Dattaka: 17 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Dharmashastra
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Dattaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Dattak.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Dattaka (दत्तक).—A son of Umā.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 10. 18.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Shodhganga: The Vyavaharadhyaya of the Yajnavalkyasmriti

Dattaka (दत्तक) refers to one of the twelve types of sons (putra) defined in the Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti verse 2.128-132.—That son is called Dattaka, who is given by mother or father. However, mother may give in adoption under her husband’s direction, in the absence of her husband on a journey or when husband is dead. Apart from mother, he may be given by father or by both to a person of same caste. In such situation, the son is considered the Dattaka or adopted son of the person, who receives him as a gift from his natural father or mother.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dattaka (दत्तक).—m (S) dattaputra m (S) A boy (given to be) received in adoption. v dē, ghē.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dattaka (दत्तक).—m A boy (given to be) received in adoption.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dattaka (दत्तक).—An adopted son; अक्षतायां क्षतायां वा जातः पौनर्भवः सुतः । दद्यान्माता पिता वायं स पुत्रो दत्तको भवेत् (akṣatāyāṃ kṣatāyāṃ vā jātaḥ paunarbhavaḥ sutaḥ | dadyānmātā pitā vāyaṃ sa putro dattako bhavet) || Y.2.13; see दत्त (datta) above.

Derivable forms: dattakaḥ (दत्तकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Dattaka (दत्तक).—(1) nt., thing given (specifying -ka): (visma-rāmi satyaṃ yat tava) kiṃcid °kam iti Divyāvadāna 504.4; see also gara-d°; (2) f. °ikā, given (in marriage): Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.105.1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dattaka (दत्तक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A son given: see the next. E. kan added to the last.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dattaka (दत्तक).—[datta + ka] (vb. dā), adj., with putra, Given to be adopted as a son, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 130.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dattaka (दत्तक).—(putra) [masculine] a son given away (to be adopted by others).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Dattaka (दत्तक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Suprabhadeva (Vasudeva), father of Māgha. Oxf. 118^a.

2) Dattaka (दत्तक):—on Kāmaśāstra. Quoted by Vātsyāyana Oxf. 215^b. 217^b, in Kuṭṭanīmata 77. 122.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dattaka (दत्तक):—[from datta] mfn. (with putra) = ttrima, [Pravara texts; Yājñavalkya ii, 130; Manu-smṛti ix, 141; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a form of names terminating in -datta, [Pāṇini 5-3, 83], [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha; Patañjali]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of an author, [Vātsyāyana [Introduction] and ii, 10, 44]

4) [v.s. ...] of Māgha’s father, [Śiśupāla-vadha (colophon). ]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dattaka (दत्तक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Adopted son.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dattaka (दत्तक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dinnaya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dattaka in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dattaka (दत्तक) [Also spelled dattak]:—(a) adopted; (nm) an adopted son; also —[putra; ~grāhī] adopter; [dattakī pitā] adoptive father; [dattakī mātā] adoptive mother; —[grahaṇa karanā /lenā] to adopt (a son).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dattaka (ದತ್ತಕ):—

1) [noun] = ದತ್ತ [datta]2 - 2.

2) [noun] 2.the process or fact of legally adopting a boy of another family, into one’s own family and raise as one’s own son; adoption.

3) [noun] ದತ್ತಕ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳು [dattaka tegedukollu] dattaka tegedukoḷḷu = ದತ್ತಕ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು [dattaka madikollu]; ದತ್ತಕ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು [dattaka madikollu] dattaka māḍikoḷḷu to adopt a boy or man as one’s own; ದತ್ತಕ ಹೋಗು [dattaka hogu] dattaka hōgu to be adopted as a son.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Search found 9 books and stories containing Dattaka; (plurals include: Dattakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Chapter 3.4 - Different kinds of Sons < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]

Chapter 5.6 - Laws Relating to Partition and Inheritance (dāyavibhāga) < [Chapter 5 - Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]

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4. Advent of Kāmaśāstra < [Chapter 5 - Looking for Alternatives: Possibilities in Kāmaśāstra]

4.1. Summary of Kāma-sūtra Book 1: Sādhāraṇa < [Chapter 3 - A Thematic Analysis of Vātsyāyanakāmasūtra]

4.1. Summary of Kāma-sūtra Book 6: Vaiśika < [Chapter 3 - A Thematic Analysis of Vātsyāyanakāmasūtra]

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Chapter 256 - Description of the procedure for the division of properties

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Verse 9.180 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]

Verse 9.168 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]

Verse 9.142 < [Section XVIII - Adoption]