As a deity name
Name 542 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 827 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
7-tongued
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
sapta—jihva mfn. 7-tongued, MBh.
sapta—jihva m. N. of Agni or fire (the 7 tongues of fire have all names, e.g. kālī, karālī mano-javā, su-lohitā, su-dhūmra-varṇā, ugrā or sphuliṅginī, pradīptā, and these names vary accord. to the partic. rite in which fire is used See hiraṇya, su-varṇā, su-prabhā &c.), VarBṛS.; BhP.; Śiś., Sch.
saptajihva m. (-hvaḥ) AGNI, or fire. E. sapta seven, and jihvā a tongue or flame.
Alternative readings
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