सप्ताह
English meaning: week
Definition
A week, a period of seven days. It is a masculine noun formed from 'sapta' (seven) and 'aha' (day).
Example
“सप्ताहे सप्त दिनानि भवन्ति।”
In English: “There are seven days in a week.”
Another example: “एकस्मिन् सप्ताहे सप्त दिनानि भवन्ति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
Classical and modern; the masculine noun 'week', a period of seven days (sapta + aha). Common in modern spoken Sanskrit and in devotional contexts where a saptāha is a seven-day recitation of a sacred text (e.g. Bhāgavata-saptāha).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A compound of sapta ('seven') and aha ('day'); a masculine noun meaning a span of seven days.
Synonyms
- सप्तदिन
Related Words
Common Collocations
- भागवतसप्ताह
- सप्ताहान्त
- ज्ञानसप्ताह
- सप्ताहव्रत
- रामायणसप्ताह
Word Forms
m., a-stem; nom. सप्ताहः, acc. सप्ताहम्, instr. सप्ताहेन, loc. सप्ताहे
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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