सवितृ [ savitṛ ] [ savitṛ́ ] m. a stimulator , rouser , vivifier (applied to Tvashṭṛi) Lit. RV. iii , 55 , 19 ; x , 10 , 5

  N. of a sun-deity (accord. to Lit. Naigh. belonging to the atmosphere as well as to heaven ; and sometimes in the Veda identified with , at other times distinguished from Sūrya , " the Sun " , being conceived of and personified as the divine influence and vivifying power of the sun , while Sūrya is the more concrete conception ; accord. to Lit. Sāy. the sun before rising is called Savitṛi , and after rising till its setting Sūrya ; eleven whole hymns of the Lit. RV. and parts of others ( Lit. e.g. i , 35 ; ii , 38 ; iii , 62 , 10-12 ) are devoted to the praise of Savitṛi ; he has golden hands , arms , hair ; he is also reckoned among the Ādityas ( q.v. ) , and is even worshipped as " of all creatures " , supporting the world and delivering his votaries from sin ; the celebrated verse Lit. RV. iii , 62 , 10 , called [ gāyatrī ] and [ sāvitrī ] ( qq.vv. ) is addressed to him) Lit. RV.

  the orb of the sun (in its ordinary form) or its god (his wife is Pṛiśni) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  N. of one of the 28 Vyāsas Lit. VP.

  of Śiva or Indra Lit. L.

  Calotrcpis Gigantea Lit. L.

   [ savitrī ] f. see below.