सप्तन् — {saptán} sg. and pl. (nom. acc. {saptá}##instr. {tábhis}##dat. abl. {tábhyas}##gen. {tānām} loc. {tásu}) seven (a favourite number with the Hindūs, and regarded as sacred, often used to express an indefinite plurality [in the same manner as 'three', by which it is sometimes multiplied]##hence 7 Mātṛis, 7 streams, 7 oceans, 7 cities [RV. i, 63, 7], 7 divisions of the world, 7 ranges of mountains, 7 Ṛishis, 7 Vipras [RV. i, 62, 4], 7 Ādityas, 7 Dānavas, 7 horses of the. Sun, 7 flames of fire, 7 Yonis of fire, 7 steps round the fire at marriage, 7 Samidhs, 7 tones, 7 sacrificial rites, 7 Maryādās, thrice 7 Padāni or mystical steps to heaven [RV. i, 72, 6], thrice 7 cows &c.) RV. &c. &c. [Cf. Zend {hapta}##Gk. ? ; Lat. {septem} ; Lith. {septynī} ; Slav. [1149, 2] [sedm˘i] ; Goth. {sibun} ; Germ. {sieben} ; Eng. {seven}.]
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