sapta सप्त ifc. (cf. tri-ṣaptá, tri-saptá) and in comp. for saptán, seven mfn. = °tamá, [L.] m. N. of Viṣṇu, [Viṣṇ. iii, 44] (where sapta mahā-bhāga may be two words; cf. sapta-mahā-bh°). saptan सप्तन् saptán sg. and pl. (nom. acc. saptá; instr. °tábhis; dat. abl. °tábhyas; gen. °tānā́m loc. °tásu) seven (a favourite number with the Hindūs, and regarded as sacred, often used to express an indefinite plurality [in the same manner as ‘three’, by which it is sometimes multiplied] ; hence 7 Mātṛs, 7 streams, 7 oceans, 7 cities [[RV. i, 63, 7]], 7 divisions of the world, 7 ranges of mountains, 7 Ṛṣis, 7 Vipras [[RV. i, 62, 4]], 7 Ādityas, 7 Dānavas, 7 horses of the Sun, 7 flames of fire, 7 Yonis of fire, 7 steps round the fire at marriage, 7 Samidhs, 7 tones, 7 sacrificial rites, 7 Maryādās, thrice 7 Padāni or mystical steps to heaven [[RV. i, 72, 6]], thrice 7 cows &c.), [RV.] &c.; [cf. Zend hapta; Gk. ἑπτά; Lat. septem; Lith. septynì; Slav. sedmǐ; Goth. sibun; Germ. sieben; Eng. seven.] saptadhā सप्तधा saptadhā́ ind. in 7 parts, 7-fold, [TS.] &c. &c.; 7 times, [Ragh.] saptatha सप्तथ saptátha mf(I)n. the 7th, [RV.] saptagu सप्तगु saptá—gu (°tá-), mfn. possessing 7 oxen or cows, driving 7 oxen saptá—gu m. N. of an Āṅgirasa (author of the hymn, [RV. x, 47]), [Anukr.] saptaha सप्तह sapta—ha n. N. of a Sāman (also with jamad-agnes), [Br.] saptakī सप्तकी (ī), f. a woman's girdle, [L.] saptaka सप्तक mfn. consisting of 7 (catvāraḥ saptakāḥ, ‘consisting of 4 × 7 i.e. 28’, [Hariv.]; sapta saptakāḥ or saptakāḥ sapta, ‘7 × 7 i.e. 49’, [ib.]; [R.]), [RPrāt.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. the 7th, [W.] m. ([Car.]) or n. ([Divyāv.]) a week n. (ifc. f(ikA). ) a collection or aggregate of 7 [Mn.]; [Suśr.]; [Kathās.] &c. saptalā सप्तला f. N. of several plants (Arabian jasmine; a soap-tree; Mimosa Concinna; Abrus Precatorius; Bignonia Suaveolens), [Suśr.]; [Pañcar.]; [Hcar.] = nava-mālikā, [MW.] = carma-kaśā, [ib.] saptala सप्तल m. N. of a man g. naḍādi saptamī सप्तमी (ī), f., see below. f. (of saptamá above) the 7th Tithi or lunar day of the fortnight (on which day in the light fortnight there is a festival in honour of the 7th digit, of the moon; often ifc. See gaṅgā-s°, jayantīs°), [ŚrS.]; [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. the 7th case i.e. the locative or its terminations, [Nir.]; [VPrāt.] &c. the potential or its terminations, [Kāt.] a partic. Mūrchanā, [Saṃgīt.] saptama सप्तम saptamá mf(I/)n. the 7th, [VS.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. [cf. Zd. haptatha; Gk. ἕβδομος; Lat. septimus; Lith. sèkma-s; Slav. sedmǔ &c.] saptasū सप्तसू sapta—sū f. the mother of 7 children, [L.] saptata सप्तत mfn. the 70th (only used after another numeral; see eka-s°, dvā-s°, tri-s° &c., and cf. [Pāṇ. v, 2, 58]). saptati सप्तति saptatí f. 70 (with the counted noun in apposition or in gen. pl. or ibc. or ifc.