Saptashata, Saptaśata, Saptan-shata: 4 definitions

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Saptashata 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 Saptaśata can be transliterated into English as Saptasata or Saptashata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saptaśata (सप्तशत).—

1) 7.

2) 17.

- an aggregate or collection of 7 verses or stanzas.

Derivable forms: saptaśatam (सप्तशतम्).

Saptaśata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saptan and śata (शत).

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

Saptaśata (सप्तशत).—(only —°) & [feminine] ī seven hundred.

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

1) Saptaśata (सप्तशत):—[=sapta-śata] [from sapta > saptan] mfn. 700 (See ardhasapta-ś)

2) [v.s. ...] n. 700; 107 (= saptādhikaṃ śatam), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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Saptashata 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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