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Savitr

Savitr proper noun: 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.

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

Forms of Savitr

alternative formSavitṛ

Origin of Savitr

Borrowed from Sanskrit सवितृ (savitṛ, “stimulator, rouser, vivifier”).

Questions about Savitr

What does Savitr mean?
Savitr means 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.
What part of speech is Savitr?
Savitr is a proper noun.

Words near Savitr in the dictionary

  1. saviourship
  2. Savita
  3. Savitaipale
  4. Savitar
  5. Savitch's theorem
  6. Savitr
  7. Savitri
  8. Savitz
  9. Savitzes
  10. Savitzky-Golay filter
  11. Savitzky-Golay filters

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