सावित्र

sāvitrá

mf (ī́)n. (fr. savitṛi) relating orﾠ belonging to the sun, derived orﾠ descended from the sun, belonging to the solar dynasty TS. VS. KātyṠr. MBh. Hariv. ;

relating to Sāvitra i.e. Karṇa MBh. ;
accompanied orﾠ effected by the Sāvitri verse (cf. below ) BhP. ;
m. a partic. Agni TBr. ;
a partic. kind of ladleful (cf. graha) TS. ṠBr. ;
(scil. homa) a partic. oblation Mn. IV, 150 ;
(scil. kalpa) N. of the 10th Kalpa (q.v.) VP. ;
a Brāhman (accord. toﾠ some a Gṛiha-stha who possesses corn in a granary) L. ;
an embryo orﾠ fetus L. ;
the sun L. ;
a son orﾠ descendant of Savitṛi (applied to Karṇa, Candrā-ketu, Ṡiva, one of the Vasus, one of the Maruts, andﾠ one of the Rudras) MBh. R. Hariv. ;
N. of one of the peaks of Meru VP. ;
(ī) f. seeﾠ below;
(am) n. (scil. havis) a partic. oblation TS. ṠBr. etc.;
initiation into membership of the twiceborn classes by reciting the Sāvitri verse andﾠ investing with the sacred thread BhP. ;
the sacred thread (= yajñôpavīta) L. ;
N. of various Sāmans ĀrshBr. ;
of a Pariṡishṭa of the Yajur-veda;
of a partic. Muhūrta (q.v.) Cat. ;
of the Nakshatra Hasta (presided over by Savitṛi) MBh. ;
of a forest MārkP. ;
- सावित्रग्रहहोम
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- सावित्रचिति
- सावित्रवत्