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शनिśani

शनि (śani) is a Sanskrit word meaning the planet Saturn or its regent, an epithet of Shiva, a son of Atri, saturday, a son of Vivasvat and Chaya. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them The Planet Saturn, A name of Śiva, A son of Atri.

Etymology
E. शो to destroy, or शण to give, aff. इन्
Definitions
13
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Meanings by context

The Planet Saturn

10 definitions
the planet Saturn or its regent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the planet Saturn

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The planet Saturn or its regent

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The planet Saturn or its regent

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The planet Saturn. 2. Saturday.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The planet Saturn. 2. Saturday.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The planet Saturn

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the planet Saturn

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The planet Saturn or its regent. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. A son of Atri.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

1. A son of Vivasvat and Chaya. 2. The planet Saturn.

— The Purana Index

A name of Śiva

2 definitions
an epithet of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Atri

1 definition
a son of Atri

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.