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚrS.] &c.; 70 years, [Mn.]; [Suśr.] N. of wk. (= sāṃkhyakārikā) du. 2 seventies, [W.] pl. many seventies, [ib.] saptaṛṣi सप्तऋषि sapta—ṛṣí m. pl. = saptarṣí, [RV.]; [ŚBr.] &c. N. of the authors of the hymn, [RV. ix, 107]; [Anukr.] saptahan सप्तहन् sapta—hán mfn. slaying 7 [RV.] saptakṛt सप्तकृत् sapta—kṛt m. N. of a being reckoned among the Viśve Devāḥ, [MBh.] saptapad सप्तपद् saptá—pad (°tá-), mf(adI)n. making 7 steps (round the sacred fire for the conclusion of the marriage ceremony or for the ratification of a treaty), [TS.]; [GṛS.]; [Mn.], Sch., ratified, sealed, [MBh.] sufficient for all wants, [RV.] saptarca सप्तर्च sapta—rcá (°ta + ṛc), mfn. having 7 verses sapta—rcá n. a hymn of 7 verses, [Vait.] saptarṣi सप्तर्षि sapta—rṣí m pl.. (°ta-ṛṣi) the 7 Ṛṣis q.v. (in astron.) the 7 stars of the constellation Ursa Major (-pūtā dik, ‘the northern quarter of the sky’) sg. one of the 7 Ṛṣis, [MBh.] saptavat सप्तवत् sapta—vat mfn. containing the word saptan saptabhauma सप्तभौम sapta—bhauma mfn. = -bhūma, [MBh.]; [R.] saptabhūma सप्तभूम sapta—bhūma mfn. having 7 stories, 7 stories high, [HPariś.] saptabhūmi सप्तभूमि sapta—bhūmi f. = rasā-tala, [R.] (Sch.) saptadhāra सप्तधार sapta—dhāra, n. ([Cat.]) or sapta—dhārā-tīrtha, n. ([MW.]) N. of a Tīrtha. saptadhātu सप्तधातु saptá—dhātu (°tá-), mf(u)n. consisting of 7, 7-fold, [RV.] consisting of 7 constituent elements (as the body), [GarbhUp.] saptá—dhātu m. N. of one of the ten horses of the Moon, [L.] pl. the 7 constituent elements of the body (viz. chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, and semen), [W.] saptaśapha सप्तशफ saptá—śapha (°tá-), mf(A)n. 7-hoofed, [MaitrS.]; [ĀpŚr.] saptaśatī सप्तशती sapta—śatī (ī), f. 700 [MBh.] the aggregate of 700 [MW.] a collection of 700 verses, [ib.] N. of various works. (cf. -śataka) saptaśata सप्तशत sapta—śata mfn. 700 (see ardhasapta-ś°) sapta—śata n. 700; 107 (= saptādhikaṃ śatam), [MW.] saptaśirā सप्तशिरा sapta—śirā See -sirā. saptaśivā सप्तशिवा sapta—śivā (ā), f. a kind of plant (= nāga-vallī), [ib.] saptaśiva सप्तशिव saptá—śiva (°tá-), mf(A)n. blessing the 7 (worlds), [RV. i, 141, 2] ([Sāy.]) saptacaru सप्तचरु sapta—caru n. (nom. °rum?) N. of a place, [MBh.] saptadaśa सप्तदश sapta—daśá mf(I)n. the 17th, [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. connected with 17, plus 17 [ŚBr.] consisting of 17 [TS.]; [VS.]; [Br.] &c. connected with or analogous to a Stoma which has 17 parts, [TBr.]; [VS.]; [ĀśvŚr.] having 17 attributes (said of a kula or family), [MW.] pl. 17 (= -daśan), [MBh.] sapta—daśá m. (scil. stoma) a Stoma having 17 parts, [VS.]; [TS.]; [Br.]; [ĀśvŚr.] N. of a collection of hymns, [MW.] sapta—daśá n. a group or collection of 17 [ŚrS.] N. of a Sāman, [VP.] saptadina सप्तदिन sapta—dina or sapta—divasa, (ibc.) 7 days, a week, [VarBṛS.] saptagaṇa