Dictionary meanings for saptan from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
num. a. (always pl.; sapta nom. and acc.) Seven. Comp. aṃśuḥ N. of Agni. aṃśupuṃgavaḥ the planet Saturn. aṃga a. see saptapra- kṛti below. ārcis a. 1. having seven tongues or flames.
2. evil- eyed, of inauspicious look. ( m.) 1. N. of fire.
2. of Saturn.
3. the Citraka plant. aśītiḥ f. eighty-seven. aśraṃ a heptagon. aśvaḥ the sun. ºvāhanaḥ the sun. ahaḥ seven days, i. e. a week. ātman m....
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
sg. and pl. (nom. acc. sapt/a; instr. t/abhis; dat. abl. t/abhyas; gen. tān/ām loc. t/asu) seven (a favourite number with the Hindu1s Hindus, and regarded as sacred, often used to express an indefinite plurality [ in the same manner as three, by which it is... ifc. (cf. tri-ṣapt/a, tri-sapt/a) and in comp. for sapt/an, seven 1149,2 232432 mfn. = tam/a L. 1149,2 232432.1 m. N. of Vishn2u viṣṇu Vishn2. iii, 44 (where...
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