षोडशमहादानें

A dictionary, Marathi and English

representing the sphere or system of the universe;--of which there are sixteen; कल्पलता A golden creeper with its stem, leaves, and tendrils, representing the creeper of this name; सप्तसागर Gift of the seven seas, i. e. of a quantity of each of the seven substances respectively composing them, viz. milk, curds, ghee, honey &c.; रत्नधेनु A cow made of a gem; महाभूतघट A golden pot or vessel given in the name of Mahádeva or of Vishn̤u.