The Sanskrit terms Śvasita and Svāśita can be transliterated into English as Svasita or Shvasita or Svashita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Śvāsita (श्वासित) refers to “being able to breathe”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.49 (“The delusion of Brahmā”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “Thus addressed, all the Vālakhilyas went immediately to the mountain Gandhamādana after bowing to Śiva. O excellent sage, I was able to breathe (śvāsita—śvāsitohaṃ munīśvara) fearlessly, thanks to Viṣṇu and others, the noble souls urged by lord Śiva. After knowing that Śiva favourably disposed to His devotees can do everything and dispel the pride of the wicked, I eulogised Him, the lord of all. [...]”.

2) Svaśīta (स्वशीत) refers to “one’s feeling of chillness”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.2 (“The birth of Śiva’s son”).—Accordingly, after Nārada spoke to Agni: “[...] O sage, the six ladies stubbornly insisted on going there to ward off their chillness (svaśīta) because they were deluded by Śiva’s magical art. Immediately the particles of the semen entered their bodies through the pores of hairs, O sage. The fire was relieved of their burning sensation. Vanishing immediately from the scene, Agni in the form of a flame, went back happily to his region, mentally remembering you and Śiva. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śvasita (श्वसित).—p. p. [śvas-kta]

1) Breathed, sighed.

2) Breathing.

-tam 1 Breathing, respiration.

2) Sighing.

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Svāśita (स्वाशित).—a. Well fed or satiated; आशंसे स्वाशिता सेना वत्स्यत्येनां विभावरीम् (āśaṃse svāśitā senā vatsyatyenāṃ vibhāvarīm) Rām.2.84.18.

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

Śvasita (श्वसित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Sighed, breathed, sighing, breathing. n.

(-taṃ) 1. Breathing, breath. 2. Sighing, a sigh. E. śvas to breathe, unan aff.

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Svāśita (स्वाशित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Well-fed. E. su, and āśita eaten.

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

Śvasita (श्वसित).—[adjective] having got breath or life; [neuter] breath.

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Svasita (स्वसित).—[adjective] quite black.

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

1) Śvasita (श्वसित):—[from śvas] mfn. breathed, sighed etc.

2) [v.s. ...] possessed of breath or life, vivified, revived, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] n. breathing, breath, respiration, sighing, a sigh, [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]

4) Śvāsita (श्वासित):—[from śvas] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) caused to breathe etc.

5) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for sv-āśita, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 84, 18.]

6) Svasita (स्वसित):—[=sv-asita] mfn. very black (in tāyata-locana, ‘having very black and long eyes’), Mal.

7) Svāśita (स्वाशित):—[=sv-āśita] mfn. well fed or satiated, [Ṛg-veda; Rāmāyaṇa]

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

1) Śvasita (श्वसित):—(taṃ) 1. n. Breathing; a sigh.

2) Svāśita (स्वाशित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Well fed.

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

Svasita (स्वसित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Satthi, Sasia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shvasita 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śvasita (ಶ್ವಸಿತ):—[adjective] breathed.

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Śvasita (ಶ್ವಸಿತ):—

1) [noun] = ಶ್ವಸನ - [shvasana -] 1 & 2.

2) [noun] a taking in and leting out of a long, deep, audible breath as from sorrow, relief, fatigue, disappointment, etc.; a sigh.

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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: Asita, Sv.

Ends with: Ashvasita, Nihshvasita, Nishvasita, Pitrashvasita, Samashvasita, Vinishvasita, Vishvasita.

Full-text: Ashvasita, Vishvasita, Nihshvasita, Shvas, Sasia, Nishvasita, Ucchvasita, Satthi, Nihshvasa, Vinishvas.

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