सप्तन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *saptá, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬀 (hapta), Persian هفت (haft), Latin septem, Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá), and Old English seofon (whence English seven).

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐp.tɐ́n/, [sɐp̚.tɐ́n]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɐp.t̪ɐn̪/, [ˈs̪ɐp̚.t̪ɐn̪]

Numeral

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) सप्तन् • (saptán)

  1. seven
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.075.01:
      prá sú va āpo mahimā́nam uttamáṃ kārúr vocāti sádane vivásvataḥ
      prá saptá-sapta trẽdhā́ hí cakramúḥ prá sŕ̥tvarīṇām áti síndhur ójasā
      At the seat of the ritual ground vivasvant, the bard will speak forth your highest greatness, o waters,
      for forth they strode in three stages, seven each time; forth strode Sindhu with her strength, beyond that of the other flowing waters.)

Declension

Irregular declension
Nom. sg.
Gen. sg.
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सप्त (sapta)
Vocative
Accusative सप्त (sapta)
Instrumental सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ)
Dative सप्तभ्यः (saptabhyaḥ)
Ablative सप्तभ्यः (saptabhyaḥ)
Genitive सप्तानाम् (saptānām)
Locative सप्तसु (saptasu)

Descendants

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