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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सप्तन्saptannum. a.(always pl.; सप्त nom. and acc.) Seven.

    (always Plural; सप्त nom. and Accusative) Seven.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अंशुः Name of Agni.

    • -अंशुपुङ्गवः the planet Saturn.

    • -अङ्ग Adjective see सप्तप्रकृति below.

    • -अर्चिस्

      1. Adjective
      2. having seven tongues or flames.
      3. evil-eyed, of inauspicious look. (-Masculine)
      4. Name of fire.
      5. of Saturn.
      6. the Chitraka plant.
    • -अशीतिः Feminine eighty-seven.

    • -अश्रम् a heptagon.

    • -अश्वः the sun; नप्ता सप्ताश्वसंनिभः Śiva B. 25.45. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवाहनः the sun.

    • -अस्र Adjective septangular.

    • -अहः seven days, id est, that is a week.

    • -आत्मन् Masculine an epithet of Brahman.

    • -ऋषि

      1. (सप्तर्षि) Masculine Plural
      2. the seven sages;id est, that is मरीचि, अत्रि, अङ्गिरस्, पुलस्त्य, पुलह, क्रतु, and वसिष्ठ.
      3. the constellation called Ursa Major (the seven stars of which are said to be the seven sages mentioned above).
    • -कोण Adjective septangular.

    • -गङ्गम् Indeclinable in the place of the seven streams of the Ganges.

    • -गुण Adjective seven-fold.

    • -चत्वारिंशत् Feminine forty-seven.

    • -च्छदः Name of a tree (Marâthî सातवीण); गजाश्च सप्तच्छद- दानगन्धिनः Karṇabhāra 1.11.

    • -जिह्वः, -ज्वालः fire. (the seven tongues are काली, कराली, मनोजवा, सुलोहिता, सुधूम्रवर्णा, उग्रा and प्रदीप्ता).

    • -तन्तुः a sacrifice; सप्ततन्तु- मधिगन्तुमिच्छतः Śi.14.6; पुनः प्रवर्तयिष्यामि सप्ततन्त्वादिकाः क्रियाः Śiva B.5.56; विधये सप्ततन्तूनाम् Tbe same.18.23. Compare note on Name11.1.

    • -त्रिंशत् Feminine thirty-seven.

    • -दशन् Adjective seventeen. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअरत्निन्यायः A rule of interpretation according to which an expression, if it is found to be inapplicable to the matter or thing with reference to which it is used, should be taken as being connected with or applying to a part or subsidiary thereof. This mode of construing an expression (in its literal sense) is preferable to लक्षणा. This rule is discussed and established by जैमिनि and शबर in the सूत्र 'आनर्थक्यात् तदङ्गेषु' MS.3.1.18 and भाष्या thereon.

    • -दाधितिः Name of fire.

    • -द्वारावकीर्ण Adjective dominated or affected by the seven gates (5 organs, mind and intellect); सप्तद्वाराकीर्णां च न वाचमनृतां वदेत् Ms.6.48 (see Kull.).

    • -द्वीपा an epithet of the earth; पुरा सप्तद्वीपां जयति वसुधामप्रतिरथः Ś.7.33.

    • -धातु Masculine Plural the seven constituent elements of the body; id est, that is chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, and semen; (रसास्रमांस- मेदोऽस्थिमज्जानः शुक्रसंयुताः).

    • -नली birdlime.

    • -नवतिः Feminine ninetyseven.

    • -नाडीचक्रम् a kind of astrological diagram used as a means of foretelling rain.

    • -पदी the seven steps at a marriage (the bride and bridegroom walk together seven steps, after which the marriage becomes irrevocable).

    • -पर्णः (so सप्तच्छदः, सप्तपत्रः) Name of a tree. (-र्णी) the sensitive plant.

    • -पातालम् the seven regions of the earth (id est, that is अतल, वितल, सुतल, महातल, रसातल, तलातल and पाताल).

