saṃvatsaraḥ

Dictionary meanings for saṃvatsaraḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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saṃvatsaraḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[saṃvasaṃti ṛtavo'tra saṃva- s-saran Tv.] 1 A year.

2 A year of Vikramāditya's era.

3 N. of Śiva.

4 The first year in the cycle of five years. Comp. karaḥ an epi- thet of Śiva. bhrami a. revolving in a year, completing one revolu- tion in a year (said of the sun). rayaḥ a year's course.

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