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Savarni, 屹ṇi: 9 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) 屹ṇi (सावर्ण�).—The eighth Manu. (For further details see under Manvantara),

2) 屹ṇi (सावर्ण�).—A hermit. This hermit shone in the council of Indra. (Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 7, Verse 10). This hermit 屹ṇi did penance for six thousand years in Satyayuga. (Mahābhārata Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 14, Verse 103).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) 屹ṇi (सावर्ण�).�(Srutaśrava)—a son of Mārtaṇḍa and ;1 pupil of Sūki, became Manu Prajāpati; had his residence on the slopes of Meru.2

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 10.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 84. 31; 100. 19.

1b) A student of atharva saṃhītā.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 7. 3.

1c) A Paurāṇika: learnt the mūla saṃhitā from the disciple of Vyāsa.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 7. 5 and 7; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 64 and 66.

1d) One of the sages of the Naimiṣa; learned in Śruti; an able speaker, addressed Vāyu; wife Sāmudrī.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 1. 123; 21. 1; 30. 36; 34. 62.

1e) Of śyāma colour; represents Ṛkāra.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 26. 40.

1f) A pupil of Romaharṣaṇa.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 6. 17.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

屹ṇi (सावर्ण�) is the son of and Bhāskara (sun-god): the son of Aditi and śⲹ貹 according to the ղṃśānܳٲ section of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the ܰܰṇa 30.27-73 and chapter 31 descibes the ṃśānܳٲ in an abridged form. It is stated that Aditi got from śⲹ貹, Bhāskara, the Sun-god. The Sun-god had four wives—Saṃjñā, Rājñī, Prabhā and . Saṃjñā gave birth to Manu from the Sun-god in whose race were born the kings. gave birth to 屹ṇi (and possibly a daughter named Tapatī).

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

屹ṇi (सावर्ण�).—A metronymic of the eighth Manu (son of the sun by Savarṇ�); सावर्णिः सूर्यतनय� यो मनुः कथ्यतेऽष्टमः (屹ṇi� sūryatanayo yo manu� kathyate'ṣṭama�) Mārk. P.

Derivable forms: 屹ṇi� (सावर्णिः).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

屹ṇi (सावर्ण�).—m.

(-ṇi�) 1. The eighth Manu. 2. A name applied to the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Manu or Brahma-Savarni, Daksha- Savarni, &c. E. ṇa, his mother, ñ aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

屹ṇi (सावर्ण�).—i. e. sa-varṇa + i, m. The eighth Manu, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 13, 11.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 屹ṇi (सावर्ण�):—[from 屹ṇa] m. Name of a Ṛṣi, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] [metronymic], of the eighth Manu (son of the Sun by Su-varṇ� q.v., and therefore younger brother of the seventh Manu or Vaivasvata; the succeeding Manus to the twelfth, or [according to] to other authorities to the fourteenth inclusive, are all called 屹ṇi; cf. 岹ṣa-, brahma-, dharma-s), [Harivaṃśa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

屹ṇi (सावर्ण�):�(ṇi�) 1. m. Name of the second and of five other Manus.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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