As a deity name
Name 942 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
सप्तदश · adj
सत्तरहवाँ — Śabdasāgara
सप्तदश · adj
सत्तरह — Śabdasāgara
सप्तदश · sapta-daś · adj.
See s.v. sapta — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 634
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the 17th, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "saptadaśa" is the nominative plural of "saptadaśan" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
sapta—daśa mf(ī)n. the 17th, ŚBr.; ĀśvGṛ.; VarBṛS. &c.
connected with 17, plus 17 ŚBr.
consisting of 17 TS.; VS.; Br. &c.
connected with or analogous to a Stoma which has 17 parts, TBr.; VS.; ĀśvŚr.
having 17 attributes (said of a kula or family), MW.
sapta—daśan (˚ta-), mfn. pl. (nom. acc. ˚śa) 17 TS.; VS.; Br. &c.
saptadaśan mfn. plu. (-śa) Seventeen. E. saptana seven, and daśan ten.
Alternative readings
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