Shvani, Śvānī, Svāṅī: 10 definitions

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Shvani means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śvānī can be transliterated into English as Svani or Shvani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Śvānī (श्वानी) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Śvāna forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Medinīcakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the medinīcakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Śvānī] and Vīras are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śvānī (श्वानी).—f (Popular for śunī S) A bitch.

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svani (स्वनि).—m S svanita n S Sound.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Svani (स्वनि).—

1) Sound, noise.

2) Fire.

Derivable forms: svaniḥ (स्वनिः).

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

Svani (स्वनि).—m.

(-niḥ) Sound, noise. E. svan to sound, in aff.

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

Svani (स्वनि).—[svan + i], m. Sound, [Mahāvīracharita, (ed. Trithen.)] 132, 19.

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

Śvanī (श्वनी).—[masculine] leader of dogs.

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

1) Śvanī (श्वनी):—[=śva-nī] [from śva > śvan] m. a dog-leader, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā]

2) Śvānī (श्वानी):—[from śvāna > śvan] f. a female dog, bitch (= śunī), [Harṣacarita]

3) Svani (स्वनि):—[from svan] mfn. (in tuviand mahi-ṣvaṇi)

4) [v.s. ...] m. fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Svāni (स्वानि):—[from svan] mfn. ([from] svana) [gana] sutaṃgamādi.

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

Svani (स्वनि):—(niḥ) 2. m. Sound, noise.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shvani in German

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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.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Svāṅī (स्वाङी):—n. 1. a mimic; a jester; 2. a pretender;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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