[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1667 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1667 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1667 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1667](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1667) SAVITRI. ‘Generator.’ 1. A name used in the Vedas for the sun. Many hymns are addressed to him, and he is sometimes distinguished from that deity. 2. One of the Ādityas. - [Previous: c5.1666](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1666) - [Next: c5.1668](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1668) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1667](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1667) · Pramāṇa