The Sanskrit term Śauvastika can be transliterated into English as Sauvastika or Shauvastika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śauvastika (शौवस्तिक).—a. (-kī f.) [श्वस्-ठक् तुट् च (śvas-ṭhak tuṭ ca)] Belonging to or lasting till tomorrow, ephemeral; P.IV.3.15.

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Sauvastika (सौवस्तिक).—a. (-kī f.) Benedictive.

-kaḥ A familypriest or Brāhmaṇa.

-kam = स्वस्त्ययनम् (svastyayanam) q. v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sauvastika (सौवस्तिक).—nt. (also sovatthika, q.v.; compare Sanskrit Lex. °tika, m., house-priest; to Sanskrit svasti, Pali suvatthi, plus -(i)ka), benediction: °kam Mahāvyutpatti 2749 = Tibetan bde legs brjod pa, speaking welfare.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śauvastika (शौवस्तिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Of or belonging to to-morrow. E. śvastan of to-morrow, ṭhak added, with tuṭ augment.

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Sauvastika (सौवस्तिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Salutatory, benedictory. m.

(-kaḥ) A family Brahman or priest. E. svasti a term of salutation, and ṭhak aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śauvastika (शौवस्तिक).—i. e. śvastya + ika, adj. Of, or belonging to, tomorrow.

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Sauvastika (सौवस्तिक).—i. e. svasti + ika, I. adj. Benedictory. Ii. m. A family pricst.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śauvastika (शौवस्तिक).—[adjective] to-morrow’s; [abstract] tva [neuter]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śauvastika (शौवस्तिक):—[from śauva] mf(ī)n. of or belonging to the morrow, lasting till to-morrow, ephemeral, [Pāṇini 4-3, 15.]

2) Sauvastika (सौवस्तिक):—mfn. ([from] sv-asti) benedictive, salutatory, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) m. a family Brāhman or priest, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) n. = svasty-ayana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śauvastika (शौवस्तिक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Of to-morrow.

2) Sauvastika (सौवस्तिक):—[sau-vastika] (kaḥ) 1. m. A family Brāhman or priest. a. Benedictory.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sauvastika (सौवस्तिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sovatti, Sovatthia.

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Shauvastika in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sauvastika (ಸೌವಸ್ತಿಕ):—[adjective] indicative of favor; auspicious; propitious.

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Sauvastika (ಸೌವಸ್ತಿಕ):—[noun] a man who leads others (in matters of righteousness, spiritual matters, etc.); a priest.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vastika, Sau, Cau.

Starts with: Shauvastikatva.

Full-text: Shauvastikatva, Sovatti, Sovatthia, Sovatthika, Tyap, Dvaradi, Shvas.

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