दातृ [ dātṛ ] [ dā́tṛ ] [ dā́tṛ ] ( with acc. ; once without Lit. RV. iv , 31 , 7) , [ dā́tṛ́ ] ( with or without gen. ; exceptionally with acc Lit. ŚBr. xi , 5 , 1 , 12) , m. giving , a giver , donor , liberal Lit. RV.

   one who gives a daughter (gen.) in marriage ( cf. [ kanyā- ] ) Lit. Kum. vi , 1

   a father or brother who gives a daughter or sister in marriage Lit. MānGṛ. i , 8 Lit. Mn. iii , 172 ; Lit. Paiṭh. ; Lit. R.

   one who offers ( his wife gen.) Lit. L.

   a creditor Lit. Mn. viii , 161 the arranger of a meal , Lit. iii , 236

   granting , permitting (ifc. or with gen.) , Lit. v , viii , xi Lit. MBh.

   a founder ( of a household , [ kutumbānām ] ) , Lit. xiii , 1663

   ( cf. [ a- ] , [ ṛṇa- ] , [ brahma- ] ; 1 , 2 , Lat. (dator) , [ daturus ] )