Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[sarati ākāśe sūryaḥ, yadvā suvati karmaṇi lokaṃ prerayati; cf. Sk. on P. III. 1. 114] 1 The sun; sūrye tapatyāvara- ṇāya ṭṭaṣṭeḥ kalpeta lokasya kathaṃ tamisrā R. 5. 13. [In mythology, the sun is re- garded as a son of Kaśyapa and Aditi; cf. Ś. 7. 20. He is represented as moving in a chariot drawn by seven horses, with Aruṇa for his charioteer. He is also repre. sented as all-seeing, the constant be- holder of the...
