Shraddhavat, Śraddhāvat, Śraddhāvān: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Śraddhāvat and Śraddhāvān can be transliterated into English as Sraddhavat or Shraddhavat or Sraddhavan or Shraddhavan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchŚraddhāvat (श्रद्धावत्) refers to “those who have confidence” (in the efficacy of the path), according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Whenever volition dissolves through constant practice, then the true abandonment of action arises for the Yogin. One should reveal this teaching [only] to those superior students [who are] restrained, clever, constantly desiring liberation and have confidence (śraddhāvat) [in the efficacy of this path]. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚraddhāvat (श्रद्धावत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Believing, trusting, having faith. E. śraddhā, and matup aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śraddhāvat (श्रद्धावत्):—[=śraddhā-vat] [from śraddhā > śrad] mfn. = -yukta, [Bhagavad-gītā; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] consenting, assenting, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚraddhāvat (श्रद्धावत्):—[(vān-vatī-vat) a.] Believing.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySraddhavan in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) having faith, trustful, believing..—sraddhavan (श्रद्धावान) is alternatively transliterated as Śraddhāvāna.
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Partial matches: Shraddha, Vat, Van.
Starts with: Shraddhavati.
Full-text: Shraddhavati, Shraddhavana, Shraddhalu, Confidence, Dana, Na.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.71 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
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