सप्तति
English meaning: seventy
Definition
The number seventy. It is a feminine numeral noun.
Example
“सप्ततिः जनाः समागताः।”
In English: “Seventy people gathered.”
Another example: “तस्य आयुः सप्ततिं वर्षाणि अतीतम्।”
Usage — When, Where & How
All registers; the feminine numeral 'seventy', an i-stem counting noun. Used in enumeration and as a round number in titles (a 'seventy' compendium, e.g. the Sāṃkhya-Saptati). Counted noun in genitive or apposition.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From sapta ('seven') with the decad-forming suffix -ti; a feminine numeral meaning 'seven tens'.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- सप्ततिवर्ष
- सांख्यसप्तति
- एकसप्तति
- सप्ततिसंख्या
- द्विसप्तति
Word Forms
f., i-stem; nom. सप्ततिः, acc. सप्ततिम्, instr. सप्तत्या, gen. सप्ततेः
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M