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Savitar

Savitar is the alternative form of Savitr.

Meaning of Savitr

Proper noun

Savitr

  1. (Hinduism) A solar deity (Deva) and one of the Adityas. He is sometimes identified with, and at other times distinguished from, the chief Sun deity Surya.
    • However, Savitṛ represents, as has been rightly pointed out by Sāyaṇa, the natural phenomenon of the setting and rising sun, whereas Sūrya represents the sun after it is risen and before it approaches the setting frame.2003, Malati J. Shendge, The Civilized Demons: The Harappans in Rigveda, Abhinav Publications, →ISBN, page 319

Questions about Savitar

What is Savitar the alternative form of?
Savitar is the alternative form of Savitr.

Words near Savitar in the dictionary

  1. saviourless
  2. saviours
  3. saviourship
  4. Savita
  5. Savitaipale
  6. Savitar
  7. Savitch's theorem
  8. Savitr
  9. Savitri
  10. Savitz
  11. Savitzes

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