Saptagana, Sapta-gana, Saptagaṇa: 5 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)
Saptagaṇa (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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Saptagaṇa (सप्तगण) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Siddhāntamaṇimañjarī, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.— The Siddhāntamaṇimañjarī is an astrological compendium authored by Vecārāma Nyāyālaṅkāra which contains detailed accounts of the effects of particular conjunctions of the Planets. It contains roughly 400 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Saptagaṇa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: saptagaṇaḥ.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Saptagaṇa (सप्तगण).—[adjective] consisting of seven troops (the Maruts).
Saptagaṇa (सप्तगण):—[=sapta-gaṇa] [from sapta > saptan] (ta-) mfn. consisting of 7 troops, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
Saptagaṇa (सप्तगण):—adj. aus sieben Schaaren bestehend: die Marut [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 2, 2, 11, 1. 5, 4, 7, 7.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 2, 7, 2, 2.]
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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Search found 4 books and stories containing Saptagana, Sapta-gana, Sapta-gaṇa, Saptagaṇa; (plurals include: Saptaganas, ganas, gaṇas, Saptagaṇas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 201 < [Volume 1 (1871)]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 3 - Sūrya, the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer < [Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 6.2 - Metres Employed in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Subject Index of the Visnu-Purana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]