Etymology

Savitr

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Today it means: A solar deity (Deva) and one of the Adityas. He is sometimes identified with, and at other times distinguished from, the chief Sun deity Surya. Full definition →

Sanskrit सवितृ
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromसवितृ
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromसवितृ
  3. English todaySavitr

Borrowed from Sanskrit सवितृ (savitṛ, “stimulator, rouser, vivifier”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.