dātavyaṃ yācitenānasūya-
yeti” ca manuḥ . atrimunipatnyāṃ ca śakuntalāsaha-
carībhede śaku0 .

anasūyā , strī, (asu kaṇḍvāditvāt yak + bhāve a,
striyāṃ ṭāp, na asūyā nañsamāsaḥ .) asūyā-
bhāvaḥ . tasyā lakṣaṇaṃ yathā vṛhaspatiḥ .
“na guṇān guṇino hanti stauti mandaguṇānapi .
nānyadoṣeṣu ramate sānasūyā prakīrttitā” ..
ityekādaśītattvaṃ .. atrimunipatno . iti gāruḍe
29 adhyāyaḥ .. karddamamunikanyā . iti śrībhā-
gavataṃ .. asūyāśūnye tri ..

Anasūyā — the wife of the sage Atri (s.v.) and a daughter

of Kardama (Dakṣa-Vā. P. and Vi. P.). Mother of Datta,

Durvāsas, and Soma;¹ mother of five Ātreyas and a daughter

Śruti.² [Footnote] 1) Bhā. I. 3. 11; III. 24: 22; IV. 1. 15; Vi. I. 7, 7, 25. [Footnote] 2) Vā.

10. 28, 31; 28. 18-9; Br. II. 9. 52 and 56; 11. 22.

ANASŪYĀ . Wife of Sage Atri, son of Brahmā. (Viṣṇu

Purāṇa, Part 1, Chapter 10).

1) Genealogy. From Mahāviṣṇu were born in order

Brahmā, Svāyambhuva Manu, Devahūti, Anasūyā. To

Svāyambhuva, son of Brahmā, was born by his wife

Śatarūpā five children: Uttānapāda, Priyavrata, Āhuti.

Devahūti and Prasūti and Devahūti was married to

Kardama, son of Brahmā. They begot two daughters,

Kalā and Anasūyā. Marīci married Kalā and Atri

married Anasūyā. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 1, Chapter 4).

2) The Tapaśśakti of Anasūyā. Once upon a time, rains

having failed for ten years the whole world sweated in

agony and river Gaṅgā got dried up. Famine stalked the

world. In this dire contingency it was the tapaśśakti of

Anasūyā that made trees bear fruits and Gaṅgā to flow

again. Also, she converted ten days into nights on the

request of the Devas.

During their forest life Rāma and Sītā reached the her-

mitage of sage Atri, and the sage and Anasūyā treated

the guests sumptuously. The above story about the

tapaśśakti of Anasūyā was told then by Atri. The story

helped to increase Rāma's respect for Anasūyā. Anasūyā

gave Sītā all proper advice. She taught Sītā that abso-

lute service to husband is the greatest tapas ordained

to women. Anasūyā gave to Sītā a very sacred garland

and a sublime gem. And, after that Rāma and Sītā left

the hermitage. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa,

Cantos 117 and 118.).

3) Sons of Anasūyā. She had three sons: Dattātreya,

Durvāsas and Candra. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part 1, Chapter

10). (The reason for Mahāviṣṇu being born as Dattāt-

reya, Śiva as Durvāsas and Brahmā as Candra to

Anasūyā is given under Atri).