सवितृ

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See also: सुवति, स्वाति, and सविता

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Etymology

From the full-grade of the root सू (sū, “to impel, to vivify”) + -तृ (-tṛ, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

सवितृ • (savitṛ́) stem, m

  1. impeller, vivifier (epithet of Tvashtar)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.55.19:
      दे॒वस्त्वष्टा॑ सवि॒ता वि॒श्वरू॑पः पु॒पोष॑ प्र॒जाः पु॑रु॒धा ज॑जान।
      इ॒मा च॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नान्यस्य म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म्॥
      devástváṣṭā savitā́ viśvárūpaḥ pupóṣa prajā́ḥ purudhā́ jajāna.
      imā́ ca víśvā bhúvanānyasya maháddevā́nāmasuratvámékam.
      The divine Tvaṣṭā the impeller of all, the multiform, has begotten and nourished a numerous progeny, for all these worlds are of him; great and unequalled is the might of the gods.

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of सवितृ (savitṛ́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सविता
savitā́ 		सवितारौ / सवितारा¹
savitā́rau / savitā́rā¹ 		सवितारः
savitā́raḥ
Vocative सवितः
sávitaḥ 		सवितारौ / सवितारा¹
sávitārau / sávitārā¹ 		सवितारः
sávitāraḥ
Accusative सवितारम्
savitā́ram 		सवितारौ / सवितारा¹
savitā́rau / savitā́rā¹ 		सवितॄन्
savitṝ́n
Instrumental सवित्रा
savitrā́ 		सवितृभ्याम्
savitṛ́bhyām 		सवितृभिः
savitṛ́bhiḥ
Dative सवित्रे
savitré 		सवितृभ्याम्
savitṛ́bhyām 		सवितृभ्यः
savitṛ́bhyaḥ
Ablative सवितुः
savitúḥ 		सवितृभ्याम्
savitṛ́bhyām 		सवितृभ्यः
savitṛ́bhyaḥ
Genitive सवितुः
savitúḥ 		सवित्रोः
savitróḥ 		सवितॄणाम्
savitṝṇā́m
Locative सवितरि
savitári 		सवित्रोः
savitróḥ 		सवितृषु
savitṛ́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

सवितृ • (savitṛ́) stem, m

  1. "The Vivifier"; the name of a Vedic solar deity described as the personification of the divine, vivifying influence of the Sun
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.35.2:
      आ कृ॒ष्णेन॒ रज॑सा॒ वर्त॑मानो निवे॒शय॑न्न॒मृतं॒ मर्त्यं॑ च।
      हि॒र॒ण्यये॑न सवि॒ता रथे॒ना दे॒वो या॑ति॒ भुव॑नानि॒ पश्य॑न्॥
      ā́ kṛṣṇéna rájasā vártamāno niveśáyannamṛ́taṃ mártyaṃ ca.
      hiraṇyáyena savitā́ ráthenā́ devó yāti bhúvanāni páśyan.
      Revolving through the darkened firmament, arousing mortal and immortal, the divine Savitā travels in his golden chariot, beholding the worlds.
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.62.10:
      तत्स॒वि॒तुर्वरे॑ण्यं॒ भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।
      धियो॒ यो न॑: प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥
      tátsavitúrváreṇyaṃ bhárgo devásya dhīmahi.
      dhíyo yó na: pracodáyāt.
      We meditate on that desirable light of the divine Savitā, who influences our pious rites.

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of सवितृ (savitṛ́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सविता
savitā́ 		सवितारौ / सवितारा¹
savitā́rau / savitā́rā¹ 		सवितारः
savitā́raḥ
Vocative सवितः
sávitaḥ 		सवितारौ / सवितारा¹
sávitārau / sávitārā¹ 		सवितारः
sávitāraḥ
Accusative सवितारम्
savitā́ram 		सवितारौ / सवितारा¹
savitā́rau / savitā́rā¹ 		सवितॄन्
savitṝ́n
Instrumental सवित्रा
savitrā́ 		सवितृभ्याम्
savitṛ́bhyām 		सवितृभिः
savitṛ́bhiḥ
Dative सवित्रे
savitré 		सवितृभ्याम्
savitṛ́bhyām 		सवितृभ्यः
savitṛ́bhyaḥ
Ablative सवितुः
savitúḥ 		सवितृभ्याम्
savitṛ́bhyām 		सवितृभ्यः
savitṛ́bhyaḥ
Genitive सवितुः
savitúḥ 		सवित्रोः
savitróḥ 		सवितॄणाम्
savitṝṇā́m
Locative सवितरि
savitári 		सवित्रोः
savitróḥ 		सवितृषु
savitṛ́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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