Saptagana, Saptagaṇa, Sapta-gana: 4 definitions
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Saptagana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSaptagaṇa (सप्तगण).—Of the Sūryamaṇḍala in different months.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 10. 1-18.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaptagaṇa (सप्तगण).—[adjective] consisting of seven troops (the Maruts).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySaptagaṇa (सप्तगण):—[=sapta-gaṇa] [from sapta > saptan] (ta-) mfn. consisting of 7 troops, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
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Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
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