Dictionary meanings for sāvitra from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (trī f.) [savitā davetā'- sya aṇ] 1 Belonging to the sun.
2 Descended from the sun, be- longing to the solar dynasty (of kings); yatsāvitrairdīpitaṃ bhūmipālaiḥ U. 1. 43.
3 Accompanied by the Gāyatrī. traḥ 1 The sun.
2 An embryo or fœtus.
3 A Brāhmaṇa.
4 An epithet of Śiva
5 Of Karṇa. traṃ The sacrificial thread (so cal- led because the repetition of the Gāyatrī forms a principal part of the...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (/I) n. (fr. savitṛ) relating or belonging to the sun, derived or descended from the sun, belonging to the solar dynasty TS.; VS.; Ka1tyS3r.; MBh.; Hariv. 1211,2 243442 mf (/I) n. relating to Sa1vitra sāvitra i.e. Karn2a karṇa MBh. 1211,2 243443 mf (/I) n. accompanied or effected by the Sa1vitri sāvitri verse (cf. below) BhP. 1211,2 243444 m. a partic. Agni agni TBr. 1211,2 243445
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