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.