Saptalakshana, Saptalakṣaṇa, Sapta-lakshana: 2 definitions

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Saptalakshana 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.

The Sanskrit term Saptalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Saptalaksana or Saptalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Saptalakṣaṇa (सप्तलक्षण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vaid. Oppert. Ii, 7071. 7458. 7991.
—[commentary] Oppert. 2477. Ii, 6717. See Saptasaṃkhyā.
—by Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa. Oppert. 2093. 2094.
—by Somanātha. Oppert. 2215. Ii, 1507. 5036. 5283.

2) Saptalakṣaṇa (सप्तलक्षण):—vaid. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 103.

3) Saptalakṣaṇa (सप्तलक्षण):—on vaidic phonetics in the Taittirīyasaṃhitā. Hz. 740. C. Hz. 741. Whish 24^a.

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

Saptalakṣaṇa (सप्तलक्षण):—[=sapta-lakṣaṇa] [from sapta > saptan] n. Name of various works.

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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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