saptan | सप्तन् | saptan
sapta/n | सप्त/न् | sg. and pl. (nom. acc. sapta/ | सप्त/ |; instr. ˚ta/Bis | ˚त/Bइस् |; dat. abl. ˚ta/Byas | ˚त/Bयस् |; gen. ˚tānā/m | ˚ताना/म् | loc. ˚ta/su | ˚त/सु |) 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.;
saptan | सप्तन् | [cf. Zend hapta; Gk. ἑπτά; Lat. septem; Lith. septynì; Slav. sedmǐ; Goth. sibun; Germ. sieben; Eng. seven.]
saptan | सप्तन् | [cf. Zend hapta; Gk. ἑπτά; Lat. septem; Lith. septynì; Slav. sedmǐ; Goth. sibun; Germ. sieben; Eng. seven.]