Saptarcis, Saptārcis, Saptan-arcis: 5 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Saptarchis.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaptārcis (सप्तार्चिस्).—a.
1) having seven tongues or flames.
2) evil-eyed, of inauspicious look. (-m.)
1) Name of fire.
2) of Saturn.
3) the Chitraka plant.
Saptārcis is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saptan and arcis (अर्चिस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaptārcis (सप्तार्चिस्).—m. 1. fire. 2. the planet Saturn.
Saptārcis is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saptan and arcis (अर्चिस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaptārcis (सप्तार्चिस्).—[adjective] seven-rayed; [masculine] fire or the god of fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saptārcis (सप्तार्चिस्):—[from sapta > saptan] mfn. 7-rayed, 7-flamed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] evil-eyed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Agni or fire, [Mahābhārata; Raghuvaṃśa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] of the planet Saturn, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] a [particular] plant (= citraka), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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: Arcis, Sapta.
Starts with: Saptarcisha.
Full-text: Saptarci, Shantarcis, Arcis.
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - Offering rice-cake (piṇḍa) to the Manes (Pitāmahas) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 360 - Synonyms denoting the celestial region and the nether world
Chapter 96 - Mode of initial consecration of an image (adhivāsana)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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