Savita, Shavita, 艢补惫颈迟补, 厂补惫颈迟腻, S膩vita: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢补惫颈迟补 can be transliterated into English as Savita or Shavita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia厂补惫颈迟腻 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�).鈥擮ne of the twelve sons of Ka艣yapapraj膩pati by his wife called Aditi. These sons are called 膧诲颈迟测补蝉. So, 厂补惫颈迟腻 also is one of the Dv膩da艣膩dityas. Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢akra, Aryam膩, Dh膩t膩, Tva峁ａ弓膩, P奴峁Ｄ�, Vivasv膩n, 厂补惫颈迟腻, Mitra, Varu峁嘺, A峁兣泆 and Bhaga are the Dv膩da艣膩dityas.
P峁浥沶墨, wife of 厂补惫颈迟腻, gave birth to three daughters called S膩vitr墨, Vy膩h峁泃i and Tray墨 and three sons called Agnihotra, Pa艣usoma and C膩turm膩sya the great sacrifices. (Vi峁ａ箛u Pur膩峁嘺, Part 1, Chapter 15).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 厂补惫颈迟腻 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�).鈥擜 name of the sun;1 garden of, in the north;2 protects the Yamun膩;3 has seven horses as v膩hanas;4 worshipped on the eve of palace building.5
- 1) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 13. 125.
- 2) V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 36. 11; 103. 59.
- 3) Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 253. 30, 42.
- 4) Ib. 104. 8.
- 5) Ib. 128. 36; 268. 21.
1b) An 膧ditya;1 ma峁囜笉ala of; Vi峁ａ箛u 艢akti; the place where reside the chief Yak峁s, Gandharvas, Uragas, R膩k峁sas, sages, Apsaras, Gr膩ma峁噄 by turn during twelve months in groups of seven causing snow, heat, rain, etc2
1c) The name of Vy膩sa in the 5th dv膩para; Kanka the 补惫补迟腻谤 of the Lord fifth Vedavy膩sa.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 23. 129. Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 III. 3. 12.
1d) The vi峁amba of the sun; is 9,000 yojanas; thrice is the ma峁囜笉ala in measurement;1 of Vai艣膩kha in the C膩k峁峁 epoch; the first planet of all;2 brought forth with 艣rava峁嘺 and placed in Dhruva;3 in the shape of a circle; the lord of the world.4
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places厂补惫颈迟腻 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.59.15, I.65) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 厂补惫颈迟腻) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study厂补惫颈迟腻 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�) is the name of one of the twelve 膧诲颈迟测补蝉: the offspring of Aditi, according to one account of 痴补峁兣沘 (鈥榞enealogical description鈥�) of the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, Dak峁 gave thirteen daughters to Ka艣yapa. [...] Ka艣yapa鈥檚 thirteen wives are [viz., Aditi]. Aditi gives birth to twelve 膧诲颈迟测补蝉, [viz. 厂补惫颈迟腻].
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dhanurveda艢补惫颈迟补 (啶多さ啶苦い) refers to a kind of weapon (鈥渟pear, lance鈥�). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-sa峁僪it膩, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-sa峁僪it膩 is said to have been composed by the sage Vasi峁ａ弓ha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to 艢iva and Brahm膩.
Dhanurveda (啶оえ啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う) refers to the 鈥渒nowledge of warfare鈥� and, as an upaveda, is associated with the 峁歡veda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢膩ktism厂补惫颈迟腻 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�) refers to one of the 53 gods to be worshipped and given 辫腻测补蝉补 (rice boiled in milk) according to the 痴腻蝉迟耻测腻驳补 rite in 艢aktism (cf. 艢膩rad膩tilaka-tantra III-V). The worship of these 53 gods happens after assigning them to one of the 64 compartment while constructing a 叠补濒颈尘补峁囜笉补辫补. V膩stu is the name of a prodigious demon, who was killed by 53 gods (e.g., 厂补惫颈迟腻).
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (h)厂补惫颈迟腻 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�) refers to one of the names for the 鈥渟un鈥�, who was worshipped as S奴rya, 厂补惫颈迟腻, Mitra, P奴峁Ｄ� etc. in the Vedas. Though all of them represented basically the same phenomenon, yet they were considered to be distinct deities as their concepts revealed different powers of the Sun.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Savita in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Streptocaulon cochinchinense G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1895)
· Contraception. (2007)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1810)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarys膩vita : (pp. of s膩veti) made hear; announced; declared.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysavit膩 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�).鈥攎 S The sun. Ex. gagan墨峁� sa0 laghu bh膩sata || par墨 prabh膩 adbhuta na var峁嘺v膿 ||.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsavit膩 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�).鈥�m The sun.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary厂补惫颈迟腻 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�):鈥�(nm) the sun.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSavita (嗖膏驳嗖苦菠):鈥擺noun] the food served or eaten esp. at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as lunch, supper; meal.
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Savita (嗖膏驳嗖苦菠):鈥擺noun] = 嗖膏驳嗖苦菠嗖距舶 [savitara].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary厂补惫颈迟腻 (啶膏さ啶苦い啶�):鈥攏. 1. the Sun; 2. the creator;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Savitakka, Savitar, Savitara, Savitarka, Savitarkam, Savitave.
Full-text (+45): Yugantara, Yuganta, Pratinirdeshya, Dvadashaditya, Surya, Savid, Aditya, Mitra, Asavitar, Vidhav, Aditi, Ukthamada, Caturmasya, Vyahriti, Upavacya, Aturta, Abhiddha, Yamini, Anaga, Bhadrasoma.
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