Satpati, Sat-pati, Ṣaṭpati: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaṭpati can be transliterated into English as Satpati or Shatpati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySatpati (सत्पति).—Ved.
1) a lord of good persons or heroes.
2) Name of Indra.
Derivable forms: satpatiḥ (सत्पतिः).
Satpati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sat and pati (पति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySatpati (सत्पति).—[masculine] strong chief or hero; good lord or husband.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Satpati (सत्पति):—[=sat-pati] [from sat] m. (sat-) a mighty lord, leader, champion, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] a good lord or ruler, [Praśna-upaniṣad; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] the lord of the g°, lord of real men, lord of heroes, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) [v.s. ...] a g° husband, [Raghuvaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of Indra, [Ṛg-veda]
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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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconṢaṭpati (ஷட்பதி) noun < ṣaṭ-padī.
1. Bee. See அறுபதம் [arupatham],
1. 2. A Sanskrit verse; வடமொழிச் செய்யுள்வகை. [vadamozhis seyyulvagai.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with: Sadasatpati.
Full-text: Dakshasuta, Ajitur, Tamonud, Narendra, Apsa, Samprata.
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