sapatnī

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[apte] [samānaḥ patiryasyāḥ sā] A rival or fellow wife, rival mistress, co-wife (having the same husband with another); diśaḥ sapatnī bhava da- kṣiṇasyāḥ R. 6. 63, 14. 86; kuru priyasakhīvṛttiṃ sapatnījane Ś. 4. 17.

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[samānaḥ patiryasyāḥ sā] A rival or fellow wife, rival mistress, co-wife (having the same husband with another); diśaḥ sapatnī bhava da- kṣiṇasyāḥ R. 6. 63, 14. 86; kuru...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

61

Texts Appeared In

16

DCS: branched; forked; branchless; handless; born under the constellation Viśākhā

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Kāmasūtra 12 19.7%
2. Āryāsaptaśatī 8 13.1%
3. Rāmāyaṇa 8 13.1%
4. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6 9.8%
5. Mahābhārata 6 9.8%

Concordance (Sample)

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: sapatnya

  ghrāṇo 'nyataś capaladṛk kva ca karmaśaktir bahvyaḥ sapatnya iva gehapatiṃ lunan

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: sapatnī

  rāmamātā sapatnī te kathaṃ vairaṃ na yātayet

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: sapatnīnām

  ahaṃ śroṣye sapatnīnām avarāṇāṃ varā satī