The Sanskrit term Saptakṛt can be transliterated into English as Saptakrt or Saptakrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Saptakṛt (सप्तकृत्).—An eternal god concerned in Śrāddha (offerings to the manes). (Mahābhārata Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 91, Stanza 36).

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Saptakṛt (सप्तकृत्):—[=sapta-kṛt] [from sapta > saptan] m. Name of a being reckoned among the Viśve Devāḥ, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Saptakrit 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.

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Partial matches: Krit, Sapta.

Starts with: Saptakritvas.

Full-text: Saptakridbhavaparama, Paramakrodhi.

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section XCI < [Anusasanika Parva]

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