Saptapadi, Sapta-padi, Saptan-padi, Saptapadī: 10 definitions
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Saptapadi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Saptapadī (सप्तपदी).—Marriage ceremony; where the groom holding the big toe of the right foot of the bride and makes her to walk seven steps. While holding her big toe, groom’s right hand thumb should be facing upwards.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Saptapadī (सप्तपदी) refers to “taking seven steps together” and represents one of the various Marriage Rites (saṃskāra) according to the Gṛhyasūtras—The main outlines of the marriage saṃskāra show a remarkable continuity for several thousand years from the times of the Rig Veda down to modern times.—Saptapadī refers to “taking seven steps together”. This is done to the north of the fire; there are seven small heaps of rice and the bride-groom makes the bride step on each of these seven with her right foot beginning from the west.
Saptapadī (सप्तपदी) refers to “seven steps” and represents one of the various marriage rites of the Hindu Newars, mentioned in the Daśakarmavidhi: a marriage handbook from Bhaktapur containing both Hindu and Newar marriage ceremonies.—Despite many congruencies between Hindu Parbatiyā and Hindu Newar marriage handbooks, it becomes evident that Newar marriage handbooks mention specific ritual elements that cannot be found in the Brahmanical-Sanskritic texts.—The Saptapadī rite is usually performed at the House of the Groom and is mentioned under the sub-heading of “other marriage rites”.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
saptapadī (सप्तपदी).—f or saptapadīkramaṇa n (S sapta Seven, pada Foot, kramaṇa Stepping or going.) A ceremony during the solemnization of marriage,--viz. walking round a fire three times, performing each circumambulation in seven steps.
saptapadī (सप्तपदी).—f A ceremony during the solemnization of marriage.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Saptapadī (सप्तपदी).—the seven steps at a marriage (the bride and bridegroom walk together seven steps, after which the marriage becomes irrevocable).
Saptapadī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saptan and padī (पदी).
Saptapadī (सप्तपदी).—f. (-dī) The ceremony of walking together round the nuptial fire.
Saptapadī (सप्तपदी):—[=sapta-padī] [from sapta-pada > sapta > saptan] f. the 7 steps (round the sacred fire at the marriage ceremony), [Kṛṣisaṃgraha; Religious Thought and Life in India 364, 380, 3]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Saptapadi (ಸಪ್ತಪದಿ):—[noun] seven steps walked by the bride and the bridegroom together, symbolising unsevered or uninterrupted association in their future life.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Saptapadī (सप्तपदी):—n. symbolic seven steps a couple takes during the Hindu marriage ceremony symbolizing seven different wishes for the future;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sapta, Pati, Patti.
Starts with: Saptapadi-kavita, Saptapadigamana, Saptapadikarana, Saptapadina.
Full-text: Saptapadikarana, Saptapadigamana, Saptapadi-kavita, Captapati.
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