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savya

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savyá mf(ā)n. (accord. to Uṇ. iv, 109 fr. √sū

• perhaps for skavya, Gk., col. 3) left, [1191, 2] left hand (am, éna, ā́ e, and ibc., 'on the left') RV. &c. &c

• opposite to left, right, right hand (am, ena, and ibc., 'on the sight')

• south, southern (am &c., 'to the south'), Sūryas. VarBṛS

• reverse, contrary, backward L

• m. the left arm or hand RV. Br. KātyŚr. Yājñ

• the left foot, KatyŚr. Gobh

• one of the ten ways in which an eclipse takes place VarBṛS

• a fire lighted at a person's death L

• N. of Vishṇu L

• (sávya) N. of a man befriended by the Aśvins RV

• of an Aṅgirasa and author of RV. i, 51-57 Anukr

• n. (scil. yajñôpaviita) the sacred thread worn over the left shoulder (acc. with √kṛ, 'to put the sacred thread over the left shoulder') KātyŚr. Sch. [accord. to some for skavya, Gk. ? [Page 1191, Column 3] ; Lat. scaevus

• [1191, 3] accord. to others for syavya, Slav. s8ujî]