Saptasapti, Saptan-sapti: 9 definitions

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Saptasapti 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)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति).—The Sun God with seven rays emitting fire before the deluge.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 2. 4; 55. 8.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Saptasapti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति).—an epithet of the sun; सर्वैरुस्रैः समग्रैस्त्वमिव नृपगुणैर्दीप्यते सप्तसप्तिः (sarvairusraiḥ samagraistvamiva nṛpaguṇairdīpyate saptasaptiḥ) M.2.12; Ś.6.29; Kirātārjunīya 5.34.

Derivable forms: saptasaptiḥ (सप्तसप्तिः).

Saptasapti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saptan and sapti (सप्ति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति).—m.

(-ptiḥ) The sun. E. sapta seven, sapti a horse.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति).—m. the sun (properly, drawn by seven horses), [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 34.

Saptasapti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saptan and sapti (सप्ति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति).—[adjective] having seven horses; [masculine] the sun.

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

1) Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति):—[=sapta-sapti] [from sapta > saptan] mfn. having 7 horses

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the Sun (cf. saptāśva), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saptasapti (सप्तसप्ति):—[sapta-sapti] (ptiḥ) 2. m. The sun.

[Sanskrit to German]

Saptasapti 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saptasapti (ಸಪ್ತಸಪ್ತಿ):—[noun] = ಸಪ್ತಾಶ್ವ [saptashva].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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