    • -प्रकृतिः Feminine Plural the seven constituent parts of a kingdom; स्वाम्यमात्यसुहृत्कोशराष्ट्र- दुर्गबलानि च Ak.; see प्रकृति also.

    • -भद्रः the Śirīsa tree.

    • -भूमिक, -भौम Adjective seven stories high (as a palace).

    • -मन्त्रः fire.

    • -मातृ Feminine collective Name of seven mothers (id est, that is ब्राह्मी, माहेश्वरी, कौमारी, वैष्णवी, वाराही, इन्द्राणी, and चामुण्डा).

    • -मुष्टिकः a particular mixture used as a remedy for fever.

    • -रक्तः one who has got the seven parts of the body red; (पाणिपादतले रक्ते नेत्रान्तरनखानि च । तालुकाधर- जिह्वाश्च प्रशस्ता सप्तरक्तता ॥).

    • -रात्रम् a period of seven nights.

    • -रुचिः fire; सप्तरुचेरिव स्फुलिङ्गाः Śi.2.53.

    • -लोकाः the seven worlds (id est, that is भूर्, भुवर्, स्वर्, महर्, जनस्, तपस्, and सत्यम्).

    • -विंशतिः Feminine twentyseven.

    • -विध

      1. Adjective seven-fold, of seven sorts. शतम् 7.
      2. 17. (-ती) an aggregate or collection of 7 verses or stanzas.
    • -शलाकः a kind of astronomical diagram used for indicating auspicious days for marriages.

    • -शिरा betel.

    • -सप्तिः an epithet of the sun; सर्वैरुस्रैः समग्रैस्त्वमिव नृपगुणैर्दीप्यते सप्तसप्तिः M.2.12; Ś.6.29; Ki.5.34.

    • -स्वरः the seven musical notes (id est, that is सा, रि, ग, म, प, ध, नी).

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. सप्तन्saptan[saptán] a. pl. (nm. ac. saptá) seven (also used to express an indefinite plurality).

    [saptán] adjective plural (nominative accusative saptá) seven (also used to express an indefinite plurality).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सप्तन्saptansg. and pl. (nom. acc. सप्त्/अ; instr. ˚त्/अभिस्; dat. abl. ˚त्/अभ्यस्; gen. ˚तान्/आम् loc. ˚त्/असु) seven (a…

    sg. and plural (nominative case accusative सप्त्/अ; instrumental case that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्/अभिस्; dative case ablative that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्/अभ्यस्; genitive case that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतान्/आम् locative case that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्/असु) 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 sometimes multiplied] Page1149,2; hence 7 Ma1tr2is मातृ s, 7 streams, 7 oceans, 7 cities [fg-veda i, 63, 7], 7 divisions of the world, 7 ranges of mountains, 7 R2ishis ऋषि s, 7 Vipras विप्र s [fg-veda i, 62, 4], 7 A1dityas आदित्य s, 7 Da1navas दानव s, 7 horses of the Sun, 7 flames of fire, 7 Yonis योनि s of fire, 7 steps round the fire at marriage, 7 Samidhs समिध् s, 7 tones, 7 sacrificial rites, 7 Marya1da1s मर्यादा s, thrice 7 Pada1ni पदानि or mystical steps to heaven [fg-veda i, 72, 6], thrice 7 cows etc.) fg-veda etc. etc. [confer, compare Zend hapta; Greek ἑπτά; Latin septem; Lithuanian septyni1; Slavonic or Slavonian sedmi8; Gothic sibun; German sieben; English seven .]

  2. द्विसप्तन्dvisaptanmfn. pl. 2x7, 14 Ra1matUp.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective plural 2x7, 14 Ra1matUp.

  3. सार्धसप्तन्sārdhasaptann. seven and a half. Su1ryas. Sch.

    neuter gender seven and a half. Su1ryas. Scholiast or Commentator