Shvagraha, Śvagraha, Shva-graha: 3 definitions
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Shvagraha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śvagraha can be transliterated into English as Svagraha or Shvagraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvagraha (श्वग्रह):—[=śva-graha] [from śva > śvan] m. ‘dog-seizer’, Name of a demon hostile to children, [Āpastamba-gṛhya-sūtra]
2) Svagraha (स्वग्रह):—[=sva-graha] [from sva] m. Name of a demon attacking children, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionarySvāgraha (स्वाग्रह):—(nm) self-assertion; ~[hitā] assertiveness.
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Starts with: Shvagrahagrihita, Shvagrahaprayashcitta.
Full-text: Shvagrahaprayashcitta, Shvagrahagrihita, Parasvagraha.
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