सप्तगण saptá—gaṇa (°tá-), mfn. consisting of 7 troops, [TS.]; [TBr.] saptaguṇa सप्तगुण sapta—guṇa mf(A)n. sevenfold, [Jyot.]; [Kathās.] saptahaya सप्तहय sapta—haya m. = saptāśva, [KāśīKh.] saptahotṛ सप्तहोतृ saptá—hotṛ (°tá-), mfn. having 7 sacrificial priests, [RV.]; [VS.]; [AV.] &c. saptá—hotṛ m. pl. N. of partic. Mantras, [TBr.] saptajāmi सप्तजामि sapta—jāni or sapta—jāmi, mfn. (Ved.; prob.) having 7 brothers or sisters, [MW.] saptajāni सप्तजानि sapta—jāni or sapta—jāmi, mfn. (Ved.; prob.) having 7 brothers or sisters, [MW.] saptajana सप्तजन sapta—jana m. pl. a collective N. of 7 Munis, [R.] saptakoṇa सप्तकोण sapta—koṇa mfn. septangular, [MW.] saptalikā सप्तलिका f. a kind of plant, [Suśr.] saptalokī सप्तलोकी sapta—lokī f. the 7 divisions of the world, the whole earth, [Prasannar.] saptaloka सप्तलोक sapta—loka m. pl. the 7 worlds saptamātṛ सप्तमातृ saptá—mātṛ (°tá-), mfn. having 7 mothers, [RV.] saptá—mātṛ f. collective N. of the 7 mothers, [L.] saptamīya सप्तमीय mfn. the 7th, [MārkP.] saptamaka सप्तमक mfn. the 7th, [Śrutab.] saptanāmā सप्तनामा sapta—nāmā f. Polanisia Icosandra, [L.] saptanalī सप्तनली sapta—nalī f. bird-lime, [Kāv.] saptapadī सप्तपदी saptá—padī (ī), f. the 7 steps (round the sacred fire at the marriage ceremony), [Kṛṣis.]; [RTL. 364, 380, 3] saptapada सप्तपद saptá—pada (°tá-), mf(A)n. making the 7 steps (described above), [AV.]; [PārGṛ.] consisting of 7 Pādas, [TS.]; [Br.] &c. saptarāva सप्तराव sapta—rāva m. N. of a son of Garuḍa, [MBh.] (v.l. -vāra). saptaruci सप्तरुचि sapta—ruci mfn. 7-rayed sapta—ruci m. fire, [Śiś.] saptasama सप्तसम sapta—sama See prācya-sapta-s°?. saptasirā सप्तसिरा sapta—sirā f. betel, [L.] (w.r. -śirā). saptataya सप्ततय saptátaya mf(I)n. consisting of 7 parts, [ŚBr.]; [ĀpŚr.] saptatima सप्ततिम mfn. the 70th (with bhāga m. ‘a 70th part’), [Hcat.] saptavāra सप्तवार sapta—vāra m. N. of one of Garuḍa's sons, [MBh.] (v.l. -rāva). saptavatī सप्तवती sapta—vatī (atī), f. a verse containing the word saptam, [ĀpŚr.] N. of a river, [BhP.] saptavṛṣa सप्तवृष sapta—vṛṣá mfn. possessing 7 bulls, [AV.] saptavidha सप्तविध saptá—vidha (°tá-), mf(A)n. 7-fold, of 7 kinds, [ŚBr.]; [MaitrUp.]; [Śulbas.] &c. (°dhátā f., [ŚBr.]) saptayama सप्तयम sapta—yama mfn. with or having 7 tones or pitches of the voice, [RPrāt.] saptabhadra सप्तभद्र sapta—bhadra m. Acacia Sirissa, [L.] saptadhānya सप्तधान्य sapta—dhānya n. sg. or pl. the 7 kinds of grain, [Hcat.] saptaśīrṣa सप्तशीर्ष sapta—śīrṣa mfn. 7-headed, [MBh.] N. of Viṣṇu (interpreted in different ways), [Viṣṇ.] saptaśiras सप्तशिरस् sapta—śiras mfn. 7-headed, [R.] saptaślokī सप्तश्लोकी sapta—ślokī f. (also with gītā), N. of wk. saptabāhya सप्तबाह्य sapta—bāhya n. N. of the kingdom of Bālhika, [Hariv.] saptabudhna सप्तबुध्न saptá—budhna (°tá-), mfn. having 7 floors or bases, [RV.] saptacchadā सप्तच्छदा sapta—cchadā (ā), f. id., [MW.] saptacchada