Satavani, Saṭavaṇī, Shatavani, Śatavani: 4 definitions
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Satavani 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.
The Sanskrit term Śatavani can be transliterated into English as Satavani or Shatavani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚatavani (शतवनि).—A Rājarṣi. His son was known as Śātavaneya. (Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 11, Sūkta 59).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysaṭavaṇī (सटवणी).—n (saṭa Sixth day, pāṇī Water.) A term for the rain which falls on or about the sixth of the light half of mārgaśīrṣa.
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saṭāvaṇī (सटावणी).—& saṭāvaṇēṃ See saṭavaṇī & saṭavaṇēṃ.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatavani (शतवनि):—[=śata-vani] [from śata] m. Name of a man (cf. śātavaneya).
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Full-text: Shatavaneya, Varavani, Savatavanimaghavani.
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