सप्तच्छद sapta—cchada m. ‘7 leaved’, a kind of tree, [MW.] Alstonia, Scholaris, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [Suśr.] saptacakra सप्तचक्र saptá—cakra (°tá-), mfn. having 7 wheels, [RV.] saptadaśan सप्तदशन् saptá—daśan (°tá-), mfn. pl. (nom. acc. °śa) 17 [TS.]; [VS.]; [Br.] &c. saptadaśin सप्तदशिन् sapta—daśin mfn. possessing 17, having 17 (Stotras), [PañcavBr.] saptadvīpā सप्तद्वीपा sapta—dvīpā f. N. of the earth, [MW.] saptadvīpa सप्तद्वीप sapta—dvīpa (ibc.) the 7 divisions of the earth, the whole earth, [Pur.] sapta—dvīpa mf(A)n. consisting of 7 Dvīpas (the earth), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Śak.] &c. saptaṛṣīṇa सप्तऋषीण sapta—ṛṣīṇa mfn. (fr. -ṛṣi), [Nir.] saptagaṅga सप्तगङ्ग sapta—gaṅga n. N. of a place, [MBh.] saptagṛdhra सप्तगृध्र sapta—gṛdhrá m. pl. the 7 vultures (?), [AV. viii, 9, 18] saptagrahī सप्तग्रही sapta—grahī f. the meeting of the 7 planets under one sign, [MW.] saptahautra सप्तहौत्र sapta—hautra n. N. of wk. saptahasta सप्तहस्त sapta—hasta mfn. having 7 hands, [W.] measuring 7 cubits, [ib.] saptajihva सप्तजिह्व sapta—jihva mfn. 7-tongued, [MBh.] sapta—jihva m. N. of Agni or fire (the 7 tongues of fire have all names, e.g. kālī, karālī mano-javā, su-lohitā, su-dhūmra-varṇā, ugrā or sphuliṅginī, pradīptā, and these names vary accord. to the partic. rite in which fire is used See hiraṇya, su-varṇā, su-prabhā &c.), [VarBṛS.]; [BhP.]; [Śiś.], Sch. saptajvāla सप्तज्वाल sapta—jvāla m. ‘7-flamed’, fire, [L.] saptakarṇa सप्तकर्ण sapta—karṇa m. N. of a man, [TĀr.] saptamārga सप्तमार्ग sapta—mārga m. N. of a man, [Vīrac.] saptamāsya सप्तमास्य sapta—māsya mfn. (a child) of 7 months, [Kāṭh.] saptamuñja सप्तमुञ्ज sapta-muñja mfn. formed out of seven blades of Muñja grass, [MānGṛ.] saptanāman सप्तनामन् saptá—nāman (°tá-), mfn. having 7 names, [RV.] saptaparṇī सप्तपर्णी sapta—parṇī (ī), f. Mimosa Pudica, [Suśr.] saptaparṇa सप्तपर्ण sapta—parṇa mfn. 7-leaved, [W.] sapta—parṇa m. Alstonia Scholaris, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.] &c. sapta—parṇa n. the flower of Alstonia Scholaris [ŚārṅgP.] a sort of sweetmeat, [L.] saptaputra सप्तपुत्र saptá—putra (°tá-), mfn. having 7 sons or 7 children, [RV.] saptarātra सप्तरात्र sapta—rātra n. a period of 7 nights (or days), a week, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c. sapta—rātrá (trá), m. a partic. Ahīna, [AV.]; [ŚrS.]; [Maś.] sapta—rātra n. pl. N. of various Vaiṣṇava sacred books. saptaraśmi सप्तरश्मि saptá—raśmi (°tá-), mfn. 7-roped, [RV.]; [AV.] (perhaps) 7-tongued, [ib.]; 7-rayed, [MW.] saptá—raśmi m. N. of Agni, [RV.] saptarakta सप्तरक्त sapta—rakta n. sg. the 7 red-coloured parts of the body (viz. palms of hands, soles of feet, nails, eye-corners, tongue, palate, lips), [L.] saptaratna सप्तरत्न sapta—ratna n. N. of various works. saptarṣija सप्तर्षिज sapta—rṣi—ja m. the planet Jupiter, [L.]